Risk Hunting for the Utilities Industry

Digitalware Reduces Cyber Risk for Utilities

For utilities, the threat of cyberattacks goes far beyond direct costs. Everyone — and every industry — relies on utilities for health, safety, security, and prosperity.

In this industry brief, we examine cybersecurity issues for utilities, including:

  • Specific challenges facing each industry segment: oil & gas, water, and electricity.

  • Successful real-world cyberattacks on power grids.

  • How US energy infrastructure has been infiltrated by malicious actors.

  • The availability of hacking tools on the Dark Web.

  • What IT organizations do today — and what they can’t do — to address cyber risks.

  • Why utilities must do more to detect and mitigate risks before cyberattacks occur.

We then draw on sources like the Harvard Business Review to frame solution requirements — what questions need to be answered.

Finally, we discuss “Risk Hunting” tools, like our Epiphany Intelligence Platform, that help answer these critical questions.