Looking back at 2023, Kaspersky predicted the industrial cybersecurity landscape would continue to evolve, with several key trends emerging.
The pursuit of efficiency in IIoT and SmartXXX systems fueled an expanded attack surface, while the surge in energy carrier prices led to heightened hardware costs prompting a strategic shift towards cloud services.
The growing government involvement in industrial processes also introduced fresh risks, including concerns about data leaks due to underqualified employees and insufficient practices for responsible disclosure.
Ransomware is projected to persist as the primary concern for industrial enterprises in 2024.
Large organizations, unique product suppliers, and major logistics companies face increased risks, with potential severe economic and social consequences.
Geopolitically motivated hacktivism is forecasted to intensify, presenting more destructive consequences.
In addition to country-specific protest movements, the rise of cosmopolitical hacktivism is expected, driven by socio-cultural and macro-economic agendas such as eco-hacktivism.
This diversification of motives may contribute to a more complex and challenging threat landscape.
While it may improve corporate security by providing early signs of potential compromises, the thin line between the grey zone and the shadows may be breached.
Profit-driven cyber activities, armed with commercial and open-source tools could operate more discreetly making detection and investigation challenging.
Shifts in threats related to logistics and transport connected to automation and digitization challenges.
The rapid automation and digitization of logistics and transport are introducing new challenges, intertwining cyber and traditional crimes.
This includes theft of vehicles and goods, maritime piracy, and smuggling.
Non-targeted cyberattacks may lead to physical consequences, especially in river, sea, truck, and special-purpose vehicles.
Read the full list of ICS predictions for 2024 at ICS CERT website.
ICS predictions are part of Kaspersky's Vertical Threat Predictions for 2024, one of the segments of the Kaspersky Security Bulletin, an annual series of predictions and analytical reports on key shifts in the cybersecurity world.
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This Cyber News was published on www.darkreading.com. Publication date: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:35:15 +0000