Security of OT / SCADA in businesses or the lack there of

Many businesses run some form of OT (Operational Technology) / SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition), especially if they are in the manufacturing or food industries.

This could be something simple like controlling the speed of a conveyor belt or something much more complex like managing an entire water distribution plant or a waste management plant.

Many times, SecureSphere (NZ) has seen OT / SCADA systems connected directly to the Internet with Non-Existent security or Very Little in the way of security.

Many of these OT / SCADA systems have no built-in security (ie: username / password at a minimum).

With attackers looking for easy wins, unsecured OT / SCADA systems are ripe for abuse and in many cases can cause either severe damage to the plant and endanger lives and/or other assets.

SecureSphere has many years of experience in securing OT / SCADA from single devices up to entire plants.