In 2022, 30 percent of the cyber incidents detected in Operational technology-related (OT) industries had spear phishing as an initial access vector. Furthermore, threat actors organized exploitation of public-facing applications in 24 percent of the cases. Ransomware was the initial access vector for 19 percent of the cases.
Distribution of initial access vectors of incidents in the Operational Technology (OT) industries worldwide in 2022
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IBM. (February 24, 2023). Distribution of initial access vectors of incidents in the Operational Technology (OT) industries worldwide in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374041/initial-access-vector-ot-worldwide/
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