"Survey Report Looks at How Prepared Industrial Enterprises Are for Operations Recovery Following Cyber Attacks"
A new Industrial Cyber Magazine survey report, sponsored by Salvador Technologies, explores some specific challenges faced in planning for Operational Technology (OT) recovery and business continuity. Because of the significant contrasts between OT and Information Technology (IT) environments in the OT/ICS recovery process, 90 percent of survey respondents agreed that the OT recovery process should be owned by OT professionals rather than IT. However, 40 percent of respondents stated that IT teams manage the recovery process at their organization. According to the report, this dissonance may put OT systems at risk of costly downtime following a cyberattack. While today's IT and cloud-based solutions can restore/recover, they cannot do it fast or without human intervention. Alex Yevtushenko, CEO of Salvador Technologies, says this causes major bottlenecks and can lead to hidden costs, delays, and threats. OT/ICS cybersecurity experts are encouraged to prioritize establishing a recovery solution that is both OT-centric and can ensure operational continuity. This article continues to discuss key findings from the new Industrial Cyber Magazine survey report.