Defending Operational Technology Environments: Basics Matter [Video]

Cybercrime , Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Endpoint Security

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A cybersecurity truism is that by focusing on the basics, defenders can block not only the vast majority of attacks today but also in the future.

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While cybersecurity experts have been repeating that IT mantra for years, experts say it also applies to operational technology environments, including industrial control systems, supervisory control and data acquisition systems, and distributed control systems.

“What happens for most companies, where they get in trouble, is they don’t think about the threats of yesteryear. They only think about the new, emerging threats,” said Robert Lee, CEO and co-founder of OT-focused cybersecurity firm Dragos, in a recent call with reporters.

By focusing on defenses for what’s already been seen, “we …