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CISOs say OT will survive a cyberattack, but their engineers aren’t so sure

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CISOs say OT will survive a cyberattack, but their engineers aren’t so sure 2026-11-12 at 07:30 By Mirko Zorz Ask industrial security chiefs whether their plants would keep running through a full IT compromise, and every one who answered the SANS 2026 ICS/OT survey says yes. Thirty-eight percent expect to run indefinitely on islanded ICS/OT […]

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Frontier AI cleared every OT attack goal Booz Allen set in its lab

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Frontier AI cleared every OT attack goal Booz Allen set in its lab 2026-10-13 at 08:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Booz Allen set frontier AI models against an isolated industrial-control testbed in its Chantilly, Virginia lab and watched them clear all eight attack objectives it had defined. The Booz Allen frontier AI OT test architecture (Source: […]

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Thousands of wind and solar park systems sit exposed on the internet across Europe

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Thousands of wind and solar park systems sit exposed on the internet across Europe 2026-10-09 at 08:30 By Mirko Zorz Modat and NCSC-NL, the Dutch government’s cybersecurity center, found 8,547 internet-facing systems at wind farms and solar parks in 35 countries in and around the EU that should not be reachable from the internet. The […]

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Turn it off and on again, but for critical infrastructure

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Turn it off and on again, but for critical infrastructure 2026-09-14 at 09:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology built a container replica of a segmented industrial network, attacked it repeatedly across 14 days of running time, and used the captured traffic to train a defense agent that decides on its […]

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US fuel gauge exposure fell by more than half in three months

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US fuel gauge exposure fell by more than half in three months 2026-08-07 at 08:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Every month for the better part of a year, about 4,800 US internet addresses answered a query in the protocol that fuel tank gauges speak. In June the number was 2,354. The count fell across April, May, […]

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What stops attackers wrecking industrial plants is knowing how

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What stops attackers wrecking industrial plants is knowing how 2026-08-05 at 07:30 By Mirko Zorz Engineers at an Israeli food producer spent most of a week rebuilding a refrigeration system after an intruder switched the gas cooler and receiver valves to manual and pinned them open. Liquid CO2 flooded the compressors and destroyed them. The […]

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The checklist problem behind critical infrastructure cyber safety

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The checklist problem behind critical infrastructure cyber safety 2026-06-17 at 07:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec An asset owner can meet major federal cyber compliance standards and still run equipment that lacks the engineering to withstand an attack or a failure. New research from George Mason University examines how United States cyber policy defines reasonable care for […]

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Cybersecurity is now the price of admission for industrial AI

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Cybersecurity is now the price of admission for industrial AI 2026-03-04 at 07:17 By Mirko Zorz Industrial organizations are accelerating AI deployment across manufacturing, utilities, and transportation and running straight into a security problem. Cisco’s 2026 State of Industrial AI Report, based on responses from more than 1,000 decision-makers across 19 countries, finds that cybersecurity […]

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The power grid is getting old, and so is the cybersecurity protecting it

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The power grid is getting old, and so is the cybersecurity protecting it 2025-10-15 at 07:03 By Anamarija Pogorelec Critical infrastructure is getting older, and the cost of that decay is starting to show. The Arthur D. Little Built to Last? report says that the systems powering energy, water, and transport are reaching the end […]

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The five-minute guide to OT cyber resilience

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The five-minute guide to OT cyber resilience 2025-10-13 at 08:19 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Rob Demain, CEO of e2e-assure, explains the essentials of OT cybersecurity resilience. He discusses the importance of understanding remote access points, supply chain connections, and the need for specialized sensors to monitor OT networks that […]

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How a fake ICS network can reveal real cyberattacks

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How a fake ICS network can reveal real cyberattacks 2025-09-17 at 09:03 By Mirko Zorz Researchers have introduced a new way to study and defend against ICS threats. Their project, called ICSLure, is a honeynet built to closely mimic a real industrial environment. Why traditional honeypots fall short Honeypots are systems designed to attract attackers […]

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OT security needs continuous operations, not one-time fixes

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OT security needs continuous operations, not one-time fixes 2025-09-16 at 08:40 By Anamarija Pogorelec Cyberattacks keep hitting the OT systems that critical infrastructure operators run, according to new research from Forrester. In a survey of 262 OT security decision-makers, 91% reported at least one breach or system failure caused by a cyberattack in the past […]

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Global OT cyber risk could top $329 billion, new report warns

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Global OT cyber risk could top $329 billion, new report warns 2025-08-13 at 07:36 By Anamarija Pogorelec A new study from Dragos and Marsh McLennan puts hard numbers on the global financial risk tied to OT cyber incidents. The 2025 OT Security Financial Risk Report estimates that the most extreme scenarios could place more than […]

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Ransomware and USB attacks are hammering OT systems

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Ransomware and USB attacks are hammering OT systems 2025-06-06 at 08:02 By Mirko Zorz Ransomware, trojans, and malware delivered through USB devices are putting growing pressure on industrial systems, according to the Honeywell 2025 Cyber Threat Report, which draws on data from monitoring tools deployed across industrial sites around the world. The findings highlight persistent […]

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UNIDIR Intrusion Path: New framework to analyze ICT environment activities

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UNIDIR Intrusion Path: New framework to analyze ICT environment activities 2025-05-13 at 07:37 By Help Net Security Malicious activity in the ICT environment is growing. However, a non-technical audience often struggle to understand these threats, either because technical explanations are too complex or because media coverage oversimplifies the issues. To help understand and analyze these […]

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Review: Hands-On Industrial Internet of Things

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Review: Hands-On Industrial Internet of Things 2025-04-17 at 07:10 By Mirko Zorz Hands-On Industrial Internet of Things is a practical guide designed specifically for professionals building and securing industrial IoT (IIoT) systems. About the authors Giacomo Veneri brings deep expertise in telecommunications and AI, shaped by over 25 years in IoT and AI applications within […]

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OT/ICS cyber threats escalate as geopolitical conflicts intensify

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OT/ICS cyber threats escalate as geopolitical conflicts intensify 2025-02-28 at 17:03 By Help Net Security Ransomware attacks against industrial organizations surged by 87% over the past year, while new malware families designed specifically for OT environments emerged. These findings highlight a troubling trend: OT systems are increasingly becoming mainstream targets, and even sophisticated threat actors […]

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The role of compromised cyber-physical devices in modern cyberattacks

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The role of compromised cyber-physical devices in modern cyberattacks 2024-10-17 at 11:46 By Zeljka Zorz Cyber-physical devices are increasingly getting compromised and leveraged by criminal groups and state-sponsored threat actors. Fyodor Yarochkin, Senior Threat Solution Architect with Trend Micro, believes that getting a better understanding of attackers’ infrastructure leads to a better understanding of the […]

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Geopolitical tensions escalate OT cyber attacks

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Geopolitical tensions escalate OT cyber attacks 2024-04-15 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Andrew Ginter, VP of Industrial Security at Waterfall Security, discusses operational technology (OT) cyber attacks and their 2024 Threat Report. He examines how global geopolitical tensions and evolving ransomware tactics are reshaping industrial cybersecurity. He sheds light […]

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Web-based PLC malware: A new potential threat to critical infrastructure

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Web-based PLC malware: A new potential threat to critical infrastructure 2024-03-07 at 13:47 By Zeljka Zorz A group of researchers from Georgia Tech’s College of Engineering have developed web-based programmable logic controller (PLC) malware able to target most PLCs produced by major manufacturers. “Our Web-Based (WB) PLC malware resides in PLC memory, but ultimately gets […]

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