It is no longer unusual for Operational Technology systems to be connected to IT systems and the Internet, but this leaves them increasingly open to cyber threats. Daniel Kapellmann, Security Engineering Manager at Google Threat Intelligence, talks about how convergence of OT with IT systems amplifies risk and what’s involved in detecting threats.
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Show notes:
01:47 - The difference between OT and IT
04:34 - Google Threat Intelligence (Mandiant)
09:53 - Norsk Hydro’s incident from March 2019
11:43 - Disruptive cyber-physical incident in Ukraine
13:20 - Global hacktivist attacks
17:24 - The history of state-sponsored cyber attacks (Stuxnet reportedly destroyed almost one-fifth of Iran's nuclear centrifuges)
22:23 - Considerations for network engineers designing defences for OT systems
29:54 - Compliance in OT security (NERC CIP, NIS 2 Directive)
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