Internet for offshore platform crews is turning into a cyber risk for the UAE's energy sector
At the Adipec conference in Abu Dhabi, experts warned that giving workers on offshore oil and gas platforms internet access to stay in touch with their families creates new risks of cyberattacks if such networks are not separated from production control systems. Demand for connectivity rose after amendments to the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, and the price of a mistake is high: the average cost of a data breach in the region's energy sector has reached $8.5 million. At the Adipec conference in Abu Dhabi, experts warned: giving workers on offshore oil and gas platforms internet access to stay in touch with their families creates new risks of cyber attacks if such networks are not separated from production control systems. Demand for connectivity has grown following amendments to the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, and the price of a mistake is high: the average cost of a data breach in the region's energy sector has reached $8.5 million.
Aziz Karimov