Energy cyberattacks can have a major impact on society
An attack on energy infrastructure can have a devastating impact on society. Energy operators must prioritize strengthening their cyber resilience to withstand inevitable breaches.
The energy sector is the 3rd most targeted industry by ransomware and threat actors
Ransomware attacks on energy systems increased by 150% in 2022
The average cost of a data breach for energy companies reached $4.72 million in 2022
Maintain the delivery of critical services
Avoid financial and reputational harm
Achieve and maintain compliance
Cyber resilience requires an “assume breach” mindset
Cyber resilience is the ability to deliver services continuously and keep critical operations up and running during and after a security breach.
Traditional cybersecurity solutions were designed to protect systems, networks, and data from attacks. Adopting a cyber resilience strategy with Zero Trust prevents systems and networks from being derailed when security is compromised.
Cyber resilience helps organizations recognize that attackers can be successful using improved evasion techniques. An “assume breach” mindset drives a more proactive approach to prepare, prevent, respond and recover from cybersecurity incidents.
Challenges to energy cyber resilience
Increased connectivity
A growing number of departments, systems, services and devices are connected, potentially exposing high-value services to attack.
Grid transformation
As the grid becomes smarter with more devices connecting at the edge, the risk of an attack generating at the grid edge grows.
Targeted cyber-physical attacks
Criminals and nation-state actors have identified that cyber-physical attacks on critical devices have a long-term effect on service delivery.
Plan for an attack
Understand dependencies between assets and enhance cyber resilience for critical systems by adopting Zero Trust Segmentation.
Stop the spread
Gain a clear perspective on security risks across all assets and implement security policies to stop the spread of attacks.
Adapt in real time
Scale visibility and security policy dynamically as your IT environment evolves, ensuring business agility and resilience.
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