Worldwide OT industries top initial access vectors 2022

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Ani Petrosyan,
Jul 11, 2024
In 2022, 30 percent of the cyber incidents detected in Operational technology-related (OT) industries had spear phishing as an initial access vector. Furthermore, threat actors organized exploitation of public-facing applications in 24 percent of the cases. Ransomware was the initial access vector for 19 percent of the cases.

Distribution of initial access vectors of incidents in the Operational Technology (OT) industries worldwide in 2022

CharacteristicShare of extortion cases
Spear phishing 38%
Exploitation of public-facing applications 24%
Detection of backdoors 20%
Ransomware 19%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of extortion cases38%38%24%24%20%20%19%19%Spear phishingExploitation of public-facing applicationsDetection of backdoorsRansomware
0%2.5%5%7.5%10%12.5%15%17.5%20%22.5%25%27.5%30%32.5%35%37.5%40%42.5%

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February 2023

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Worldwide

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2022

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based on IBM tracking; wider industry metrics may vary

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Figures may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.

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