What’s Behind the IT/OT Divide? 4 CISOs Weigh In
Summary: A Ponemon Institute survey of more than 600 IT and OT security practitioners across 15 industries found that 63% had an ICS/OT cybersecurity incident in the past two years, with 29% of those hit by ransomware and about half of ransomware victims paying an average of more than $500k. The average cost per incident was $2,989,500, purely operational and excluding lost revenue, penalties and fines, while 43% of respondents said their organization lacks clear ownership of industrial cyber risk and 25% do not report ICS/OT initiatives to the Board.
Key Takeaway: Nearly two-thirds of surveyed organizations had an OT incident in two years, and 43% cannot say who owns that risk - so the accountability gap sits directly in front of the systems that run physical operations.
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