Generating Intelligence from Data-Intensive Assets

Talking about data can be as exciting as talking about mud, unless you're living at the bottom of a fire-torched hill on the third day of a torrential storm. Today, companies are finding themselves at the bottom of that hill, watching as their organizations fill with increasing pools of data.

While the disruption of a social networking site may be annoying or the hacking of a new channel of concern, the potential destruction of critical infrastructure, and the associated cascading damages, is unthinkable. Escalating attempts in the U.S. to destroy infrastructure prompted the president to issue an order and directive aimed at reducing the risk of cyberthreats and attacks on the nation's critical infrastructure.

Whether you make tanks, electronics or toys, protecting your intellectual property has become challenging. Companies are looking to tighten their cybersecurity as thieves become increasingly capable of pulling together seemingly innocent data and compiling it to create insightful information for adversaries and competitors..

As a strategic transmission player in Europe's power grid network, Swissgrid needs to meet the most robust cybersecuritry standards.

Increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks are putting the energy sector on the defensive as it adds links and complexity to meet growing demand. Simultaneously, the bad guys are looking to create chaos.