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70 % of mining executives have witnessed an increase in the number of disruptive attacks in the previous 12 months
Coming out on top With an increasing frequency of threats to control systems , particularly those overseeing industrial processes , mining companies are actively taking action .
One example of this can be seen at Boliden , a Swedish multinational metals , mining , and smelting company , where managers became aware of ABB ' s Cyber Security Fingerprint service , designed for the ABB Ability™ System 800xA control system .
They requested ABB to conduct the Fingerprint at Boliden ' s plant to validate their security policies and uncover any previously overlooked areas . Their aim was to enhance their existing measures to mitigate the potential threats of computer viruses and unauthorised access , which could put production , data , equipment , and personnel at risk . ABB and Boliden have now been successfully implementing the ABB Ability™ Cyber Security Fingerprint services for three years .
“ Since delivering the cybersecurity assessments described in this case study , ABB have been working with Boliden to put in place many of our cybersecurity solutions , including a central patch management solution and managed cybersecurity services ,” explains Gogarty .
The Cyber Security Fingerprint service offered by ABB has a key feature of identifying areas that require improvement to safeguard against security breaches caused by either careless or malicious actions of company personnel , as well as threats from external hackers via software or USB peripherals .
56 May 2023