Disruptive cyber activity highlights risk from internet-exposed systems and edge devices
Owners of operational technology encouraged to address avoidable vulnerabilities, and build long-term cyber resilience.
What has happened?
The NCSC has seen increased targeting of operational technology (OT) systems across multiple sectors globally, including in the UK. This has been carried out by a range of threat actors and resulted in some limited real-world disruption.
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