WEBINAR

The State of Cybersecurity in Energy

<strong>Insights from the 2025 Cybersecurity Research</strong><br>March 2025 survey results reveal that energy sector professionals rank cybersecurity as the top priority for technology investments over the next 12-24 months, highlighting critical concerns about safeguarding industrial systems against rising cyber threats.

May 14, 2025

3:00 PM UTC

1 hour

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Summary

So it is no surprise that responders to a March 2025 energy cybersecurity survey indicated identity and access management (46%) and network traffic analysis (43%) were critical to improving their cybersecurity preparedness. In fact, over half of respondents (55%) believe the potential security exposure to cyberattacks at their organization has increased over the last 12 months.

As headlines point out, cyber attackers have industrial organizations in their sites and manifesting a readiness plan is critical to proactively protect citizens and industrial systems. Endeavor Media, publications T&D Magazine and Oil and Gas Journal, teamed with Fortinet to uncover the challenges and priorities concerning cybersecurity for energy and utilities. During this webinar, we will review the findings from the research concerning the state of cybersecurity across power transmission and distribution and oil and gas.

From this session, our panel of experts will share insights regarding:

Areas for improving cybersecurity preparedness
Challenges in improving cybersecurity for legacy as well as modernized systems
Best practices for building a robust cybersecurity strategy to support the cyber-physical environments across energy

Speakers

Richard Springer

Sr. Director, OT Product Marketing

Fortinet

Rich Springer is the Director of OT Solutions Marketing at Fortinet. Previously, Rich was the Head of Industrial Cyber Strategy & Development for Tripwire managing the Industrial cyber product business for Belden, including the Hirschmann and Tripwire product lines. While evolving in the business of cyber security software and hardware development, Rich provides an operational background as a prior global head of SCADA in wind energy and across various roles in the semiconductor industry and the submarine nuclear Navy.

Carlos Sanchez

Sr. Director, OT Solutions Systems Engineering

Fortinet

Carlos-Raul Sanchez is a technologist with 32 years of experience in network, telecommunications, and critical infrastructure security. With master’s degrees in computer science, business administration, and a wide range of experience ranging from US Air Force, DOD contractor, and O&G IT security, he is known for securing critical infrastructure worldwide. He spent 15 years leading teams securing oil fields in the United States and offshore assets in the Gulf of Mexico, Western Africa, Brazil, and South China Sea.

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