网络安全将成为上游油气企业投资重点

中国石化新闻网讯 据油气新闻3月2消息称，埃森哲咨询公司(NYSE: ACN)的一份最新报告显示，网络安全已成为上游油气公司数字投资的首要重点。

如今，随着他们在网络安全方面的投资增加，只有5%的受访者认为网络攻击的脆弱性增加是数字领域投资不足带来的最大风险，这一比例不到2017年的三分之一(18%)。这或许可以解释为什么只有35%的受访者计划在未来三到五年内投资于网络安全。

埃森哲资源运营部门负责数字业务的董事总经理Rich Holsman表示：“随着石油公司的运营面临越来越大的威胁，网络弹性对利益相关者、消费者和政府来说变得更加重要。管理攻击不仅仅是保护声誉、股价和运营，也是对国家服务和安全的更大责任的一部分。上上游企业必须继续在网络安全措施上进行深思熟虑的大量投资，因为它们往往低估了自己面对此类攻击的风险，而此类攻击的技术复杂性也在不断增加。”

调查发现，超过半数(53%)的公司将云技术列为数字投资的第二大重点。事实上，15%的受访者认为云技术是对业务性能影响最大的数字解决方案。报告指出，石油和天然气公司仍在大力投资云技术，因为云技术是它们数字化转型之旅和提高运营安全的基础。

此外，自2017年以来，认为人工智能(AI)对企业业绩影响最大的受访者比例增加了一倍多，从4%增至9%。

曹海斌 摘译自 油气新闻

Cybersecurity top digital focus of upstream oil and gas companies

Cybersecurity has emerged as the top focus of upstream oil and gas companies’ digital investments, according to a new report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN).

With their increased investments in cybersecurity today, only 5% of respondents see increased vulnerability to cyberattacks as the biggest risk from a lack of investment in digital — less than one-third the number (18%) who made this claim in 2017. This might explain why only 35% of respondents plan to invest in cybersecurity over the next three to five years.

“As oil companies’ operations come under increasing threat, cyber resilience becomes more important to stakeholders, consumers and government,” said Rich Holsman, a managing director at Accenture who leads the digital practice in the company’s Resources operating group. “Managing attacks isn’t just a matter of protecting reputation, share price and operations, but it’s part of a greater responsibility for national services and security. Upstream businesses must continue to invest thoughtfully and substantially in cybersecurity measures, as they often underestimate their exposure to such attacks, which are also increasing in technical complexity.”

The survey identified cloud technologies as the second-biggest focus for digital investment, cited by more than half (53%) of companies. In fact, 15% of respondents identified cloud technologies as the digital solutions driving the greatest business performance impact. The report suggests that oil and gas companies are still investing heavily in cloud technologies because they are a foundation for their digital transformational journeys and for greater operational security.

Additionally, the percentage of respondents who cited artificial intelligence (AI) as driving the greatest business performance impact more than doubled from 2017, from 4% to 9%.