---
title: "8 questions to ask about your industrial control systems security"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/8-questions-to-ask-about-your-industrial-control-systems-security/"
date: "2018-03-20T06:10:09+00:00"
section: "Hardware/Network"
tags:
  - "Cyber Attack"
  - "Cyber Threat"
  - "Data Breach"
  - "IIoT"
  - "Infrastucture Security"
  - "Internet of Things"
  - "IT Security"
  - "Network Security"
source: "csoonline.com"
source_url: "https://www.csoonline.com/article/3262641/critical-infrastructure/8-questions-to-ask-about-your-industrial-control-systems-security.html"
---

# 8 questions to ask about your industrial control systems security

March 20, 2018 · Reported by csoonline.com

> Do you have a real cybersecurity-focused ICS strategy in place, or are you force-fitting IT security policies on your industrial control systems? A recent incident where a likely nation-state threat actor inadvertently shut down a critical infrastructure facility in the Middle East when testing new malware has stoked widespread concerns about the vulnerability of industrial control systems (ICSs) to new cyberthreats.

[Read the full article at csoonline.com](https://www.csoonline.com/article/3262641/critical-infrastructure/8-questions-to-ask-about-your-industrial-control-systems-security.html)

**Tags:** [Cyber Attack](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cyber-attack/) · [Cyber Threat](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cyber-threat/) · [Data Breach](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/data-breach/) · [IIoT](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/iiot/) · [Infrastucture Security](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/infrastucture-security/) · [Internet of Things](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/internet-of-things/) · [IT Security](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/it-security/) · [Network Security](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/network-security/)