{"id":2647,"date":"2014-09-24T17:58:45","date_gmt":"2014-09-24T17:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kasperskydaily.com\/b2b\/?p=2647"},"modified":"2020-12-22T12:43:05","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T17:43:05","slug":"so-malware-attacks-against-critical-infrastructure-are-inevitable-whats-next-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/so-malware-attacks-against-critical-infrastructure-are-inevitable-whats-next-2\/2647\/","title":{"rendered":"So malware attacks against critical infrastructure are inevitable. What’s next?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today we are publishing<\/a>\u00a0research that paints quite a grim picture: A quarter of organizations handling critical infrastructure report malware attacks. We are talking about an environment that is supposedly protected at all costs from all kinds of intrusions. Why is that? Let me explain why critical security breaches happen and our view on the proper protection methods.<\/p>\n

Critical infrastructure operators are often reluctant to deploy full-scale anti-malware protection. They are worried about compatibility, performance, compliance, and most importantly: possible downtime. In a critical environment such as the infrastructure of an oil\/gas company, one minute of downtime may cost anywhere between $20,000 and $500,000. It\u2019s no surprise that some companies prefer to deploy protection partially, or rely on the \u201csecurity by obscurity\u201d approach (see \u201c5 Myths of Cyber Security\u201d<\/a>).<\/p>\n

So #malware attacks against #critical infrastructures are inevitable. What\u2019s next? #security<\/p>Tweet<\/a><\/blockquote>\n

As our research shows, malware is the true enemy. The potential impact of a misconfigured security solution is nowhere near the devastating consequences of a true security breach. Critical systems are prone to all types of cyber attacks, but these three are the most likely:<\/p>\n