Threats to Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) are increasing. This is because there are more attacks occurring that target operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS), which are used to protect CNI. It’s crucial to be aware that these attacks are happening so the discussion can turn to how to best harden CNI against these threats.
The truth is, most organizations that help maintain CNI are not very cyber resilient. In fact, Help Net Security surveyed 370 companies, and found that only 36% had achieved a high level of cyber resilience.
This is concerning for the utility industry. Siemens and the Ponemon Institute found in their report