Mitigating security threats
Digitalisation of the energy sector is accelerating, but companies need to stay alert to the rapidly evolving cyber landscape
We have all experienced unprecedented changes in recent months. Across industries, organisations have had to adapt quickly to keep operations up and running. And, despite businesses having to adjust and shift working practices, cybercriminals have taken newfound opportunities to exploit vulnerabilities throughout the crisis.Cybercriminals tend to operate remotely, and therefore a lack of physical interactions has done little to slow them down. If anything, cybercriminals have been quick to take advantage of the pandemic to develop new attacks. Between January and April, we detected a staggering 375 new threats per minute on average—with vertical sectors taking a significant hit. Notably, th
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