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Industrial Control Systems Security Professionals Say Cyber Security Risk Is At Critical Levels, With People The Biggest Risk.

by The Gurus
June 18, 2019
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Industrial Control Systems Security Professionals Say Cyber Security Risk Is At Critical Levels, With People The Biggest Risk.
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People remain the greatest threat to industrial control systems (ICS) and associated networks, according to a new SANS survey focused on better understanding cybersecurity risks to operational technology (OT) systems. More than half of respondents also see the cyber risks to their safe and reliable operations as high or higher than in past years.

Three hundred and forty-eight security professionals worldwide, representing IT, OT and hybrid IT-OT domains provided their thoughts in the SANS 2019 State of OT/ICS Cybersecurity Survey. Sixty-two percent of those surveyed believe people are the greatest risk to cyber security compromise, trailed by technology (22%) and processes and procedures (14%).

“The obvious concern about the risk that people represent—whether they are malicious insiders, careless employees or nation-state bad actors—is consistent across industries,” noted survey co-author and SANS Senior Analyst Barbara Filkins. “We were a little surprised at the lower-ranking concern around process, given that there is significant complexity involved in ICS design, implementation and operation to safeguard OT systems. It’s possible recent attacks that almost always include tried-and-true tactics that exploit human-factors might have impacted our respondents’ perceptions.”

Survey takers told SANS that identifying connected assets and gaining visibility into device, network and control system integrity remains an issue: 45.5% consider it a leading focus for their organisations. That aligns with traditional IT security concerns in which identifying and tracking assets and networks remains a challenge. Not surprisingly, mobile devices (including those used remotely to augment and replace ICS workstations), and wireless communications solutions are contributors to overall risks and threat exposure.

Survey co-author and director of SANS Industrials & Infrastructure business portfolio Doug Wylie said, “We know from previous SANS research that the addition of ‘things’ and mobile devices to ICS represents significant risk. We see in our newest results that practitioners struggle mightily with how to offset these mounting challenges.”

The growing adoption and movement to cloud services (40% of respondents indicated they use some cloud service) represents additional risks with exposure to new threats that need to be comprehended and addressed. Wylie added, “Hyperconnectivity and the rapid introduction of new technology within OT is providing tangible value, but the added complexity that comes with each continues to outpace the readiness of those tasked with safeguarding today’s systems from cyber threats.”

More information on the report can be found in a SANS webcast with Filkins, Wylie and SANS advisor Jason Dely on 12 June: https://www.sans.org/webcasts/109625.

ICS Summit, Munich – 24 June 2019

SANS Institute is hosting its eighth European ICS Summit on June 24 2019, to be held for the second year running in Munich. Many of the issues from the report will be addressed here. The event, held at the Munich Marriott Hotel, is an opportunity to attend presentations by security experts working in the field of industrial control systems (ICS) and to network and share experiences and ideas among industry peers. More information is available here: https://www.sans.org/event/ics-europe-2019/summit-agenda

Highlights include:

Extending an IT SOC to include critical OT/ICS systems. The perspective and a real use case study of Airbus – Dr. Tobias Kiesling, OT Security Team Lead at Airbus Security and Dr. Falk Lindner, Industrial IT Security Services at Airbus Security
Using ICS/SCADA Honeypots – the right way – Mikael Vingaard, Preparedness Manager, Energinet
Building a national cyber security strategy – Søren Egede Knudsen, Chief Advisor, Danish Energy Agency

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