iTWire Wednesday, 21 July 2021 10:39 Cyber attackers ‘weaponising’ Operational Technology to harm, kill humans: study Featured
By 2025 cyber attackers will have weaponised operational technology (OT) environments to successfully harm or kill humans, according to new research from Gartner.
“In operational environments, security and risk management leaders should be more concerned about real world hazards to humans and the environment, rather than information theft,” said
Wam Voster, senior research director at Gartner.
“Inquiries with Gartner clients reveal that organisations in asset-intensive industries like manufacturing, resources and utilities struggle to define appropriate control frameworks.”
According to Gartner’s research on
operational technology, security incidents in OT and other