Survey: 93% of ICS Pros Fear Digital Attacks Will Affect Operations

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Survey: 93% of ICS Pros Fear Digital Attacks Will Affect Operations
October 8, 2019
https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-s...digital-attacks-affect-industrial-operations/

Digital attackers are increasingly targeting industrial environments these days.

Given this surge of attacks, one can’t help but wonder how industrial organizations are doing in their efforts to keep up with industrial cybersecurity (ICS) threats. Tripwire was curious about the same thing and enlisted the help of Dimensional Research to survey 263 ICS professionals working in energy, manufacturing, chemical and other industrial organizations.

When asked to elaborate on their concerns, 93 percent of ICS professionals revealed that their organizations were concerned about the threat of operational shutdowns and downtime. Concerns over the quality of production followed close behind at 86 percent. Meanwhile, company reputation and data exfiltration/stolen data tied at 81 percent of personnel.
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In Tripwire’s survey, more than three quarters (79 percent) of respondents said better training for OT personnel could help. Many would like to also build out their OT teams, but that’s difficult when 88 percent of ICS professionals said their organizations are struggling to find skilled talent. This leaves technology as a means to address the gaps identified above.
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