An indictment this week resulting from a 2019 intrusion at a Kansas water utility highlights the budgetary and technical limitations utilities face.
Weaknesses in operational technology systems are becoming prime targets for attackers, thanks to difficulties in patching complex systems.
Better visibility into ICS environments and increased cooperation between the private sector and government are key to defeating emerging threat actors.
An intruder gained access to a system that controls the water treatment plant in Oldsmar, Fla., and tried to add excessive amounts of sodium hydroxide to it.
Security through obscurity isn't always a bad thing, at least in the esoteric world of ICS security.