The threat of USB-borne malware continues to be a serious cybersecurity concern to manufacturing and industrial facilities.
Data from the 2022 Honeywell Industrial Cybersecurity USB Threat Report indicates that 52% of threats were specifically designed to utilize removable media, up from 32% the previous year and more than double the 19% reported in the 2020 study. The USB Threat Report is based on aggregated cybersecurity threat data from hundreds of industrial facilities globally during a 12-month period.