Industrial companies face increased cyber threats

A new study finds that 56 percent of IT and operational technology security professionals at industrial enterprises have seen an increase in cybersecurity threats since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March. In addition, the research from Claroty, based on a global, independent survey of 1,100 full-time IT and OT security professionals, shows that 70 percent have seen cyber criminals using new tactics to target their organizations in this time frame. Around two-thirds of respondents (67 percent) say that their IT and OT networks have become more interconnected since the pandemic began and more than 75 percent expect they… [Continue Reading]