Number of Internet-accessible ICS components is increasing every year

The number of industrial control system (ICS) components – which run factories, transport, power plants and other facilities – left open to Internet access, is increasing every year. In Germany, for example, researchers from Positive Technologies found 13,242 IP addresses for ICS components, up from 12,542 in 2016. Internet-accesible ICS components around the world Advanced industrial countries, such as the U.S., Germany, China, France, and Canada, were home to the largest numbers of Internet-accesible ICS … Continue reading Number of Internet-accessible ICS components is increasing every year