Inside the Sibanye Stillwater Cyber-Attack: How a Mining Giant Fended Off a Digital Threat Incident Overview On July 11, 2024, Sibanye Stillwater, a prominent global mining company, reported a severe cyber-attack that compromised its IT infrastructure. The attack, affecting systems across all its operations, was quickly identified and contained by the company's cybersecurity team. Nature
IT vs OT Assets IT and OT cyber security are sometimes confused as being the same thing, however they have fundamental differences in their requirements for securing assets. This is because IT assets are typically digital, and OT assets are typically physical. IT assets have developed prioritising Confidentiality, Integrity,
State Based Alarming Operating a plant is a dynamic and constantly changing task with most alarms pertaining to the normal operating state of a piece of equipment. However, equipment often has several normal, but differing, operating states. It is a best practice that all such normal operating states should not cause alarms. Alarms
Zero-Day Exploitation All software goes through rigorous testing before being released to the public. Developers must make sure the software can function efficiently and will not easily be broken by a user as well as ensuring it cannot be hacked. These bugs and vulnerabilities can often be difficult to find and there is
