Security News > 2020 > October > Security pros: Cyber threats to industrial enterprises increase due to pandemic
A new report from the industrial cybersecurity company Claroty details how US IT and OT security professionals see their organization's more of a target since early March, when the US pandemic shut down industry.
Claroty's report, "The Critical Convergence of IT and OT Security in a Global Crisis," revealed that 60% of respondents believe their CISO demonstrated good leadership in the midst of a crisis, but also found that 86% said their organization's leadership made cybersecurity a priority during the pandemic and implemented appropriate training resources for the company's now dispersed workforce.
"This data clearly indicates that there has been an increase in cyber threats to industrial enterprises globally since the start of the pandemic, proving just how crucial it is to reduce risk by understanding the threats to OT security and improving collaboration between IT and OT teams," said Yaniv Vardi, CEO of Claroty, in a press release.
Claroty's cybersecurity research revealed that.53% of US industrial enterprises saw an increase in cybersecurity threats since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
There are also targeted and non-targeted threats that more easily move between IT and OT, and there are security gaps between the two:.62% of US respondents found it more challenging to collaborate with their IT or OT counterparts during the pandemic.
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