Research: Manufacturers Increasingly Wary of Nation State Threats
MUNICH—Outdated and unsupported legacy operational technologies (OT) are exposing substantial vulnerabilities for manufacturers facing escalating threats from nation-state attacks, according to a new study conducted by BlackBerry Ltd.
The survey of 1,500 manufacturing IT decision makers across North America, UK, Germany, Japan and Australia revealed that 41 percent of manufacturers anticipate an elevated risk of cyberattack in 2023. In addition, three-quarters of respondents fear nation-state attacks and 65 percent are concerned about foreign governments spying on their facilities. At the same time, 68 percent say OT infrastructure is difficult to defend and 86 percent admit to running core functions on outdated and unsupported legacy operating systems.