Security News > 2020 > March > Infrastructure cyberattacks biggest concern for global IT security leaders
SEE: Security Response Policy The report, "The Global State of Industrial Cybersecurity," which includes responses from full-time IT pros in the US, UK, Germany, France, and Australia, found that business security leaders in the US are more concerned about the security of their industrial OT systems than are leaders in other nations.
The data also showed that global IT security professionals have a more positive overall outlook about their OT network security compared with their counterparts in the US. About 62% of the global IT respondents said they believe that industrial OT networks are properly safeguarded, compared to only 49% of US respondents.
A majority of both US and global IT security leaders reported that they believe a major successful industrial infrastructure cyberattack will come in the next five years in their respective countries-according to 63% of US respondents and 67% of global respondents.
Dave Weinstein, Claroty's chief security officer, told TechRepublic that the biggest surprise he sees in the study's findings is that many global respondents feel that critical OT infrastructure networks are adequately protected and safeguarded from threats.
The higher confidence in OT security from global IT security leaders compared to those in the US is explainable due to varying cyberattack patterns around the world, he said.