Anatomy of Smart Building Ransomware Attacks
Anthony Forde
S4x24 - ICS Security Conference · Day 2 · Main Stage
Anthony Forde's talk, "Anatomy of Smart Building Ransomware Attacks," delivers a sobering deep dive into a real-world ransomware incident that crippled a healthcare facility. The presentation meticulously details how a seemingly isolated IT problem escalated to impact critical operational technology (OT) systems within a smart building, highlighting the severe consequences of IT/OT convergence vulnerabilities. Forde, an incident response expert, walks through the complex investigation, the numerous challenges encountered, and the ultimate recovery efforts, providing invaluable lessons for organizations managing converged environments.
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Forde's deep dive into a real-world smart building ransomware incident is a brutal, unvarnished look at IT/OT convergence gone wrong. This isn't theoretical; it's a blow-by-blow account of an attack that crippled a healthcare facility, revealing critical vulnerabilities in vendor management, incident response tooling, and basic security hygiene. The honesty about IR blunders, like the EDR wiping evidence, elevates this from a mere case study to an essential post-mortem for anyone serious about defending critical infrastructure. This talk provides actionable intelligence and serves as a stark…