Security News > 2020 > August > Vulnerabilities in Protocol Gateways Can Facilitate Attacks on Industrial Systems
Vulnerabilities found in protocol gateway devices can facilitate stealthy attacks on industrial systems, enabling threat actors to obtain valuable information and sabotage critical processes.
Protocol gateways are small devices designed to ensure that various types of IT and OT devices can communicate with each other even if they use different protocols.
Threat actors could target protocol gateways for several reasons.
Secondly, protocol gateways are less likely to be monitored by security products, making it less likely that the attack will be detected.
"By themselves, protocol gateways are likely not directly involved in the product or the output of a facility. However, they are a crucial link in the flow of information between different sensors, interfaces, devices, and machinery within a facility," Trend Micro said.