In 2022, the manufacturing industry saw nearly 60 percent of cyber incidents among Operational technology-related (OT) sectors. Among other OT industries, energy was targeted by 17 percent of the attacks, while water utilities saw around one percent of the global attacks for the year.
Operational Technology (OT) industries worldwide most frequently targeted by cyber attacks in 2022
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IBM. (February 24, 2023). Operational Technology (OT) industries worldwide most frequently targeted by cyber attacks in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374010/cyber-attacks-ot-industries-worldwide/
IBM. "Operational Technology (OT) industries worldwide most frequently targeted by cyber attacks in 2022." Chart. February 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374010/cyber-attacks-ot-industries-worldwide/
IBM. (2023). Operational Technology (OT) industries worldwide most frequently targeted by cyber attacks in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374010/cyber-attacks-ot-industries-worldwide/
IBM. "Operational Technology (Ot) Industries Worldwide Most Frequently Targeted by Cyber Attacks in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374010/cyber-attacks-ot-industries-worldwide/
IBM, Operational Technology (OT) industries worldwide most frequently targeted by cyber attacks in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374010/cyber-attacks-ot-industries-worldwide/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Operational Technology (OT) industries worldwide most frequently targeted by cyber attacks in 2022 [Graph], IBM, February 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374010/cyber-attacks-ot-industries-worldwide/