U.K., Oct. 19 -- As a result of this collaboration, ABB has created a new OT Security Event Monitoring Service that mixes ABB's process control system domain expertise with IBM's security event monitoring portfolio to enable improved security for industrial operators.

Industrial control system environments are increasingly targeted in cyber-attacks. IBM's latest X-Force Threat Intelligence Index found that attacks on industrial and manufacturing facilities rose over 2000% since 2018.

In a bid to better connect OT data with the broader IT security ecosystem, ABB has developed a new offering that allows security events from ABB to be sent to IBM's security information and event management platform known as QRadar.

The ABB solution was cr...