Security News > 2020 > October > Siemens Energy MDR defends energy companies against cyberattacks

Siemens Energy announced a new AI-based industrial cybersecurity service, Managed Detection and Response, powered by Eos.ii, to help small and medium-sized energy companies defend critical infrastructure against cyberattacks.

"As the digital revolution transforms the energy industry, industrial operating environments are becoming increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks," said Leo Simonovich, Head of Industrial Cybersecurity at Siemens Energy.

Siemens Energy's MDR solution addresses the energy industry's need for more sophisticated solutions to put security experts ahead of attackers as each digitally connected energy asset represents a new, possible vulnerability for attackers to strike.

Energy companies and utilities are increasingly becoming a prime target for cyberattacks by state and non-state actors launching sophisticated scatter shot, sleeper strike and ransomware attacks against energy and critical infrastructure in broader geo-political or adversarial conflicts.

Last year, the Ponemon Institute and Siemens Energy conducted a joint study surveying global utilities to assess the industry's readiness to address the growing threat of cyberattacks.

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