Top 10 Cybersecurity Trends in Critical Infrastructure for 2024
Mars Cheng
DEF CON 32 Creator Stage · Day 1 · Creator Stage
In this DEF CON 32 presentation, Mars Cheng delivered a comprehensive overview of the critical cybersecurity landscape within Operational Technology (OT) environments, identifying the top 10 trends for 2024. Drawing insights from extensive surveys conducted with Chief Security Officers (CSOs) across various industrial sectors in 2023 and 2024, Cheng's talk aimed to demystify the often chaotic and industry-specific challenges of OT security. The research, spearheaded by TS1 Networks and the Association of Hackers in Taiwan, sought to understand the real-world priorities, concerns, and defensive strategies employed by those on the front lines of protecting critical infrastructure.