[MerManMaid]

PLCs are explicitly considered high value targets as they control large swaths of a nation-states critical infrastructure as well as connect to high value end-points in air-gapped networks.

Now perhaps you're not working on anything someone might want to exploit, but PLCs are often found in critical infrastructure as well as high-end manufacturing facilities, which make them attractive targets for malicious actors. Whether because they're attempting to exploit critical infrastructure or infect a poorly secured device that high value end-points (such as engineering laptops) might eventually connect to directly.

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa... - Water Infra

https://claroty.com/team82/research/evil-plc-attack-using-a-...

[dehugger]

I was in a cybersecurity program in college and one of the classes explicitly targeted SCADA systems and how to exploit them. That was 10 years ago and I imagine things have only gotten worse since.