Attacks on Operational Technology would 'cripple' most US businesses, according to cybersecurity leaders
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Wednesday, October 20, 2021
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --A cyberattack on Operational Technology (OT) has the potential to 'cripple'the overwhelming majority(83%)ofUSorganizations, according to a poll of 100 enterprise security leaders commissioned by SapienCyber .
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- WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --A cyberattack on Operational Technology (OT) has the potential to 'cripple'the overwhelming majority(83%)ofUSorganizations, according to a poll of 100 enterprise security leaders commissioned by SapienCyber .
- Glenn Murray,Managing Directorand CEO ofSapienCyber, commented: "It is clear that anyattack oncritical infrastructurehas the potential to cause untold disruption for many organizations.
- Recent evidencefrom the CyberSecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA)suggests that cybercriminals are increasingly targetingOperationalTechnology withransomware attacks, particularly against critical infrastructure.
- In other findings, 95% of cybersecurity leaders admittedthat theycouldmake improvements to their holistic and real-time monitoring of cyberthreats.