Energy Facility Security

Energy Facility Security

SCADA

Critical infrastructure has become a target to more and more cyber attacks. Recent cyberattacks against oil pipeline giant Colonial Pipeline and other organizations in...
ITL certification

Fuel station pump controllers, the electronic devices attached to a vehicle’s fuel filler neck to enable identification, have been an integral part of every...

Current portable radiation detectors are fragile, bulky and expensive. A research team from the University of Texas at Dallas developed a cheaper and more...
Photo illust. drone by Pixabay

Drones may constitute a threat to sensitive installations. The Y‑12 National Security Complex is a United States Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration...
big data

Critical infrastructure cybersecurity has been gaining momentum in the US, culminating in a new security directive, as cyber-attacks continue to target infrastructure companies. Following...
cybersecurity

Cybersecurity attacks have been paralyzing critical infrastructures around the world. A leading U.S. fuel pipeline operator shut its entire network, the source of nearly half...
cybersecurity of electrical grid

The U.S. Energy Department announced a 100-day plan to harden security systems for the country’s electrical infrastructure and increase the ability to detect and...
drone-based gas detection

Detection of odorless and invisible gas leaks from pipelines can be challenging and expensive. Current solutions include slow, qualitative, analog sensors or expensive delicate...

An autonomous surveillance UAV solution has been protecting a sensitive nuclear site. The Skeyetech drone, developed by French company Azur Drones, has been surveying...

A U.S.-funded center in Cyprus will help train officials from countries in the eastern Mediterranean region and the Middle East on the latest techniques...

The global Homeland Security and Emergency Management market size is likely to extend from $623.1 billion in 2020 to $846.5 billion by 2025, garnering...

“Mekorot, Israel’s national water company, is the target of approximately half a million attacks per year,” says David Balsar, General Manager Innovation, and Ventures....

By Or Shalom, security and cyber expert and adviser OT environments are computing networks characterized by computerized processes operations and command & control, therefore they...

By Or Shalom, security and cyber expert and adviser Marine ports have strategic importance as critical infrastructure. The ports are vital to the economy, the...

A world’s first full-scale cargo delivery capability offshore has been demonstrated by an unmanned aerial vehicle. The Camcopter S-100 successfully completed a flight from...

Energy facilities such as oil and gas, solar panels, etc. require unique solutions for conducting inspections. DJI, expert in civilian drones and aerial imaging...

Critical installations such as energy assets are vulnerable to cyber threats. The Louisiana energy infrastructure will be equipped with a digital dome to protect...

New perimeter protection systems combining detection sensors and drones allow for faster and more effective decision making. A new solution combines autonomous surveillance drones...
critical infrastructure

The way power grids are operated and managed has changed fundamentally in the last years with the integration of more renewable and decentralized energy...

Vessel’s oil tank inspections will become safer and more efficient thanks to drones. New drone technology was recently used to inspect the tanks onboard...
cybersecurity

Iran’s cyberattack in April on Israel’s water infrastructure aimed at raising chlorine levels in the country’s drinking water, according to a report by the...

Facilities such as solar and cannabis farms, agriculture fields, other industrial facilities, and borders need 24/7 protection. Affective site security requires a constant patrol...