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New KnowBe4 Report Exposes Critical Cyber Threats in European Energy Sector
With the energy sector shifting toward renewables, undergoing digital transformations, and facing increasing nation-state threats, the research shows that the average number of cyberattacks against utilities more than doubled between 2020 and 2022. Specifically across Europe , cyber threats to the energy sector have surged, driven by an epidemic of under-reporting and lack of detection, with recent attacks disrupting operations, compromising sensitive data, and highlighting the urgent need for stronger cybersecurity measures.
"As Europe navigates evolving cyber threats, the energy sector must take proactive steps to strengthen its cybersecurity defenses," said Martin Kraemer , security awareness advocate at KnowBe4. "The protection of critical infrastructure is paramount, as the research highlights how cyberattacks can cause widespread disruption across the energy sector, impacting everything from power generation to distribution. The need for continuous education, investment in threat detection technologies, and cross-border collaboration to safeguard the continent's power infrastructure against escalating cyber threats has never been more clear."
The report highlights the impact of security awareness training in reducing human risk in the energy and utilities sector, with phishing susceptibility in large energy organisations dropping from 47.8% to 4% in one year. Small and medium-sized retailers saw similar declines, from 29.3% and 33.3% to 3.7% and 4.2%, respectively.
To download the full KnowBe4 report "Could Cyberattacks Turn the Lights Off In Europe?", click here .
KnowBe4 empowers workforces to make smarter security decisions every day. Trusted by over 70,000 organisations worldwide, KnowBe4 helps to strengthen security culture and manage human risk. KnowBe4 offers a comprehensive AI-driven 'best-of-suite' platform for Human Risk Management, creating an adaptive defense layer that fortifies user behaviour against the latest cybersecurity threats. The HRM+ platform includes modules for awareness & compliance training, cloud email security, real-time coaching, crowdsourced anti-phishing, AI Defense Agents, and more. As the only global security platform of its kind, KnowBe4 utilises personalised and relevant cybersecurity protection content, tools and techniques to mobilise workforces to transform from the largest attack surface to an organisation's biggest asset.
Kathy Wattman
SVP of Public Relations
kathyw@knowbe4.com
727-474-9950
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