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🔎 Exploring the cyber attack weaknesses with industrial and infrastructure OT networks: identifying the points of cyberattack 💻

💥Infrastructure business Operational Technology (OT) network components are under attack but do not receive the publicity that business data theft and ransomware attacks receive.

💻 Operational Technology includes industrial control systems (ICS – the computers that control the industrial and infrastructure processes) and the programmable logic controllers (PLC - the embedded computers that operate the valves and switches in the industrial and infrastructure processes.

📈 OT systems are seeing an increasing number of IoT devices installed for autonomous control of a specific element of the process. Often IoT devices are Internet connected to provide data for a supervisor. IoT devices generally have weak security. ICS computers receive commands and provide reports to IT information systems that are responsible for managing the business. Often the interface between IT and OT is via the Internet.

👀 Two groups are attacking infrastructure business operational technology (OT) networks for different purposes, and this is explained in depth on WISPzone blog.

Head to WISPzone to continue reading.

https://www.wispzone.com/blogs/news/ot-networks-points-of-attack-by-cybercriminals-and-state-sponsored-hackers

💻 The Authonet Zero Trust gateway can be installed in any business network as shown in the diagram, to add layers of cybersecurity protection to the business network 🔰

🧐 The Authonet Zero Trust gateway authenticates all devices and users that connect to the business network and monitors their network access based on rules that are provided for the gateway. When configured the Authonet Zero Trust gateway can block password theft and phishing attacks.

Configuration settings of the Authonet Zero Trust gateway are listed below 👇

📲 Authentication rules
▪ Verify the MAC of the device, connection allowed.
▪ Verify the MAC of the device, connection blocked.
▪ Verify the MAC of the device, login required.
▪ Unlisted MAC’s are always blocked.
▪ Verify the user password, connection allowed.
▪ Verify the user password, connection blocked.
▪ Verify the user password, user requires MFA with OTP.
▪ Optionally user access only with an allowed MAC (3FA).

🔎 Filtering rules
▪ Specify allowed / blocked network IP range.
▪ Specify allowed / blocked Internet public IP’s /domains.

👀 Monitoring
▪ Monitor status of devices in the LAN network.

📄 Reporting
▪ List the authenticated users.
▪ List IP requests but not authenticated, check for intruder.
▪ List failed authentication, send alert to admin.

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🔰 Why Zero Trust Cybersecurity is Better for your Business❔

Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) cybersecurity technology has the following characteristics.

▪ Zero Trust network cybersecurity means never trust, always verify.
▪ All devices and users must connect through Zero Trust cybersecurity, which protects business data, software and infrastructure using strict
protocols, and monitors network traffic for suspicious behavior or potential threats.
▪ Zero Trust has four principles that are implemented by a Zero Trust endpoint firewall.
▪ Identity verification and authentication of every user and device that is
attempting to access the network. Verification uses device identity checks
and multi-factor authentication (MFA) of users.
▪ Users and devices are given access only to the specific network resources
they need to perform their tasks in order to limit the potential damage that can be caused by a compromised device.
▪ Users have restrictions imposed for access to Internet services that block
interaction with potential attack vectors and compromised websites.
▪ Continuous monitoring of network activity can identify potential threats and provides the opportunity to take effective action quickly.

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