VTT 386 - Integrated Management of Safety and Security Synergies in Seveso plants (SAF€RA 4STER): Final Report

Past incident analysis showed that terrorism and cyberattacks were the most important threat categories for Seveso plants. Even though, past incident analysis showed that no major events occurred in chemical or petrochemical facilities due to cyber-attacks, they remain a relevant threat category, and worth paying attention to. This is because of the current trend towards growing digitalisation, automation and blurring boundaries between IT and operational technology (OT) systems in high-risk industries, makes OT systems vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks.

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What are external trends or expected change in the medium and long term? What management measures are available?

Target Group(s):

• Strategic leadership
• Tactical leadership

Risk Theme:

• Risk | Control | Assurance - Cybersecurity