"Cyberattacks Against Industrial Targets Have Doubled Over the Last 6 Months"

It has been discovered that cyberattacks designed to cause damage have doubled in the past six months, and 50 percent of organizations affected are in the manufacturing sector.  IBM reports that during the first half of 2019 the use of malware designed to cause damage has doubled in comparison to the second half of 2018.  Manufacturing entities appear to be a constant target of these attacks, of which 50 percent of cases recorded relate to industrial companies. Organizations in oil, gas, and education are also more at risk of being subject to wipers and destructive attacks. It is important for organizations in oil, gas, education, and manufacturing take security seriously, so that an expensive data breach or shut down of production does not occur. 

ZDNet reports: "Cyberattacks Against Industrial Targets Have Doubled Over the Last 6 Months"