"Ransomware Incidents in Manufacturing Grow as Transparency, and Attack Options, Increase"
According to the industrial security company Dragos, the number of documented ransomware incidents experienced by organizations in the manufacturing sector has increased significantly in 2020. Attackers continue to discover new ways to disrupt operations at facilities through IT networks and software. Dragos' findings reveal that ransomware incidents have more than tripled this year compared to last year. The increased transparency in incident reporting and the rise in opportunities among criminals who know how to take organizations down are two factors that contribute to these findings. In June, a ransomware attack faced by Honda highlighted a trend in the use of ransomware with code capable of disrupting software behind industrial processes. This article continues to discuss the growth in ransomware incidents at manufacturing organizations, the impact of such attacks, and state-linked hacking groups' interest in the manufacturing sector as grounds for testing their offensive tools.