ITKP supports Cyber Security Programm of an internal Pharmaceutical company

The ransomware attacks WannaCry and Non-Petya in 2017 forced companies are forced to think about Cyber Security. Merck for instance lost sales and incurred costs associated with downtime amounting to over $310 million USD. Those attacks have shown that today’s cyber threat is graver than ever, as barriers to entry are extremely low while potential rewards are great, and the risk of getting caught is minimal. Malicious cyber tools are cheap and widely available. One lone actor with few resources now has the power to wreak havoc on networks and production systems anonymously.

Major Pharmaceutical companies we recognized this threat launched cyber security programs in Operational Technology (OT) to strengthen their defense systems. They address security risks in the manufacturing environment, provide solutions to the most common cyber security risks, and identify organizational deficiencies. They introduce basic cyber security elements in order to provide protection for automation equipment from common cyber threats.