Cybersecurity threats stemming from USB devices continue to gain prominence and potency

Cybersecurity threats aren’t going anywhere as we rely more on technology in business and our personal lives.

Here's what to know from the 2022 Industrial Cybersecurity USB Threat Report.

52% of threats are specifically designed to utilize USB removable devices.
That’s compared to 37% in 2021, and almost triple from 19% in the 2020 report.

81% of threats are capable of causing a disruption to Operational Technology (OT) systems, the underlying

technology used to control industrial environments.

That’s up from 79% in the 2021 report.

Trojans – malware designed to trick you into executing it – account for 76% of threats.
Typically, a trojan disguises itself as a legitimate software to get you to download or take action, or it embeds

malicious code into everyday documents.

51% of threats are designed to establish remote access or remote control.

This remains consistent with 2021, but the threat level remains high, according to this year’s report.

Download this year's Honeywell Industrial Cybersecurity USB Threat Report and learn more about the cyber

threats facing businesses, as well as how to detect threats earlier and respond to incidents faster.

represent consolidated views into the collective data set, and sample set findings are interpreted in light of impact

upon the larger sample set. Industries represented include all critical infrastructure sectors defined by the

Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

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