Explore the comprehensive analysis of industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT) cybersecurity landscape in 2021 through this executive briefing. Delve into key observations and lessons learned, presented by Dragos CEO and SANS Senior Instructor Robert M. Lee. Gain insights on new activity groups targeting industrial operations, front-line OT incident response stories, and the significant increase in published vulnerabilities. Examine data-driven analysis and recommendations to enhance critical operations safeguards. Cover topics such as threat groups, vulnerability management, patch vs. mitigation strategies, ransomware trends, and essential controls for ICS/OT environments.

Syllabus

Introduction
Overview
Headlines
Threat Groups
New Activity Groups
Petrovite
Earth
Current Groups
Vulnerability
Patch vs Mitigation
Lessons Learned
Findings
Another Case
Ransomware
Ransomware Groups
Controls