Energy Sector ICS is the Most-Attacked Infrastructure

In the second half of 2017, nearly 40% of all analyzed industrial control systems (ICS) in energy organizations were attacked by malware at least once – closely followed by 35% of engineering and ICS integration networks. The cybersecurity of industrial facilities remains an issue that can lead to very serious consequences affecting industrial processes, as well as businesses losses. While analyzing the threat landscape in different industries, Kaspersky Lab ICS CERT recorded that nearly all industries regularly experience cyber-attacks on their ICS computers. However, energy and engineering were attacked more than others. The report found that for all other industries (manufacturing, transportation, utilities, food and healthcare) the proportion of ICS computers attacked ranged from 26% to 30% on average. The vast majority of detected attacks were accidental hits.