From: Norton Rose Fulbright | Blogger Network
With infrastructure cybersecurity becoming a growing concern for businesses globally, it is not surprising that yet another industry association – the International Association of Drilling Contractors (“IADC”) – has issued cybersecurity guidelines for its members. IADC’s Guidelines for Assessing and Managing Cybersecurity Risks to Drilling Assets address the cyber risks affecting the “digital oilfield” – including wireless offshore technologies and automated drilling assets and drilling control systems.
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The Guidelines base their cybersecurity strategy on three cybersecurity standards:
- NIST Cybersecurity Framework: The NIST Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure (2014) is a voluntary framework that has become the gold standard in the United States and beyond. Created in response to Executive Order 13636, the framework provides guidance to operators of critical infrastructure and services in managing and improving cybersecurity risks, as part of the entire organization’s risk management process. In particular, the NIST SP-800 series on Computer Security incorporates standards regarding Operational Technology (“OT”) cybersecurity and a Risk Management framework.
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