Security News > 2021 > October > We don’t want to be critical, but humans alone aren’t enough to protect your ICS

We know for sure that ransomware attackers and sundry dark forces want to break into critical infrastructure.

Ransomware attacks on industrial environments have increased by 500 per cent since 2018.

While we know the attackers are coming, we don't always know whether their objectives are data exfiltration, data locking, causing simple disruption, or something far sinister.

One thing we know for sure is that you'll get a far better grip on the nature of the threat and how cutting-edge technologies including AI can be used to thwart it, by checking out this upcoming Regcast, "Securing Critical Infrastructure from Cyber-attack" on October 28 at 5pm. Our own Tim Phillips, as critical as any pipeline, will be joined by Darktrace's director for cyber intelligence and analysis, Justin Fier, who will explain just why operational technology is particularly vulnerable to cyber attacks.

They'll also examine why an AI-based, self-learning approach to securing critical infrastructure closes the gap in securing their vital systems.

Whether you're tasked with securing critical infrastructure yourself or want to ensure your own almost as critical infrastructure is protected, you'll learn how to feel just a little more secure.

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