Cyber Threat Intelligence for Strategic Analysis of the Energy Sector

We undertook an in-depth cyber analysis of the current UK and global cyber threat landscape in order to better understand the risks faced by the UK energy sector and to inform and shape their annual risk assessment.
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The Challenge
Talan's Solution
Our Impact

The Challenge

The client is part of a UK Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) regulatory board that oversees, reviews and advises nationally on security arrangements and policy. As a regulatory board with a focus on CNI security, our client was aware of the increasing, specific threats that target the energy sector.

Their aim was for us to produce public-facing guidance documents and assurance frameworks as well as research reports for future technologies that are likely to impact transportation and associated supporting systems.

Our client requested that the report address the following key areas of interest:

  • Trends and incidents
  • Changes to the threat landscape
  • Identification of the main threat actors
  • Knowledge of victims subject to attack

Talan's Solution

Talan delivered an in-depth cyber threat report addressing key risks to the UK energy sector. The report was both timely and actionable, offering a detailed analysis of cyber threats specific to the energy sector and the systems it relies on, including these sub-sections

Key Threat Actors 

  • Nation State and State Sponsored
  • Insiders
  • Cybercrime
  • Hacktivist
  • Opportunistic Threat Actors
  • Key Threat Actors targeting the Energy Sector 

Key Attack Vectors 

  • Social Engineering
  • Technical analysis using MITRE ATT&CK 

Threat Targets 

  • Cloud
  • Internet of Things, Operational Technology, and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition 

Emerging Technologies Risks 

  • Artificial Intelligence and Ethics
  • Deepfakes

Our Impact

Using the insights and analysis provided in the Talan report, our client was able to refine and update its annual sector risk assessment. The final report was shaped by the evolving threat landscape, emerging technologies, and lessons learned from past cyber incidents. It significantly enhanced the client’s understanding of sector-specific cyber risks, enabling them to inform regulatory policies with measures that are both effective and adaptable in the face of emerging threats.

Further positive impacts included:

  • Regulatory Compliance Enforcement
  • Risk Assessment and Management
  • Resource Allocation Optimisation
  • Public Confidence and Trust
  • Collaboration
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Cyber Threat Intelligence for Strategic Analysis of the Energy Sector

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