Attacks on Operational Technology (OT) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) grabbed the headlines more often in 2022—a direct result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sparking a growing willingness on behalf of criminals to target the ICS of critical infrastructure.

Conversations about what could happen if these kinds of systems were compromised were once relegated to “what ifs” and disaster movie scripts. But those days are behind us, and the threats to OT and ICS are real and ongoing.

Roya Gordon and her team at Nozomi Networks keep a close eye on these kinds of threats, and recently released their biannual OT/IoT Security Report that examines what’s happened in the landscape for this sector in the latter half of 2022.

She joins me in this episode to talk in-depth about what her team found—including the latest on the types of attacks hitting OT and IoT, what effect increased regulation may have on industries in this sector, how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to change the landscape, and what may be on the horizon for cyber insurance. And maybe most importantly, she helps us understand what OT/IoT organizations can do to stay safer.

Join us—and together we’ll venture Into the Breach.

Things to listen for:

• [00:05 - 00:44] Introduction
• [01:00 - 02:50] Important pieces from Nozomi's security report
• [03:23 - 05:21] Threat actors Roya sees at Nozomi
• [06:16 - 08:10] Roya explains being anti-cyber insurance
• [11:40 - 15:21] Sector-specific plans: What do we know and are they needed?
• [16:19 - 17:21] International efforts for a safer sector
• [20:45 - 23:06] Advice for loT and OT friends