How Dragos is protecting the industrial control systems and infrastructure

How Dragos is protecting the industrial control systems and infrastructure

The development of control systems can be traced back to antiquity; however, since the industrial revolution, they have grown into an invisible backbone that underpins our society. Recent decades have seen industrial control systems (ICS) becoming more networked, allowing operators to be more connected to their operations. However, digitalisation and the increasing network of machines and industrial systems result in heightened cyberattack risks. In 2021, 91 per cent of industrial organisations had at least one security incident in their operational technology (OT) environment, according to a security survey. Meanwhile, statistics imply that cybersecurity for ICS will likely increase rapidly over the next five years, with estimations forecasting that the industry will be worth $22.8bn by 2026. The industry has gathered an arsenal of awareness and security services with the support of researchers, studies of increasing attacks on industrial sites, and extended interest from corporate and government sectors. With this in mind, organisations like Dragos are developing cybersecurity solutions to assist businesses in developing their cybersecurity strategies. To protect industrial control systems, Dragos was established in 2016 and with the development of the company and its progress, it has raised over $360m in investments to become one of the most important