Energy sector lacking in cyber strategy planning

A new survey by IDC Energy Insights finds more needs to be done to set IT security policies in the energy sector.

IT security policies are a high priority for the energy sector, but more needs to be done. A new survey from IDC Energy Insights found that only half of the companies surveyed have an official strategy in place to overcome IT security threats.

ITP.net reports that the survey finds oil and gas companies lagging behind in putting together information security policies. The top three threats listed were industrial espionage, employee error or accidental loss of sensitive information.

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