The Ransomware Threat to Energy-Delivery Systems

David M. Nicol

doi:10.1109/MSEC.2021.3063678

The Ransomware Threat to Energy-Delivery Systems

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Ransomware attacks on energy systems are on the rise. We consider ransomware attacks within an IT system's operational technology side, reference some known ransomware incidents, consider attack vectors, and comment on the work still to be done.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	9383178
Pages (from-to)	24-32
Number of pages	9
Journal	IEEE Security and Privacy
Volume	19
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MSEC.2021.3063678
State	Published - May 1 2021

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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