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An integrated approach to combat cyber risk
Securing industrial operations in oil and gas
Critical infrastructure relies on industrial control systems (ICS) to maintain safe and reliable operations. Making operational processes secure, vigilant, and resilient is a challenge and requires oil and gas companies to harmonize and align two culture, engineering, and IT.
Executive summary
The oil and gas industry is making its way to the next level of digital evolution, embracing and integrating robotics, digitization, and the Internet of Things (IoT) into the operational environment. This has led to new opportunities to improve productivity and drive down costs. However, the convergence of operational and business systems has also opened up the company to a whole new array of cyber risk.
This report shares the insight gained from our extensive field experience, including lessons learned in helping oil and gas companies to go beyond safety in securing their ICS. This report examines how cyber threats impact the oil and gas value chain.
An integrated approach to combat cyber risk: Securing industrial operations in oil and gas