New technology tools are growingly available; they offer needed protection for the energy sector facing an uptick in cyberattacks.
FREMONT, CA: With the proliferation of the IoT (IoT) in the energy sector, a broader threat landscape emerges, leaving crucial infrastructure extremely vulnerable to cyberattacks. Additionally, the energy sector's Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) systems are increasingly prone to attacks.
Confronting cyber risks in the industry is critical to energy security and vital for a resilient state and economy. Thus, it is time for the sector to find new ways to protect itself.
An advanced network monitoring and situational awareness platform in the utility and energy sector will add asset visibility and performance management. It can help avoid and detect potential incidents before they damage the entire network. Moreover, continuous monitoring can also help the sector understand its network architecture and a baseline of normal behavior for more significant threat remediation.
With this data and insight extracted from control, systems can better catch devices diverging from the security baseline. In addition, this enables network administrators and OT managers to allocate time and resources to mitigate those critical threats exclusively.
A thorough and intelligent network monitoring platform can afford the energy sector with higher productivity and lower risk profiles. In addition, the automated incident response permits the rapid prevention of unauthorized access to systems and networks while enhancing audit conformity to boot.
With the IT and OT intersection, more security is important to consider. It is crucial for energy sector security teams to have situational awareness of the assets and understand their operational risk profile. In addition, they need visibility, control, and flexibility to protect their assets and enterprise.
With a unified IT and OT security strategy, unified device visibility, and control platform, the energy sector will be well-armed to establish the robust cyber resiliency needed to create a safer, efficient, and smarter grid.
Managing cyber threats should not stop at the individual or enterprise level. For example, energy firms can improve their Cyber Security posture by establishing industry standards, exchanging threat intelligence, and testing new technologies.
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