ABS Consulting will help industries by specialized OT Cybersecurity

CyberSecurity is becoming an extensively popular term in the modern era.With as many 2,200 cyberattacks being reported everyday this branch of security needs immediate attention.

 

Cyber Crimes such as Email-Internet frauds,theft related to card payment data,Cyber Extortion(bullying and asking money to prevent a threatened attack)are narrowing users' trust in the Internet.

 

Hackers are not only threatening casual internet users but are demanding huge money from companies in return of stolen data. The cases of  data breach brings down a company’s position in the market.It also tarnishes the company’s image in the minds of prospective customers.

 

It is a complex process to trace the hackers behind any cyberattack. The malicious practices are also causing harm to the country's national security.

 

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Cyber Attackers specifically target the server of military base camps and vindictively steal information.Later the most sensitive information is exposed on the dark web with hefty price tags.

 

Companies like MCAfee,CrowdStrike,Secureworks,Inflobox,ABS Consulting are effectively deploying cloud managed network services to help customers in securing networks like Domain Name System(DNS),Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol(DHCP) and IP addresses.

 

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ABS consulting is a leading technical service provider.It operates in  North and South America,Europe,Middle East,West Africa,Asia and Australia.

 

It provides a spectrum of services .To expand its services in the branch of CyberSecurity ABS consulting  has recently launched an integrated cybersecurity service that will help organizations to monitor ,manage and reduce the risk of Operational Technology Cyber attacks.

 

The new system will provide support to the industrial sector including power plants,wind farms and oil rigged platforms. It will further help companies by reducing the cybersecurity risk through 24*7 monitoring.It is specifically designed for operational technology cyber attacks.

 

Operational Technology

 

Operational Technology refers to hardware or software that control physical devices or processors in environments like building factories and other utilities.Example:Smart grid system.

 

The OT systems connected to the Internet are prone to a variety of cyber threats like viruses ,malware, denial of service attacks .

 

OT systems are vulnerable and contain critical information therefore OT systems must be protected from security breach at all costs.

 

According to Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide,Bramson global head of cybersecurity at ABS Consulting said,”OT Cybersecurity requires specialized skills and experience. Traditional Cyber Security measures do not work in such environments.This OT solution is designed specifically for industrial networks”