Miners are no strangers to risk. Extractive industries have always been considered difficult to break into because equipment failure, long investment return times, and low-quality deposits threaten to hamper operations, even for the biggest companies. Even so, one risk that mining has been comparatively immune to is cyber threats. But with more embracing the cloud, digital attacks are on the rise.
This requires robust tools that can provide visibility into the incident and allow for rapid action to mitigate damage."Evolution Mining may be the latest reported incident, but most industrial companies now understand that they will be attacked at some point. This is why a systematic approach is needed," Plett said. Safeguarding what is sensitive For miners, a large part of cyber risk is related to the theft of sensitive data, such as geological information and exploration plans.