Global surveys show that despite the increasing number of cyberattacks against manufacturing companies, fewer than half of the companies are prepared.
Omdia's latest survey shows that over the past year, 80% of manufacturing companies reported a significant increase in security incidents. However, only 45% of companies have taken appropriate measures in cybersecurity, while 13% of companies are completely unprepared. This survey covered more than 500 senior executives worldwide responsible for IT or OT security.
Most attacks first occur in IT systems
62% of the respondents have experienced outages or availability issues, usually resulting in losses of between 200,000 and 2 million US dollars. 75% of the attacks started from IT systems, not OT systems.
Researchers emphasize: 'To leverage advanced technology to drive manufacturing innovation, the need for connectivity between IT and OT is increasing. But this also increases the risk of security vulnerabilities.' However, only a few companies are well-prepared to deal with cyber risks.
The study shows that most attacks occur at the higher levels of the IT/OT stack, that is, the advanced layers of technology systems used for data processing or analysis. Advanced Persistent Threats (APT), malware, and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) are listed as the most common types of attacks against OT systems.
In addition, the study found that the responsibility for OT security is gradually shifting to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and other senior executives with IT security backgrounds. One-fifth of the respondents said that their CISO is responsible for understanding and implementing integrated IT/OT security within the company.
At the same time, 42% of the surveyed companies plan to outsource IT/OT security.
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Cyberattacks: The manufacturing industry is still poorly prepared
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