Critical infrastructure security incidents up over 600 percent since 2022

Reported security incidents in critical infrastructure worldwide have grown by 668 percent since 2022 according to a new report from Forescout. There have been 10 percent more incidents for critical infrastructure sectors than in 2023 and more than half of all incidents (57 percent) affected critical infrastructure sectors. Network infrastructure devices (routers, firewalls, VPNs, etc.) are the second largest category and increased from three percent (2022) to 11 percent (2023) and now 14 percent (2024). 'Cybercrime, hacktivists, and state-sponsored actors are exploiting IT, IoT, OT and IoMT devices in critical infrastructure, leading to real-world consequences -- planes grounded, production lines… [Continue Reading]