CYBERSECURITY FOR THE ENERGY & UTILITIES INDUSTRY

The Energy and Utility industries have experienced significant changes in recent years, including increased connectivity of SCADA systems, process control systems, and infrastructure for critical products and services. The rise of cyber threats from terrorists, industrial espionage agents, malicious insiders, and user error has raised national and international attention to ensuring the security of critical information infrastructure.

The cost of cyber-attacks rises every year, resulting to significant impact affecting corporations centrally, as for example in the case of the ‘Night Dragon’ attacks targeting the UK energy industry that cost over €30bn a few years ago. As cyber security and critical infrastructure protection are becoming a top priority in national governments, there will be significant changes in this area in the next years.