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Critical Vulnerabilities Discovered in Automated Tank Gauge Systems
Bitsight TRACE explores several critical vulnerabilities discovered in ATG systems and their inherent risk when exposed to the Internet.
After last week’s catastrophic cyber incident targeting Colonial Pipeline, could more U.S. Oil and Energy companies be at risk of a ransomware attack?
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) has developed a new set of cybersecurity standards designed to help power and utility (P&U) companies limit their exposure to third-party cyber risks and preserve the reliability of bulk electric systems (BES).
For years, it has been widely-known that the Utilities industry has struggled with cyber security in relation to other industries. In 2014, Unisys and the Ponemon Institute found that 70% of Utility companies surveyed around the world had been breached. The vast majority of breaches are often not reported publicly- or even worse, they aren’t discovered at all. However, breaches for Utility companies are a big problem: beyond safeguarding critical infrastructure, these companies often hold a large amount of customer data.