Cybersecurity in
energy
OKIOK works with generation, transmission and distribution utilities in Canada and the United States, from security architecture work to hundreds of penetration tests.
Challenges
- Availability of critical generation, transmission and distribution systems
- IT/OT convergence across interconnected control systems
- Legacy industrial systems that are hard to patch and upgrade
- Ransomware and nation-state targeting
- Third-party, contractor and remote maintenance access
- NERC CIP, IEC 62443, NISTIR 7628 and critical infrastructure compliance
How we help our clients
Penetration tests
Hundreds of tests, from field equipment such as smart meters and their associated protocols to NERC CIP testing
Cybersecurity consulting
Design of a security architecture and multi-year program for Québec’s largest energy supplier
Governance and compliance
Assessment of the security practices of one of the largest US energy suppliers against NISTIR 7628 for a state authority
Incident response
Numerous response and recovery engagements following cyber incidents
Items above reflect work delivered across multiple client engagements.
Case studies
Success story
Cybersecurity as an enterprise-wide service
A national energy utility with tens of thousands of employees and contractors across four operating organizations turned cybersecurity from a project into a service the whole enterprise draws on.
15+ yearsas its security foundation
Every client is different
From NERC CIP compliance to OT security and field equipment testing, let’s focus on your organization’s priorities.