In 2022, 30 percent of the cyber incidents detected in Operational technology-related (OT) industries had spear phishing as an initial access vector. Furthermore, threat actors organized exploitation of public-facing applications in 24 percent of the cases. Ransomware was the initial access vector for 19 percent of the cases.
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IBM. (February 24, 2023). Distribution of initial access vectors of incidents in the Operational Technology (OT) industries worldwide in 2022 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 15, 2026, from /statistics/1374041/initial-access-vector-ot-worldwide/
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