Defending Oil and Gas OT Networks: Low-Cost, High-Security, Always Available Solutions Required

The Oil and Gas (O&G) industry faces an unprecedented escalation in cyber threats targeting its Operational Technology (OT) networks. CISOs and CIOs face the complex challenge of safeguarding diverse operations, which are often geographically dispersed, accessed remotely, and frequently involve aging operational technology (OT) assets. They are responsible for maintaining a stringent cybersecurity risk posture and regulatory compliance, while ensuring uninterrupted operational uptime, and enabling an increasingly digitalized landscape. While offering operational benefits, the convergence of IT and OT has significantly expanded the attack surface, exposing previously isolated industrial control systems (ICS) to a barrage of sophisticated cyberattacks leaking from IT into OT.

Traditional cybersecurity solutions, comprising NGFWs and VPNs, are inadequate against these evolving threats because they rely on traditional perimeter defense rather than Zero Trust. The oil and gas (O&G) industry requires a fundamental shift toward proactive protection and resilient security architectures. BlastWave is releasing a whitepaper introducing BlastWave's BlastShield™, an OT Zero Trust Protection solution engineered to meet the demanding requirements of Oil and Gas networks. By leveraging a powerful combination of network cloaking, phishing-resistant secure remote access, and software-defined microsegmentation, BlastShield empowers O&G organizations to create inherently secure operational environments. This approach significantly reduces cyber risk across the entire oil and gas (O&G) value chain, directly supporting the achievement of critical operational goals. Furthermore, BlastShield delivers these enhanced security capabilities with a demonstrably lower total cost of ownership (TCO) for deployment and ongoing operations, offering a compelling value proposition for O&G leadership. 

BlastShield has implemented this solution at O&G customers and seen significant benefits and cost savings in those deployments. BlastWave’s network cloaking enabled one customer to integrate a network from an acquisition in less than 30 days for over 12,000 new devices without any IP address changes or modifications. These new challenges won't be solved by doing more of the same. Let BlastWave show you a better path.  

We invite Oil and Gas CISOs and CIOs to explore how BlastWave can revolutionize their OT cybersecurity posture and help achieve strategic operational and financial goals. Take the next step towards a more secure and resilient future:

• Discover the Technology: Download our assets for Oil and Gas:
  
  • Oil and Gas Industry Whitepaper
  • Oil and Gas Zero Trust Protection Use Case Ebook
  • Zero Trust Solution Brief for Oil and Gas
• Assess Your Needs: Request a personalized assessment to understand how BlastWave's network cloaking, secure remote access, and microsegmentation can address specific cybersecurity challenges within your Upstream, Midstream, or Downstream operations.
• See it in Action: Schedule a live demonstration to witness firsthand how BlastShield™ makes OT assets invisible, provides phishing-resistant access, and prevents lateral movement within industrial networks.
• Begin Your Zero Trust Journey: Protect Your Critical OT Infrastructure Quickly and Cost-Effectively. Explore options to trial BlastShield™ and experience its ease of deployment and powerful protection capabilities.