到2025年能源行业网络安全支出将增至100亿美元

据烃加工新闻7月17日消息称，GlobalData表示，油气行业的快速数字化使该行业越来越容易受到网络攻击。这家领先的数据和分析公司指出，企业现在必须根据数字化战略加强其网络安全态势，否则将面临财务和声誉受损的风险。

GlobalData的最新报告《石油和天然气的网络安全—专题研究》显示，2021年5月发生的燃油管道公司colonial的管道遭受网络攻击事件强调了该行业对网络威胁的脆弱性，刺激了网络安全支出的增加。因此，GlobalData估计，到2025年，能源行业的网络安全收入将达到100亿美元。

GlobalData的专题分析师Francesca Gregory评论道：“第二季度石油产品的需求下降了14%，导致价格暴跌。为了在日益增长的财务压力下保持竞争力，油气公司在数字技术上投入了大量资金，以简化操作和降低成本，专利趋势分析证明了这一点。”

根据GlobalData的数据，在2019年10月至2021年4月期间，石油和天然气公司在人工智能(AI)、区块链、云计算、物联网（IoT）、机器人、虚拟现实和增强现实等领域的专利发表总量增加了46%。

曹海斌 摘译自 烃加工新闻

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Cybersecurity spending in the energy industry will rise to US$10 billion by 2025

The rapid digitalisation of the oil and gas industry has made the industry increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks, says GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company notes that companies must now fortify their cybersecurity posture in line with their digitalisation strategy or risk financial and reputational harm.

GlobalData’s latest report, ‘Cybersecurity in Oil and Gas – Thematic Research’ reveals that the Colonial Pipeline attack in May 2021, which hammered home the sector’s vulnerability to cyber threats, spurred an increase in cybersecurity spending. Consequently, GlobalData estimates cybersecurity revenues for the energy industry will reach US$10 billion by 2025.

Francesca Gregory, Thematic Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Demand for oil products fell 14% in 2Q20, causing prices to plummet. To stay competitive in the face of mounting financial pressure, oil and gas companies invested heavily in digital technologies to streamline operations and cut costs, which is evidenced by an analysis of patent trends.”

Oil and gas companies increased total patent publications across artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, cloud computing, the Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, and virtual and augmented reality by 46% between October 2019 and April 2021, according to GlobalData.