The Hard Realities of OT Cybersecurity

Send us Fan MailPerhaps you’re familiar with the phrase, “ignorance is bliss.” It was first written by English poet Thomas Gray in 1742. He was reflecting on the carefree aspect of childhood, and how, "In knowing nothing, life is most delightful."Well, I have to admit, he’s got a point. Not recognizing or dealing with problems does eliminate them from your day-to-day. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean they fail to exist. The reality is that choosing to remain ignorant about ongoing problems is far from delightful, especially for all those who continue to operate with their heads above sand level and beneath the clouds.Our guest for today’s episode, CyberProof’s Nick Lantuh, illustrates this pretty plainly when discussing two of industrial cybersecurity’s biggest pain points – supply chain security and the surge in ransomware attacks.Both seem to share the same underlying causality – industrial organizations simply think they’re too small or too unimportant to be attacked – something that is repeatedly, and painfully, being realized as ignorant, and far from blissful.Listen as Nick and I discuss:The surge in foreign threat actors.The right approach to handling ransom demands.How a lack of response planning is making the industrial sector a favorite target of hackers.The keys to ensuring AI is deployed and operating correctly for cybersecurity applications.How smaller, and often less secure, manufacturers are the key to supply chain security, and why audits, education and regulation are so important.The importance of MDR tools being able to function at "machine speed."As a go-to podcast for our listeners, we want to help you align your brand with our expertise. By sponsoring our podcast, your brand will build trust, and your message will stand out to an audience searching for tools to assist their cybersecurity efforts. Click Here to Become a Sponsor.To catch up on past episodes, you can go to Manufacturing.net, IEN.com or MBTmag.com. You can also check Security Breach out wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple, Amazon and Overcast. If you have a cybersecurity story or topic that you’d like to have us explore on Security Breach, you can reach me at [email protected].