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Industrial Control System Attackers & Attackees

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ICS attacks by business sector
(image ICS-CERT)

—  ICS-CERT  responds to over 200 Industrial Control System (ICS) incidents between October 2012 and May 2013.
— Highest percentage in energy sector — 53%
— Critical Manufacturing sector follows — 17%

 

 

ICS attacks by source country (image TrendMicro)

ICS attacks by source country
(image TrendMicro)

— TrendMicro research emulates Industrial Control System with honeypots
— Only takes 18 hours for first honey pot to be attacked
 — Over 28 days, 39 attacks from 14 countries
— Of 39 attacks, 12 were unique and considered ‘targeted’
— Attackers demonstrated experience & expertise with ModBus industrial control protocol