From Attacking ISIS to Industrial Controls - Is GhostSec a Hacktivist or Threat?

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GhostSec describes itself as a hacktivist group. Formed around 2015, the organization’s initial focus was shutting down ISIS websites and infiltrating their social media platforms.

Recently, the organization has been linked to politically-motivated attacks involving PLCs and other industrial controls in Israel, Iran and Russia. All of which have focused on vulnerabilities found within industrial equipment controls.

The biggest question for the industrial community is if GhostSec can show others how relatively simple it is to take control of industrial control systems – will those learning from GhostSec take it to another level?

Joining us to discuss this situation is Matan Dobrushin, VP of Research at OTORIO. Based in Israel, the company is a leader in industrial cybersecurity solutions and services.

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