RSAC 2024 Quick Look: Dead Man’s PLC: Ransoming the Physical World via Operational Technology

Presenters:
Ric Derbyshire, Senior Security Researcher, Orange Cyberdefense
Charl van der Walt, Head of Security Research, Orange Cyberdefense

This Quick Look provides a short preview of the full session at RSA Conference 2024, taking place from May 6-9, 2024. Ransomware does not work in the cyber-physical world because data exfiltration and encryption simply don’t translate to OT. A viable modus operandi for ransomware would be a watershed for OT security. This session will introduce Dead Man’s PLC, an entirely novel …

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