With ransomware payments exceeding $1 billion for the first time last year amid an almost 18% increase in ransomware attack prevalence between 2022 and 2023, the Institute for Security and Technology's Ransomware Task Force has called for the accelerated implementation of its nearly 50 recommendations in combating ransomware attacks, only half of which have been addressed over the last three years, Cybernews reports.
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly said that the agency's automated vulnerability warning program will be ready for full deployment by the end of the year, according to CyberScoop.
Manufacturing environments rely heavily on Operational Technology (OT) systems – such as industrial control systems, supervisory control, PLCs etc. to manage production processes. Compromises of these networks and systems can have devastating consequences, including:
• Production disruptions and downtime
• Safety hazards:
• Data breaches ...