While many energy professionals believe cyberattacks could cause harm in the next two years,investments in security aren't necessarily being made.Concerns about the security around operational technology(OT)have escalated,particularly since the 2021 ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline.Even so,one of the challenges is what appears to be a"wait-and-see"approach to OT cybersecurity,according to DNV's"The Cyber Priority:The state of cybersecurity in the energy sector"report published in May.Companies need to understand it's possible to minimize risk even if it is unrealistic to expect to protect all assets from the threat of a cyberattack,according to cybersecurity experts.They also need both a good cybersecurity defense system as well as a playbook for what to do during an attack.
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