Security for energy and utility providers
Energy and utility organizations sit at the intersection of IT and OT, managing infrastructure communities depend on every day. Nation-state actors (Volt Typhoon, Sandworm), ransomware operators, and hacktivists target this sector with increasing frequency, and a security failure can mean a regional outage. Engagements here are scoped to NERC CIP and TSA Security Directives with safety-of-life controls baked into the rules of engagement.
average cost of a data breach in the energy sector (IBM, 2025)
Key threats
The threat actors and techniques actively targeting energy & utilities organizations today, drawn from current threat intelligence and our own engagement data.
ICS/SCADA Targeting
Targeted attacks against industrial control systems, PLCs, and SCADA networks that manage power generation, distribution, and pipeline operations. Modeled after Industroyer, Triton/TRISIS, and the Colonial Pipeline incident.
IT/OT Convergence Exploits
Attacks that pivot from corporate IT networks into operational technology environments through shared credentials, bridged network segments, and historian database connections.
Supply Chain & Vendor Attacks
Compromise through equipment manufacturers, SCADA software vendors, and managed service providers with remote access to critical operational systems.
Destructive Malware
Purpose-built malware designed to cause physical damage to energy infrastructure — modeled after real-world attacks like Industroyer and Triton/TRISIS.
What we assess
The systems, trust boundaries, and data flows that define where an attacker spends their time.
Mapping the
perimeter.
Each surface is enumerated, fingerprinted, and tested for known vulnerabilities plus the configuration and business-logic flaws specific to energy & utilities environments.
- 01 — Industrial Control Systems
- 02 — Corporate IT & Business Systems
- 03 — Smart Grid & AMI Infrastructure
- 04 — Remote Access & Field Operations
Industrial Control Systems
SCADA, DCS, and PLC systems that control generation, transmission, and distribution operations across geographically dispersed facilities.
Corporate IT & Business Systems
Enterprise networks, billing systems, customer portals, and corporate applications that often share trust relationships with OT environments.
Smart Grid & AMI Infrastructure
Advanced metering infrastructure, distribution automation, and smart grid components that expand the digital attack surface across the utility network.
Remote Access & Field Operations
VPN concentrators, jump boxes, and remote maintenance interfaces used by field engineers and third-party vendors to access operational systems.
How we help
Service lines we bring to energy & utilities engagements, scoped to the threat model and compliance regime above.
Penetration Testing
Practical offensive security testing across applications, networks, cloud, AI systems, and connected devices. We find the attack paths scanners miss and explain what matters first.
Learn moreAdversary Simulations
Red-team and purple-team operations modeled around the threats most relevant to your business. We test prevention, detection, and response against realistic attack paths.
Learn moreOffensive Security Engineering
Engineering support for teams that need more than reports. We build tools, workflows, and test infrastructure that make offensive security faster and more reliable.
Learn moreSecurity Analytics
Detection engineering, threat hunting, and data pipelines that turn telemetry into decisions. We help teams find signal, reduce noise, and measure coverage.
Learn moreRegulatory landscape
Compliance frameworks we map findings against so your next audit is a formality, not a fire drill.
Other sectors we serve
Offensive security engagements across seven industries. Same operators, same discipline, threat model calibrated to each sector.
Technology
Testing SaaS platforms, APIs, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD paths, and identity systems built for fast-moving engineering teams.
Financial Services
Protecting banking platforms, fintech integrations, payment flows, trading systems, and high-value customer data.
Government
Supporting agencies and public-sector teams that need disciplined testing around sensitive systems, mandates, and mission impact.
Healthcare
Safeguarding patient data, clinical systems, healthcare networks, connected devices, and the workflows that support care delivery.
Retail & E-Commerce
Protecting storefronts, checkout flows, payment systems, customer data, loyalty platforms, and third-party commerce integrations.
Manufacturing
Securing production networks, industrial systems, IT/OT boundaries, remote access, and supply-chain dependencies.
Secure your
energy & utilities organization
Tell us about your environment, compliance regime, and the threat actors you're most worried about. We will design an engagement that maps directly to the risks specific to your sector.
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