The Prevention Bias Problem: Why Standards Are Failing OT Defenders

Dragos analyzes a persistent prevention bias in OT/xOT cybersecurity standards that has left detection, response, and recovery underdeveloped; the report notes active adversary behavior (mapping control loops and executing code to cause physical disruption), rapid exploit weaponization (median 24 days), and ransomware impacts on ~3,300 industrial organizations, and recommends continuous improvement, increased OT visibility, and regular tabletop incident-response exercises.