MANAGEMENT

Miners under attack

Mining, like most modern industries, is vulnerable to cyberthreats and will become a more attractive target to hackers as it continues its path towards higher levels of digitalisation. Nia Kajastie reports

Mining companies need to know where malware and attackers might be able to get in and which business-critical assets are particularly vulnerable. Photo: iStock.com/Urupong

Mining companies need to know where malware and attackers might be able to get in and which business-critical assets are particularly vulnerable. Photo: iStock.com/Urupong

On March 19, major aluminium producer Norsk Hydro suffered a cyberattack, speculated to be caused by ransomware called LockerGoga. It brought down the company's worldwide network and caused operations...

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