Cyber Security – Looking to the Future

CyberSecurity threats continue to grow at a very rapid rate according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.  Industrial targets in 2015 continued to increase and are up more than 25 percent since 2011. The latest reports state that out of the 40 percent of incidents reported, they did not know how hackers intruded the system because they lacked detection and monitoring capabilities. In that survey, more than 75 percent of respondents from 10 countries said they were fearful that cyber criminals could disrupt major sectors of the economy, and identified the oil and gas industry as particularly vulnerable.

We at OCS understand that this is a great concern to all Companies working in the offshore energy sectors. We at OCS offer specific expertise in the field of Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS) for offshore energy facilities.  Our CyberSecurity Assessments have been developed in accordance with IEC 62443 and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) “Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cyber Security”.

OCS Group has the unique capacity to identify IACS CyberSecurity risks in the offshore energy sector due to our focus on MODUs. Typical IACS safety critical areas on MODUs are with drilling, vessel control and well control. Our personnel are ISA-certified former offshore energy facility IACS Engineers and Technicians who have designed, operated and maintained these critical systems.  There are hundreds of IACS performing control system functions on board offshore energy facilities.  Our CyberSecurity Assessment addresses these systems with specific emphasis on those related to the operational and safety critical systems of the facility.  The CyberSecurity Assessment can be delivered as part of an overall rig inspection, or as an independent standalone service for betta fish tanks.

Each assessor carries ISA (International Society of Automation) certification ensuring the integrity of your assessment. At OCS our goal is to provide not only the Cyber Security IACS Assessment, but to work with all parts of your organization to prevent a Cyber-attack from occurring.

Find out more on how we at OCS Group can assist you with your Cyber Security IACS Assessments – ocsgroup.com