Prepare For What’s Coming with the 2023 OT Cybersecurity Year in Review

Dragos' 2023 OT Cybersecurity Year in Review summarizes major industrial cybersecurity developments: the discovery of PIPEDREAM — a scalable ICS-specific malware capable of cross-industry disruptive attacks — identification of new OT-focused threat groups (CHERNOVITE and BENTONITE), an 87% year-over-year increase in ransomware attacks against industrial organizations (605 incidents in 2022, heavily impacting manufacturing), widespread errors and missing guidance in ICS advisories, and persistent operational security gaps (poor visibility, weak segmentation, shared credentials) hindering detection and response.