{"id":39134,"date":"2023-01-18T19:42:17","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T16:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/?p=39134"},"modified":"2026-03-28T02:35:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T23:35:18","slug":"robotized-production-may-be-disrupted-for-weeks-by-a-cyberattack-according-to-employees-from-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/robotized-production-may-be-disrupted-for-weeks-by-a-cyberattack-according-to-employees-from-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"Robotized production may be disrupted for weeks by a cyberattack, according to employees from Saudi Arabia\u00a0<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Robotics are used together with industrial control systems for production, replacing manual labor and improving business efficiency. However, according to Kaspersky research[1]<\/sup><\/a>, the majority of employees in manufacturing companies in Saudi Arabia \u2013 76% \u2013 believe that because of possible cyberattacks on robots, there are significant risks. For instance, 65% of employees think that in case of a cyberattack, production processes run by robots can be disrupted and stalled for several weeks or even longer. <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only 13% of employees believe disabled robots can be fixed immediately in case of a cyberattack, and 21% say it would take a few days. More than half of employees (65%) expect that recovery operations would take a significantly longer time: 55% said it would take from a few weeks to half a year, 5% think it will take from 7 months to 1 year, and 5% believe the production outage in case of a cyberattack on robots would last for more than a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIn our research we asked respondents to assess not only the level of robotization at their companies but also their ability to resist related cyber risks. It turned out that many employees had mixed feelings when assessing how protected robots are. They are confident that it\u2019s necessary to pay more attention to their security and skeptical about how quickly a robot can recover after a cyber incident. In fact, we face the concerns about the modern industrial IoT systems proper work and protection, with all the variety of complicated smart devices inside. That\u2019s why we offer Cyber Immune solutions to protect specific enterprise units or the entire IT-system, making industrial robots, ICS machines or autonomous vehicles immune to most cyberattacks without using applied security tools. For example, Kaspersky IoT Secure Gateways can protect the IT system, and collect and transmit field-level data to digital platforms securely, providing the full reliable picture of the equipment and production processes,\u201d comments Andrey Suvorov, Head of KasperskyOS Business Unit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To keep your industrial computer systems protected from various threats, Kaspersky experts recommend:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n