It’s 7am Monday morning. Coffee in hand, you’ve settled into your daily routine and just sat down at your desk to review alarm logs and respond to emails that came in over the weekend. Much to your confusion and shock, the screen that usually lights up to prompt you to login for the day now shows only a glaring red image with a menacing message at the top announcing your entire system has been locked, directing you to transfer $10 million in Bitcoin to a lengthy address.
So, what do you do?
If you can’t immediately think of an answer, take this as a sign to build a “cybersecurity incident response” into your safety plan. That’s right – you should start treating cybersecurity as a safety issue.
Check out the full story at IFMA: 3 Steps Facility Managers Can Take to Prevent Cyber Attacks on OT Systems
