“…India topped the list of 20 countries with 13 critical installations using default credentials making them highly vulnerable,” said Rahul Sasi, the founder of CloudSEK.
A recent study conducted by CloudSEK, a global AI-driven Digital Risk Management Enterprise, shows that Indian critical infrastructural systems like gas and water supply, and governemnt services are vulnerable to cyber attacks.
The report titled ‘Abysmal State of Global Critical Infra Security: Supply of Gas, Water, & Govt. Services at High Risk’ points out that overlooking the security of operational technology (OT) system could make critical infrastructure systems or industrial control systems (ICS) highly vulnerable to cyber attacks and thus, proving to be a serious threat to nations and their economies.
The study, authored by Sparsh Kulshrestha, Senior Security Analyst, CloudSEK, cited the vulnerabilities of the water quality management software of an Indian conglomerate, the Union Government’s mail server and the Central View Dashboard, and a private gas transport company as examples of the potential extent and impact of cyber attacks on ICS.
The water quality management software was found to…
