The air gap is a myth and other OT security truths

Benjamin Bachmann, Director Group Information Security at Bilfinger, speaks with Help Net Security about defending industrial plants. He explains why attackers want to control operations instead of stealing data, and why the air gap is mostly a myth. Bachmann covers how containment plans get negotiated before an incident, how to build visibility on old equipment through network monitoring, and how ransomware crews price their demands on downtime.