Managers think systems are better protected than their operators believe

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There's another disconnect in the ICS world: Senior managers think their systems are more secure than the operations engineers and others who work directly with those systems believe, says Barbara Filkins, a senior analyst at the SANS Institute.

The latest report, The 2018 SANS Industrial IoT Security Survey: Shaping IIoT Security Concerns, shows that nearly three-quarters of companies are confident or somewhat confident in their ability to secure their Industrial IoT systems. CEOs and business unit managers are significantly more optimistic about their security posture than those in operations.

“Those who are most directly exposed to risk are less confident in their ability to protect the operational network,” Filkins said. “Management is, in fact, more confident than it should be and should listen to those lower down the food chain.”

Companies need to improve visibility, train employees on security operations and better segment their networks to limit attackers' ability to come in from the side once a foothold has been established, the SANS Institute report said.

Safety Tales: Fake Shop
Vladimir Bezmaly | 10/04/2018
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