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Dragos is a cybersecurity firm specializing in the protection of industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT) environments. In the context of information security, Dragos plays a pivotal role in safeguarding critical infrastructure such as power grids, water treatment facilities, and manufacturing plants against cyberthreats. Their focus includes identifying vulnerabilities, providing threat intelligence, and developing security strategies tailored to the unique challenges present in industrial systems, which are increasingly targeted by sophisticated cyber adversaries.
In the evolving landscape of cyber threats, Dragos' expertise is integral to maintaining the security and resilience of infrastructure that is essential to public safety and economic stability. By addressing the complex risks associated with ICS and OT, Dragos contributes significantly to the defense against potential disruptions, espionage, and sabotage activities carried out through digital means.
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OT Firm Looks to Secure IoT, Industrial and Medical DevicesDragos, one of the first OT cybersecurity companies, announced Monday it acquired Phosphorus, the IoT security and management player, a move analysts said was designed to catch Dragos up with its competitors and expand its offerings to cover the quickly growing IoT sector.
AI-Developed Attack Tooling Generated 'High-Volume, Noisy Workflows'A hacker used Claude and Chat GPT in a cyberattack against a municipal water and sewage utility's operational technology systems in Mexico in January, according to forensic analysis by OT security firm Dragos. The tools "leveraged known techniques and existing vulnerability knowledge."
Commercial AI models were used to help plan and conduct cyber-attack against operational technology of a water and drainage facility, say researchers
ZionSiphon was designed to find and sabotage Israelis’ water supply. An OT expert said it appears to be ineffective and the work of amateurs using AI. The post Dragos: Despite AI use, new malware targeting water plants is ‘hype’ appeared first on CyberScoop.
Dragos' Dawn Cappelli on Evolving OT Threats and Safety Risks in ManufacturingAdversaries have moved from incidentally hitting operational technology environments to deliberately mapping industrial control loops to enable future disruption. Dawn Cappelli, director of OT-CERT at Dragos, warns that manufacturers must reckon with safety risks that go well beyond ransomware.
Ransomware, Lack of Visibility, Mischaracterizations and Nation-States, Oh MyThere is a silent epidemic of ransomware attacks on commercial operational technology systems, which are mischaracterized as IT incidents even though they impact operational systems, claims a comprehensive annual review of cyberattacks targeting OT, published this week by security firm Dragos.
Plus 3 new goon squads targeted critical infrastructure last year Three new threat groups began targeting critical infrastructure last year, while a well-known Beijing-backed crew - Volt Typhoon - continued to compromise cellular gateways and routers, and then break into US electric, oil, and gas companies in 2025, according to Dragos' annual threat report published on Tuesday.…
Dragos annual report warns of a surge in ransomware attacks causing increased operational disruption in industrial environments
The "coordinated" cyber attack targeting multiple sites across the Polish power grid has been attributed with medium confidence to a Russian state-sponsored hacking crew known as ELECTRUM
Dragos' Robert Lee on Why Ransomware Groups Target OT for Faster, Larger PayoutsRansomware attacks on OT systems rose to 87% in 2024. With industrial systems becoming more connected and digitized, threat actors are able to scale attacks more effectively across critical infrastructure, said Robert Lee, co-founder and CEO of Dragos.
Also: Gartner's Sydney Summit Highlights, Rising OT Security RisksIn this week's update, ISMG editors discussed X’s major DDoS outages, politically motivated cyberattacks, key takeaways from Gartner’s Security & Risk Summit in Sydney, and rising operational technology threats highlighted in recent Dragos and Gartner reports.
Threat Groups Are Mapping OT Networks for Future Targeting, Warns DragosA China-linked threat group called Voltzite is targeting operational technology systems at critical infrastructure organizations worldwide to steal network diagrams, OT operating instructions and information about geographic information systems, said cybersecurity firm Dragos.
Gartner MQ for Cyber-Physical Security Details Pros, Cons of Pure-Play ApproachPure-play OT specialists Claroty, Nozomi and Dragos were joined by asset management expert Armis and behemoth Microsoft atop Gartner's first-ever ranking of cyber-physical systems vendors. Historically, a wide range of vendors were grouped together under the broad umbrella of OT security.
A Dragos report observed 23 new ransomware groups targeting industrial organizations in Q3 2024
The addition of Network Perception will provide Dragos with enhanced network visibility, compliance and segmentation analytics to the Dragos OT cybersecurity platform.
Network Configuration Startup Adds Visualization Expertise to Dragos’ OT PlatformDragos' acquisition of Network Perception will enrich its real-time network monitoring with robust visualization and configuration analysis tools. This transaction aims to bolster the security of operational technology networks and support customers in building more defensible architectures.
The latest release of the Dragos Platform provide industrial and critical infrastructure organizations with complete and enriched view of their OT environment.
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered what they say is the ninth Industrial Control Systems (ICS)-focused malware that has been used in a disruptive cyber attack targeting an energy company in the Ukrainian city of Lviv earlier this January
This isn't going to end well Volt Typhoon, the Chinese government-backed cyberspies whose infrastructure was at least partially disrupted by Uncle Sam, has been honing in on other US energy, satellite and telecommunications systems, according to Robert Lee, CEO of security shop Dragos.…