Organisations in multiple industries often face risks which can severely impact their operational resilience. Cyber criminals like to use ransomware and vulnerable third-party connections to hijack operational technology (OT) systems which can stop production in manufacturing environments, for example.
These threats appear to have increased since the pandemic, which makes it more important than ever to protect any industrial control system (ICS) from the perils introduced through always on connectivity. But to stay secure and compliant might require complete visibility of assets and vulnerabilities over extended networks coupled with a defensive layer provided by continuous, automated threat detection.
