ظهور شيلدووركز في أبرز وسائل الإعلام الإماراتية
مغطى من قبل وسائل الإعلام الرائدة في الإمارات العربية المتحدة بما في ذلك أبعاد الإمارات، محلل الإمارات، برو خليج، بحدوة، جواب عربي، والعديد من الآخرين.
January 05, 2026
Shieldworkz was quoted in an Industrial Cyber investigation into a late-December 2025 campaign that disrupted Romania’s national water authority and a major energy producer. The report details how attackers targeted administrative IT systems - ERP, email, document stores and public websites - to maximise disruption during the holiday period. Shieldworkz’s EU Director, Prayukth K V, contributed expert analysis on attacker timing, tactics and why administrative IT compromises create second-order risks for operational continuity.
مغطى من قبل وسائل الإعلام الرائدة في الإمارات العربية المتحدة بما في ذلك أبعاد الإمارات، محلل الإمارات، برو خليج، بحدوة، جواب عربي، والعديد من الآخرين.
January 05, 2026
Shieldworkz was quoted in an Industrial Cyber investigation into a late-December 2025 campaign that disrupted Romania’s national water authority and a major energy producer. The report details how attackers targeted administrative IT systems - ERP, email, document stores and public websites - to maximise disruption during the holiday period. Shieldworkz’s EU Director, Prayukth K V, contributed expert analysis on attacker timing, tactics and why administrative IT compromises create second-order risks for operational continuity.
تغطية واسعة عبر وسائل الإعلام في الإمارات
أباق الإمارات، والتي أبرزت تحليل الفجوات المدعوم بالذكاء الاصطناعي من Shieldworkz باعتباره "محور تغيير للعمليات الصناعية".
محلل الإمارات يشيد بأدوات إدارة التعرض التلقائية للشركة لأنها “تضع معيارًا جديدًا في تقليل المخاطر في تقنية العمليات.”
احتراف الخليج، مشيرًا إلى أن "قدرات إدارة الوضع المعززة لـ Shieldworkz ستساعد المنظمات في الإمارات العربية المتحدة على تلبية ومتجاوزة متطلبات NIS2 الناشئة."
بيهيدوا, يؤكد على أهمية المراقبة المستمرة في البنية التحتية الحيوية.
تغطية واسعة عبر وسائل الإعلام في الإمارات
أباق الإمارات، والتي أبرزت تحليل الفجوات المدعوم بالذكاء الاصطناعي من Shieldworkz باعتباره "محور تغيير للعمليات الصناعية".
محلل الإمارات يشيد بأدوات إدارة التعرض التلقائية للشركة لأنها “تضع معيارًا جديدًا في تقليل المخاطر في تقنية العمليات.”
احتراف الخليج، مشيرًا إلى أن "قدرات إدارة الوضع المعززة لـ Shieldworkz ستساعد المنظمات في الإمارات العربية المتحدة على تلبية ومتجاوزة متطلبات NIS2 الناشئة."
بيهيدوا, يؤكد على أهمية المراقبة المستمرة في البنية التحتية الحيوية.
Why this coverage matters
Industrial Cyber’s reporting exposes a growing adversary preference: instead of directly sabotaging OT controllers, attackers increasingly target the administrative IT layers that coordinate operations, maintenance and logistics. That approach can paralyse organisations that manage water flows and electricity generation while leaving OT alarms silent - a strategic trade that raises systemic risk across national critical infrastructure.
Shieldworkz perspective
“The timing and focus of these intrusions were tactical - the adversary targeted the administrative backbone when organisations were least prepared,” said Prayukth K V, Director for the EU Region at Shieldworkz. He noted that disabling ERP and communications can effectively stop a provider’s administrative and logistical functions even when the National Energy System remains operational. Shieldworkz stressed that modern resilience requires detection and response that bridges IT and OT, plus tested plans for low-staff periods such as holidays.
