Whether it’s in the water we drink, the medicines we take, or the electricity we use to read blog posts on the internet, Industrial Control Systems (ICS) are part of our daily lives.
There’s so much that relies on these systems, you’d like to assume they’re engineered and tested to guard against cyberattacks. You’d be wrong. Why aren’t our systems prepared for attacks? This is a tricky question. The systems running our critical infrastructure contain equipment 20+ years old. It’s not uncommon to see equipment 50+ years old which would require a full system revamp due to dependencies, and can easily cost millions.
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Source: Rapid7
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