Industrial Cyber Security
In the office, we’ve been talking about the ways we can promote the work of our IS team. They’re the people that focus on the software side of the business. Working on a variety of projects, many of which we can’t openly discuss, it reminded us of the importance of industrial cyber security. You’ll be aware that energy companies are attractive targets for those with malicious intent and face all the typical threats that organisations in other industries do, but their unique characteristics can heighten the risk and impact of such threats. This, alongside geographic and organisational complexity, and the interdependence between physical and digital infrastructure, means a culture of security and awareness coupled with a threat-disrupting and robust cybersecurity strategy is required. Cyber resilience, the ability to maintain the operation of essential functions even in the event of adverse cyber events is critical.
We help our clients to understand the risks that are facing industrial networks and how to mitigate them, providing pragmatic, cost-effective and insightful solutions. Our extensive experience in supporting industry-leading systems in highly-secure environments, such as nuclear power stations and manufacturing plants, means that we are ideally placed to provide sector-specific technical security risk assessments and also more general security consultancy services to support strategic or tactical initiatives. Whilst it can be difficult to showcase what our IS team do, one of our clients shared why they chose to work with us.
“We are delighted to be working with Like Technologies on our ongoing cybersecurity improvement project across our existing fleet of power stations. Like Technologies’ niche industry experience and knowledge of EDF’s processes and protocols makes them an ideal partner for this project. They will provide a valuable resource to support on-going projects.” Tim Dalke – EDF Energy
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