據烴加工新聞7月17日消息稱，GlobalData表示，油氣行業的快速數字化使該行業越來越容易受到網絡攻擊。這家領先的數據和分析公司指出，企業現在必須根據數字化戰略加強其網絡安全態勢，否則將面臨財務和聲譽受損的風險。

GlobalData的最新報告《石油和天然氣的網絡安全—專題研究》顯示，2021年5月發生的燃油管道公司colonial的管道遭受網絡攻擊事件強調了該行業對網絡威脅的脆弱性，刺激了網絡安全支出的增加。因此，GlobalData估計，到2025年，能源行業的網絡安全收入將達到100億美元。

GlobalData的專題分析師Francesca Gregory評論道：“第二季度石油產品的需求下降了14%，導致價格暴跌。為了在日益增長的財務壓力下保持競爭力，油氣公司在數字技術上投入了大量資金，以簡化操作和降低成本，專利趨勢分析證明了這一點。”

根據GlobalData的數據，在2019年10月至2021年4月期間，石油和天然氣公司在人工智能(AI)、區塊鏈、云計算、物聯網（IoT）、機器人、虛擬現實和增強現實等領域的專利發表總量增加了46%。

曹海斌 摘譯自 烴加工新聞

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Cybersecurity spending in the energy industry will rise to US$10 billion by 2025

The rapid digitalisation of the oil and gas industry has made the industry increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks, says GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company notes that companies must now fortify their cybersecurity posture in line with their digitalisation strategy or risk financial and reputational harm.

GlobalData’s latest report, ‘Cybersecurity in Oil and Gas – Thematic Research’ reveals that the Colonial Pipeline attack in May 2021, which hammered home the sector’s vulnerability to cyber threats, spurred an increase in cybersecurity spending. Consequently, GlobalData estimates cybersecurity revenues for the energy industry will reach US$10 billion by 2025.

Francesca Gregory, Thematic Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Demand for oil products fell 14% in 2Q20, causing prices to plummet. To stay competitive in the face of mounting financial pressure, oil and gas companies invested heavily in digital technologies to streamline operations and cut costs, which is evidenced by an analysis of patent trends.”

Oil and gas companies increased total patent publications across artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, cloud computing, the Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, and virtual and augmented reality by 46% between October 2019 and April 2021, according to GlobalData.