A new report by security vendor , Tripwire , reveals a growing trend of successful cyber attacks on the oil and gas industry . The survey reveals that over 80 % of respondents from the sector said that their organisations had witnessed a rise in successful cyber attacks in the past year ; with a clear rise reported around this time ; 53 % saying that attacks had increased by 50%-100 % during that period . The survey highlighted that 69 % of those surveyed lacked confidence in their organisation 's ability to detect all cyber attacks and that they were below par when it comes to security measures . Incidents such as those directed at the utilities sector in the uk recently have highlighted weaknesses in industrial control systems , causing concern over the potential for increasing cyber risks to companies , especially in the public utility and energy sectors .
A new report by security vendor, Tripwire, reveals a growing trend of successful cyber attacks on the oil and gas industry. The survey reveals that over 80% of respondents from the sector said that their organisations had witnessed a rise in successful cyber attacks in the past year; with a clear rise reported around Christmas time; 53% saying that attacks had increased by 50%-100% during that period. The results highlighted that 69% of those surveyed lacked confidence in their organisation's ability to detect all cyber attacks and believed they were below par when it comes to security measures. Incidents such as those directed at the utilities sector in the Ukraine recently have highlighted vulnerabilities in industrial control systems, causing concern over the potential for increasing cyber risks to companies, especially in the public utility and energy sectors.