Part II

LeighAnne Baxter | Position: Marketing and Communications Manager

Mike Ferris | Position: Senior Analyst, Advisory Services

Tip: Password Hygiene & Enabling Multi-factor Authentication (MFA)  

Terry Roberts | Position: Chief Executive Officer and Founder |

Tip: Everyone is a Target

The utility sector is a complex infrastructure that is made up of a highly engineered network, distribution, power grid, control, and communication technologies. All of this can be subjected to malicious activities like cyberattacks and intrusions by nation-states. Cybersecurity to the utility sector is not a new concern and it has been a growing priority over the years, evidenced by the FBI and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) joint reporting about malicious activity targeting energy-oriented businesses. As such, let’s review the top seven threats impacting the utility sector.

On a recent trip to Australia, WhiteHawk CEO, Terry Roberts, was interviewed by the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) regarding a BOD member's role in driving a discussion about an organization or company’s cyber risks and why action must be taken. Terry went on to provide key recommendations on where to start to protect themselves from cyber crime and fraud.

In the cybercrime field, it is well known that only a small percentage of Americans are reporting cybercrime and fraud events. The Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel and the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center receive a combined total of approximately ​1M cybercrime complaints a year. 

With greater reporting, we can accomplish: