Employee Education Is the Key to Enhanced Protection for Energy Companies
The U.S. energy infrastructure requires enhanced protection, and CISOs must educate their employees about security risks to those critical assets.
Malware Meltdown: Nuclear Power Plants Now Top Targets for Cybercrime
Nuclear power plants are now being targeted by sophisticated cybercrime groups. Is this the precursor to a full-scale malware meltdown?
Addressing Security Gaps in the Energy Industry
To address security gaps in the energy industry, organizations must empower leaders to take full responsibility for cyberdefense and hold them accountable.
Drilling for Answers: Cyberattacks on the Rise in the Oil and Gas Industry
As cybercriminals have begun plumbing new avenues of attack, the oil and gas industry has experienced a rise in cyberattacks over the past year.
Personalizing Energy Security With Robust Analytics
To deliver the level of personalization today's prosumers demand, utilities must support their energy security strategies with predictive analytics.
Lessons Learned From Stuxnet
Today's IT professionals can extract many lessons from the infamous Stuxnet worm, which was discovered in 2010, to help them protect their SCADA systems.
Attacks Targeting Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Up 110 Percent
A recent IBM X-Force report found that attacks against industrial control systems (ICS) increased significantly in 2016 over last year's numbers.
10 Grid Security Considerations for Utilities
It's important to consider factors related to operations and infrastructure, not just threats, when discussing grid security for the utilities industry.
Vanishing Point: New PLC Malware Leverages Processor Problems to Go Dark
Security researcher Ali Abbasi developed a new type of PLC malware that leverages existing problems related to microprocessors and avoids detection.
Keeping the Lights On: Security Trends in the Energy and Utilities Industry
The energy and utilities industry is built on a highly regulated framework — but that doesn't mean it's immune to the threat of a cyberattack.