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Securing the Energy and Utilities Sector
Cyberattacks Targeting Energy and Utilities
Energy and utilities organizations operate critical infrastructure that supports power generation, transmission, water treatment, and essential public services. This makes them a high value target for cybercriminals and state linked threat actors who seek to disrupt operations, extort companies with ransomware, or gain access to control systems. Attacks on industrial control systems, remote substations, and utility control centers can cause outages, damage equipment, or force manual operations. Recent reports show a sharp increase in cyberattacks against utilities, highlighting the need for strong protection across both IT and operational technology environments.
State of the Energy and Utilities Sector
$4.72 Million
Average cost of a data breach in the energy sector in recent IBM reporting
70%
Increase in cyberattacks on utilities in one year, with more than one thousand incidents recorded
1,162+
Cyberattacks on utilities recorded in a single year, showing how frequently energy organizations are targeted
How VirtuThinko Helps Energy and Utilities
OT, ICS and Field Device Security
VirtuThinko helps protect operational technology and industrial control systems by securing devices used in power plants, substations, pumping stations, and control rooms. Device Security and Management solutions offer intelligent device discovery, risk assessment, hardening, and automated vulnerability remediation for OT, ICS, IoT and IIoT assets, reducing the chances that attackers can move from IT into critical control networks.
Network and Communication Solutions for Critical Infrastructure
Energy and utilities providers rely on secure and resilient networks to connect control centers, plants, substations, and remote field sites. VirtuThinko designs and delivers network and communication solutions that provide segmented architectures, data driven cloud networking, and secure application delivery. This helps organizations maintain visibility and control across complex hybrid networks while protecting against unauthorized access and lateral movement.
Data Protection for Operational and Customer Information
Energy companies store and process sensitive operational data, grid telemetry, customer billing records, and market information. VirtuThinko provides data protection and security platforms with next generation firewall capabilities, encryption, access control, and continuous monitoring to protect data across network, cloud, and endpoint environments. This reduces the risk of data theft, helps maintain compliance, and supports secure sharing of information with regulators and partners.
Cloud and Cybersecurity Services for Modern Utility Operations
As utilities adopt cloud based platforms for monitoring, analytics, customer portals, and asset management, VirtuThinko supports secure cloud migration and ongoing protection. Cloud services cover infrastructure management, cloud security, and migration on platforms such as AWS and Azure, while cybersecurity services provide vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and managed security to continuously improve the security posture of energy organizations.
Protecting Sensitive Data in Energy and Utilities
Energy and utilities providers must keep power, water, and other essential services running while protecting critical systems and data from an increasing number of cyber threats. By combining OT and device security, robust network and communication solutions, strong data protection, and secure cloud and cybersecurity services, VirtuThinko helps organizations reduce operational risk, limit the impact of cyber incidents, and maintain the reliability that customers and communities depend on.
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