As the frequency and complexity of cyber attacks continue to escalate, industrial companies that rely on automated control and production systems — whether Internet- or software-based — face significantly greater risk of being attacked by hackers.
The Repository of Industrial Security Incidents reports that, globally, power and utilities; petroleum; transportation; water and waste management; food and beverage; chemical; electronic; and general manufacturing companies are among the industries most frequently attacked by cyber criminals, with consequences ranging from merely a nuisance to catastrophic.
Largely because of the difficulty in safeguarding technical information and resources on factory floors — and the relentless efforts on the part of competitors and nation states to engage in corporate espionage — experts foresee cyber threats against major industrial companies continuing to escalate in 2016 and beyond.
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