USB Attacks – A Favorite Choice of
Bad Actors in OT
Removable media remains a primary attack vector to infiltrate isolated ICS/OT environments and compromise critical systems. Worldwide critical infrastructure organizations face the threats of state-sponsored APT groups weaponizing USBs to bypass perimeter controls. Securing air-gapped environments, supporting legacy OT systems, and hardening operations are top priorities to defending against removable media threats.
20.3%
of OT/ICS attacks initiated by compromised removable media in 2024
15.2%
of OT/ICS attacks initiated by removable media in 2025
Rank #4
investment priority in OT/ICS for 2025
How to Protect Against
Removable Media Threats
MetaDefender Kiosk comes in five form factors built for industrial environments. Powered by OPSWAT’s industry-leading technologies, it helps you enforce peripheral and removable media policies and align with regulatory standards.
Prevention and Detection
Along with detection rates reaching up to 99.2% with 30+ anti-malware engines, it helps prevent zero-day attacks with Deep CDR™ technology.
Defense-in-Depth
In addition to its industry-leading technologies, it seamlessly integrates with multiple OPSWAT solutions to offer multi-layered defense against removable media threats.
Compliance with Confidence
Stay ahead of global and regional cybersecurity mandates, including NERC CIP, NIST 800-53, NEI 18-08, ISO27001, ISA/IEC 62443, NIS2, and GDPR.
Discover MetaDefender Kiosk Resources
Gain deeper knowledge about media-borne threats, how threat actors exploit peripheral and removable media, and how MetaDefender Kiosk and its industry-leading technologies can help mitigate these risks.
Stopping Removable Media Threats at the Point of Entry
Why Traditional Antivirus is Not Enough
MetaDefender Kiosk Series
Protect Critical Operations
Discover how worldwide organizations rely on MetaDefender Kiosk as a strategic solution for peripheral and removable media protection, supporting their daily operations.
Proven Deployments in Energy and Utilities
How energy providers, nuclear facilities, oil and gas producers, and water treatment plants secured their critical systems.
Proven Deployments in Manufacturing
How leading manufacturers secured their operations, protected file flows to OT environments, and enhanced operational resilience.
Ready to Protect Critical Assets at
Every Entry Point?
Take the first step toward fortifying your critical infrastructure against removable media threats.
