Cybersecurity
The report on data from the Cybernews Business Digital Index also revealed that only 10% of top oil and gas firms passed a basic cybersecurity assessment. The rest failed.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said in a recent alert that cyberattackers are going after industrial control systems and supervisory control and data acquisition systems.
The rapid development of oil and gas intelligent operations depends on artificial intelligence, automation, and data analytics to achieve optimal conditions in oil and gas operations.
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In the Internet of Things age, more than 20.4 billion devices will be connected by 2020. The explosion of connectivity unlocks countless opportunities for cybercrime.
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A computer scientist with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation says that oil and gas companies must do more to protect themselves from cyberattacks. -
Energy is overtaking banking and finance as a target for cybercriminals in the Middle East, yet companies in the sector are leaving themselves significantly more open to a successful attack, leading international experts have told the Security in Energy conference in Abu Dhabi.
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Sinopec’s Shengli oil field became the latest victim of the ransomware that hobbled big business across the globe. Internet access was cut off until protective measures can be taken.
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The US government warned industrial firms about a hacking campaign targeting the nuclear and energy sectors, the latest event to highlight the power industry’s vulnerability to cyberattacks.
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Technical means are not enough to protect a business from cyberthreats. That is why many companies already invest in employee cybersecurity training. There, however, complications may arise.
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Many cybersecurity experts think the global malware attack on 27 June may have been an initial test run of a hybrid creation. If the term “wiper” is unfamiliar, you need to read this.
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Oil and gas might not seem like an industry that hackers would target. But they do—and the cybersecurity risks rise with every new data-based link between rigs, refineries, and headquarters. In an increasingly connected world, how can upstream oil and gas companies protect themselves?
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Russia’s top oil producer Rosneft said a large-scale cyberattack hit its servers on 27 June, and computer systems at some banks and the main airport in neighboring Ukraine were also disrupted.
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Honeywell Process Solutions, with the support of the Singapore Economic Development Board, will establish a new industrial cybersecurity center of excellence (COE) for Asia Pacific in Singapore.
