Cybersecurity for Industrial IoT: How to Protect Your Factory Floor Without Slowing Down IIoT Adoption
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In December 2023, a water treatment facility in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania was hacked through an internet-exposed Unitronics PLC. The attackers — linked to an Iranian state group — gained access because the PLC was connected directly to the internet with default credentials. The incident didn't cause physical harm, but it demonstrated a truth that manufacturing CISOs have been warning about for years: the convergence of IT and OT networks creates attack surfaces that most industrial organizations aren't prepared to defend.