Cybersecurity is a top priority for the natural gas and oil industry. As the owners and operators of some of the nation’s most critical infrastructure, industry companies take seriously the protection of industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT) – the digital monitoring and/or controls of physical assets – and prevention of energy disruptions that can impact national security and public safety. While industry companies are also responsible for and prioritize the protection of information technology (IT), intellectual property (IP) and personally identifiable...
Cybersecurity is a top priority for the natural gas and oil industry. As the owners and operators of some of the nation’s most critical infrastructure, industry companies take seriously the protection of industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT) – the digital monitoring and/or controls of physical assets – and prevention of energy disruptions that can impact national security and public safety. While industry companies are also responsible for and prioritize the protection of information technology (IT), intellectual property (IP) and personally identifiable information (PII), this report focuses predominately on cybersecurity in the natural gas and oil industry as it relates to the protection of ICS.