The emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Operational Technology (OT) devices has substantially grown the attack surface for malicious actors.
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Critical infrastructure is at increased risk due to IoT and OT vulnerabilities.
There are some ways by which we can defend against IoT/OT attacks.
Microsoft provides the following recommendations to organizations to protect their IT/OT infrastructure:
– Work with stakeholders for mapping business-critical assets, in IT and OT environments.
– Define visibility by identifying which IoT and OT devices are critical assets by themselves, and which are associated with other critical assets.
– Analyze the potential risk to critical assets to understand and evaluate the business consequences posed by various attack scenarios, as proposed by MITRE.
-A clear strategy should be put in place to tackle the risks discovered.
-Maximize security and governance across all devices with the Zero Trust methodology.
-Equip your organization with a comprehensive security solution
-Training on both established and emerging threats related to the Internet of Things (IoT) and Operational Technology (OT).
By familiarising yourself with common IoT and OT threats-and implementing best practices for mitigating them-you can keep your organization safe.