Security News > 2020 > August > Industrial control system cybersecurity vulnerabilities are rising in 2020
A report on industrial control system vulnerabilities from the first half of 2020 is shining a light on a rise in critical flaws in system security that can be remotely exploited by cybercriminals.
Compiled by operational technology security firm Claroty, the "ICS Risk & Vulnerability Report" combined publicly disclosed vulnerabilities and those discovered by Claroty to arrive at a total of 365 vulnerabilities in ICS systems from 53 vendors, three-quarters of which received CVSS scores ranking them as high or critical risks.
To make matters more severe for companies operating ICS software, 70% of reported vulnerabilities could be exploited remotely using a network attack vector.
"The primary factors are likely heightened awareness of the risks posed by ICS vulnerabilities and increased focus from researchers and vendors on identifying and remediating such vulnerabilities as effectively and efficiently as possible," the report said.
Aside from ensuring all ICS systems are kept up to date, Claroty makes a number of recommendations on how to protect OT from known, and yet-to-be-discovered vulnerabilities.