During the last couple of years, ransomware incidents have impacted thousands of industrial and critical infrastructure organizations. In some cases, Mandiant observed these intrusions disrupt industrial production chains and operational workflows.
The nature of OT technology and the challenges of defending it means that many OT networks have security gaps that even less sophisticated actors can leverage. Furthermore, Mandiant has consistently highlighted that some financially motivated groups continue to deploy the same or similar tools and techniques as those used by advanced persistent threats (APTs) during high-profile cyber physical incidents. ...read more!