Growing challenges cybersecurity leaders in the mining and materials sector faced in 2024 were particularly in safeguarding cyber-physical systems (CPS) such as operational technology (OT), IoT, and building management systems (BMS).
Claroty commissioned an independent global survey of 1,100 information security, OT engineering, clinical & biomedical engineering, and facilities management and plant operations professionals about the business impacts of cyberattacks on their organizations in the past 12 months.
Financial impacts
Frequent and disruptive cyberattacks resulted in significant financial costs and operational disruptions, delays in service delivery, data loss, and manipulations with far-reaching consequences for public safety and national and economic security.
Nearly 70% of respondents reported a financial loss of $100,000 or more. Over 30% reported a loss of $1 million or more….
