Forrester's research highlights a significant rise in cybersecurity breaches affecting operational technology (OT) and SCADA/ICS systems, with over 90% of organizations reporting impacts from these breaches. The convergence of OT and IT is leading to increased vulnerability, as many organizations allow third-party access and have inadequate security measures in place. Additionally, firms are recognizing the need for enhanced security investments, with a majority planning to increase spending on cybersecurity in the coming years.

1. FORRESTER RESEARCH
ON OT CYBERSECURITY
www.fortinet.com
CONVERGENCE OF OT AND IT IS HAPPENING-
AND OPENING UP OT SYSTEMSTO IT-STYLE CYBER ATTACKS!1
SECURITY BREACHES HAVE INCREASED INTHE PASTYEAR1
OVER 90% HAVE SEEN SOME LEVEL OF IMPACT FROM A SECURITY BREACHTO
THEIR SCADA/ICS1
OF DEVICES CAN EXECUTE
SECOND ORDER ACTIONS
AND CONTROL OVER
SMART DEVICES
USE OF CLOUD IN ICS SOLUTIONS AND
INABILITYTO IDENTIFY OR ACT ON RISK.1
1: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Fortinet, January 2018
17% OF DEVICES ARE“AWARE”
OFTHEIR SURROUNDINGS
AND CAN ACT UPON
COLLECTED DATA
24% HAVE BASIC DATA COLLECTION SENSORS,
FEEDINGTHAT DATATO A CENTRAL DATA
STORAGE SYSTEM
AND NOTTO EACH OTHER
35%
HASTHE SCADA/ICS ATYOUR ORGANIZATION
EXPERIENCED A SECURITY BREACH?1
HAVE EXPERIENCED A BREACH IN LASTYEAR, AND ALMOST 90%
KNOWTHEY HAVE BEEN BREACHED!
56%
BIG NEWS!
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
OT NETWORKS COMPLETELY OPENTO OUTSIDEVENDORS
THIRD PARTIES RESPONSIBLE
FOR ORGANIZATION’S IT
FUNCTIONS
17%
COMPLETE ACCESSWITH NO
RESTRICTIONS PROVIDEDTO:
BUSINESS PARTNERS
21%
16% OF FIRMS OUTSOURCE AT LEAST SOME
FUNCTION OFTHEIR ORGANIZATION’S
SCADA/ICS
56%
SECURITY BREACH
BETWEEN 6 MONTHSTO
LESSTHAN 12 MONTHS
AGO
30%
38%
SECURITY BREACH
BETWEEN 1YEARTO
LESSTHAN 2YEARS
AGO
19%
21%
20182016
ANDTHE BREACHING
IS GETTINGWORSE!
54
%
AT LEAST
HAVE SEEN A HIGH/CRITICAL IMPACT ON A RANGE OF AREAS FROM ABILITYTO
MEET COMPLIANCE AND DECREASED FUNCTIONALITYTO EMPLOYEE SAFETY
IoT IS A GROWINGTREND IN OT SPACESWITH
LOTS OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF DEVICES SHOWING
UP ONTHE NETWORK.1
ON AVERAGE, FIRMS
HAVE
4.7 TECH CONNECTEDTO
THEIR NETWORK
100 % HAVE IoTTECHNOLOGIES
CONNECTEDTOTHEIR ORG’S
NETWORK
FORTINET IS KNOWN AS A LEADING
VENDOR OF OT SOLUTIONS1
VENDORS KNOWN FOR OT CYBER SECURITY SOLUTIONS
FORTINET
GE
25%
23%
22%
20%
CYBERX
HONEYWELL-NEXTNINE
IBM PAS
AND ARETAKING CONCRETE STEPSTO IMPLEMENT
OR IMPROVE SECURITY ON A NUMBER OF ATTACK POINTS.
WHILE OT SECURITY IS A PROBLEM...
OT OPERATORS
ARE AWARE OF IT
19%
31%
HOW DOYOU EXPECTYOUR ORGANIZATION’S SCADA/ICS SECURITY
WILL SPEND INTHE FOLLOWING AREASTO CHANGE FROM 2016TO
27%
11%REMAINTHE SAME
INCREASE BY LESSTHAN
5%
INCREASE BETWEEN 5%
and 10%
INCREASE BY MORE
THAN 10%
77%INCREASE