Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Protecting the Oil and Gas Industry from Email Threats

According to a recent report from the US Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT), the energy sector is facing a significant rise in cyber attacks. The high volume of business communications conducted via email within this industry give hackers quite the window of opportunity to intercept sensitive information through the use of spear phishing. This article by OPSWAT's Doug Rangi describes spear phishing attacks that have occurred in various sectors of oil and gas, along with recommendations on how the industry can boost their cyber security and specifically adopt new preventative measures to protect against these and other email-borne threats.

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