The latest Energy Cyber Priority report from DNV Cyber has found that energy companies have started to boost investment in cybersecurity to manage the ‘greatest…
The latest Energy Cyber Priority report from DNV Cyber has found that energy companies have started to boost investment in cybersecurity to manage the ‘greatest risk’ to the industry today as the importance of securing businesses from cyber threats reaches highest company levels.
Energy companies are taking cyber threats seriously at the highest levels, as two in three energy professionals (65%) say their leadership views cybersecurity as the greatest current risk to their business, according to the new research on the state of cybersecurity in the energy sector.
More than two thirds of energy professionals (71%) expect their company to increase investment in cybersecurity this year, DNV found.
According to the study, 78% of energy professionals are confident their leaders sufficiently understand cyber risk. Successes have been delivered by employee training, as more than eight in 10 (84%) say they know exactly what to do if they are concerned about a potential cyber threat.
Growing attention is being paid to operational technology (OT) cybersecurity – securing the systems that manage, monitor, and automate physical assets – as two thirds (67%) expect greater OT security investment in the year ahead.
Challenges remain, however, as the energy transition creates new
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