This report by VDC Strategy (formerly VDC Research) reveals cybersecurity as the main challenge for energy and utilities organizations going through digital transformation, highlights the destructive consequences of inadequate OT protection, and provides core capabilities that energy organizations must prioritize today to strengthen their cyber resilience.
By accelerating digital transformation, energy and utilities organizations expect their generation, transmission and distribution to become more effective, reliable and sustainable.
Digital transformation is a current tendency for the sector:
75%
of surveyed energy and utilities organizations plan their operational models to be «fully digital» within 2 years.
52%
of respondents highlight cybersecurity-related concerns as the main factor preventing them from implementing digital technologies in OT environments.
More than half of respondents noted that their organization experienced a cyber incident resulting in >$1m loss.
The average production downtime due to cyber breaches among organizations is 19 hours.
45%
of organizations cite
the insufficiency of specialized OT
cybersecurity talent as the critical
security challenge.
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The research analyzes the state of OT cybersecurity and provides valuable insights into the key business and technical trends affecting industrial organizations, identifying best practices being implemented to address these challenges. The findings are derived from a survey of 260 OT and IT decision-makers across industries including energy, utilities, transportation, logistics, and manufacturing.
This dedicated study features sector-specific data that helps transportation and logistics representatives understand the real consequences of inadequate OT cybersecurity. It is backed by financial and operational findings that prove the scale of exposure.
This dedicated study examines how accelerating digital transformation across factories and plants is expanding the OT attack surface. It highlights the operational and financial impact of cyber incidents on production, and the capabilities manufacturers need to protect uptime, quality, and resilience.
See what strong OT security can save you. Calculations focus on similar organizations (sector, size, region) that have adopted select security technologies. Results are estimates based on your inputs and VDC Strategy data from OT professionals.