It is this growth in OT and IoT that has given cybercriminals more opportunities to breach an organisation’s network, according to Microsoft’s Cyber Signals latest report. The latest edition discovered that converging IT, IoT and OT systems pose a wider risk to critical infrastructure. The report is a regular cyber threat intelligence brief spotlighting security trends and insights gathered from Microsoft’s 65 trillion daily security signals and 8,500 security experts. This can be seen in the 11.2 percent rise in cyber security spending in MENA last year. “Gaining complete visibility of an organisation’s OT systems and protecting its IoT solutions will go a long way in preventing cyber attacks,” she said.

Source: Nigerian Tribune May 31, 2023 18:31 UTC