Security News > 2021 > August > ICS vulnerabilities disclosed in H1 2021 rose by 41%

Industrial control system vulnerability disclosures are drastically increasing as high-profile cyberattacks on critical infrastructure and industrial enterprises have elevated ICS security to a mainstream issue, according to a report released by Claroty.

The report shows a 41% increase in ICS vulnerabilities disclosed in the first half of 2021 compared to the previous six months, which is particularly significant given that in all of 2020 they increased by 25% from 2019 and 33% from 2018.

ICS vulnerability disclosures are accelerating significantly, shining a light on the magnitude of security flaws that are just now being discovered in operational technology environments.

637 ICS vulnerabilities were disclosed in H1 2021, a 41% increase from the 449 vulnerabilities disclosed in H2 2020.

42 new researchers reported vulnerabilities.

Additional findings 71% of the vulnerabilities are classified as high or critical, reflecting the high severity and impactful nature of the exposures and their potential risk to operations.

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