Q&A with Michelle Eggers: An Inside Look at the SANS ICS Security Summit 2023

A ransomware attack attributed to an Eastern European group forced Colonial Pipeline, supplier of nearly half the US East Coast's fuel, to shut down its entire system and triggered a federal response.

Manufacturers with OT environments face threats spanning IT and industrial control, from Sandworm grid attacks and Triton malware to Volt Typhoon espionage—red teams must simulate these scenarios.

Maritime shipping faces rising ransomware, GPS spoofing, and supply chain attacks; compromised OT systems like engine controls and AIS manipulation could disable vessels and disrupt global trade.

Wiz calls for a policy-and-technology blueprint to secure critical infrastructure as power, water and healthcare systems move to the cloud, eroding traditional defenses against advanced adversaries.

Ethiack case study: ANA Aeroportos, with 10 airports and 60M annual passengers, relies on continuous AI pentesting and human ethical hacking to secure 24/7 IT/OT operations.

Viettel simulates an unattended transformer substation to illustrate OT attacks: metering, disconnectors and breakers driven by PLC/HMI over Modbus, showing how attackers could trip grid equipment.