The number of IC-related cybersecurity incidents reported to U.S. authorities rose 20 percent in the last year. Charles Cooper: Many of these systems were designed and installed before the emergence of the commercial Internet. Cooper: As more organizations connect their infrastructures to the Internet, companies are retrofitting this older equipment to work in modern networked environments. He says the number of ICS-related cyberattacks in the United States has risen 20 percent over the past year. Cohen: Even if they can’t prevent cyberattacks, operators can still reduce exposure by doing the basics.”]
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