This Abhisam Industrial Cybersecurity report 2020 has been compiled with articles from experts from different domains such as Oil & Gas, Water, Industrial Automation, etc. Read to know the state of Industrial Cybersecurity in these industry sectors in the year 2020 and find out what will happen in year 2021 and beyond.

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The Road Ahead in 2021
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Figure 2 - Some actual consequences of cyber attacks in recent 5 years
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MECHANICALSAFETY
SIS - MITIGATION
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EMERGENCYRESPONSE
CYBER ATTACK OCCURENCES WITH THEIR CONSEQUENCES
TRITON / TRISIS ATTACK CAPABLE OF MODIFYING SIF LOGIC
CAUSING DAMAGE THROUGH UNCONTROLLED SHUTDOWN
CAUSING DAMAGE THROUGH MODIFICATION OF PROCESS SETTINGS
CAUSING DAMAGE THROUGH LOSS OF ABILITY TO PERFORM
CAUSING DAMAGE THROUGH LOSS OF REQUIRED PERFORMANCE
COMPROMISE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
PROTECTION LAYERS

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Figure 3 - Overview of consequences from attacks on ICSS

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e.G. SERIAL INTERFACE

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