Cyberattacks On Infrastructure Continue With No Sign Of Slowing Down

Utilities and power producers have an additional business risk that may need to be reprioritized. While there has been a long standing concern of possible cyberattacks against critical infrastructure, the energy industry has been relatively unscathed. Recently, however, there have been various reports of successful attacks worldwide. The Washington Post reported the first known incident where a cyberattack caused a blackout. It occurred on December 23, 2015 in Ukraine's Ivano-Frankivsk region leaving parts of the region without power for several hours. Several security websites reported that it is believed the attackers gained access through a fake email from an apparent official government mail account.