Shieldworkz highlighted that modern threat actors increasingly favor precision and persistence over noisy disruption. By conducting reconnaissance on exposed services, exploiting compromised credentials, and targeting high-value administrative platforms, attackers can exert sustained pressure on organizations while staying below traditional OT detection thresholds.
The reporting reinforces Shieldworkz’ long-held position that resilience requires visibility and control across both IT and OT, supported by tested incident response processes that account for real-world operational constraints.
Practical steps for leaders
Identify administrative single points of failure. Map ERP, document stores, identity providers, DNS and communications systems that underpin operational continuity.
Plan for low-staff scenarios. Ensure monitoring, escalation, and incident response procedures remain effective during holidays and reduced staffing periods.
Strengthen identity and vendor access. Limit credential exposure through least privilege, multi-factor authentication, and just-in-time vendor access.
Detect living-off-the-land techniques. Monitor for abnormal use of native system tools, privilege changes, and policy modifications that indicate stealthy intrusion.
Prepare for rapid isolation and recovery. Maintain segmented architectures, immutable backups, and rehearsed rebuild procedures for critical administrative platforms.
Bridge IT and OT security operations. Align teams, telemetry, and response playbooks to prevent blind spots between enterprise and operational environments.
Shieldworkz offers tailored readiness reviews and recovery planning focused on administrative IT dependencies and cross-sector impacts.
Why this coverage matters
Industrial Cyber’s reporting exposes a growing adversary preference: instead of directly sabotaging OT controllers, attackers increasingly target the administrative IT layers that coordinate operations, maintenance and logistics. That approach can paralyse organisations that manage water flows and electricity generation while leaving OT alarms silent - a strategic trade that raises systemic risk across national critical infrastructure.
Shieldworkz perspective
“The timing and focus of these intrusions were tactical - the adversary targeted the administrative backbone when organisations were least prepared,” said Prayukth K V, Director for the EU Region at Shieldworkz. He noted that disabling ERP and communications can effectively stop a provider’s administrative and logistical functions even when the National Energy System remains operational. Shieldworkz stressed that modern resilience requires detection and response that bridges IT and OT, plus tested plans for low-staff periods such as holidays.
Shieldworkz highlighted that modern threat actors increasingly favor precision and persistence over noisy disruption. By conducting reconnaissance on exposed services, exploiting compromised credentials, and targeting high-value administrative platforms, attackers can exert sustained pressure on organizations while staying below traditional OT detection thresholds.
The reporting reinforces Shieldworkz’ long-held position that resilience requires visibility and control across both IT and OT, supported by tested incident response processes that account for real-world operational constraints.
Practical steps for leaders
Identify administrative single points of failure. Map ERP, document stores, identity providers, DNS and communications systems that underpin operational continuity.
Plan for low-staff scenarios. Ensure monitoring, escalation, and incident response procedures remain effective during holidays and reduced staffing periods.
Strengthen identity and vendor access. Limit credential exposure through least privilege, multi-factor authentication, and just-in-time vendor access.
Detect living-off-the-land techniques. Monitor for abnormal use of native system tools, privilege changes, and policy modifications that indicate stealthy intrusion.
Prepare for rapid isolation and recovery. Maintain segmented architectures, immutable backups, and rehearsed rebuild procedures for critical administrative platforms.
Bridge IT and OT security operations. Align teams, telemetry, and response playbooks to prevent blind spots between enterprise and operational environments.
Shieldworkz offers tailored readiness reviews and recovery planning focused on administrative IT dependencies and cross-sector impacts.
About Shieldworkz
Shieldworkz protects OT, IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) across industrial operations and critical infrastructure. We combine domain-aware detection, threat hunting and hands-on incident response to reduce attack surface, accelerate recovery, and help organisations modernise securely without compromising availability or safety.
About Shieldworkz
Shieldworkz protects OT, IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) across industrial operations and critical infrastructure. We combine domain-aware detection, threat hunting and hands-on incident response to reduce attack surface, accelerate recovery, and help organisations modernise securely without compromising availability or safety.
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