Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

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.

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.