Security News > 2021 > February > Industrial Networks See Sharp Uptick in Hackable Security Holes

The report analyzed all publicly disclosed vulnerabilities in ICS networks in the second half of 2020 and found a nearly 33 percent increase in ICS disclosures over 2018, both from organizations like Claroty and from independent researchers.

"There has been a shift towards ICS research with strong growth in security research groups for this second biannual report, as more organizations try and understand the new attack landscape," Amir Preminger, vice president of research at Claroty, explained to Threatpost.

"Nation-state actors are clearly looking at many aspects of the network perimeter to exploit, and cybercriminals are also focusing specifically on ICS processes, which emphasizes the need for security technologies such as network-based detection and secure remote access in industrial environments," Preminger added.

"It is heartening to see a growing interest in ICS within the security research community, as we must shine a brighter light on these vulnerabilities in order to keep threats at arm's length," Preminger said.

"More vulnerabilities identified means the industry is more secure, so it is reassuring to see the security community take this seriously."

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