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Threat landscape for industrial automation systems. Q1 2026
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This report contains industrial threat statistics for Q1 2026, including industrial threat distribution by type, source, region and industry.
All threats The percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked continued to decrease, reaching 19. 6% in Q1 2026. This is the lowest value in three years, and it is 1. 4 times lower than in Q2 2023. Percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked, Q2 2023–Q1 2026 Regionally, the percentages ranged from 9. 1% in Northern Europe to 27. 4% in Africa. Regions ranked by percentage of attacked ICS computers The percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked increased in five regions over the quarter, most notably in Southern Europe, Northern Europe, and Russia.
In Q1 2026, Southern Europe led the way in growth for internet and email threats. The region also saw the fastest growth in spyware, as well as malicious scripts and phishing pages.