Silicon Republic June 24, 2021
Siemens Ireland’s Wayne Bursey discusses the growing cybersecurity threat within the industrial sector and what businesses need to think about.
Cybersecurity has been pushed into the spotlight more than ever in the last year with remote working becoming commonplace in many organisations. But while there is always a concern about end-user devices, there is also a growing concern in the industrial sector.
Earlier this year, a report from industrial cybersecurity company Dragos found that the number of reported ransomware attacks on manufacturing entities more than tripled in 2020 compared to the previous year.
Wayne Bursey is the industrial cybersecurity lead with Siemens Ireland, focusing on operational technology (OT) security for customers with industrial control systems and environments.
He told Siliconrepublic.com...