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Case Study

Establishment of a group-wide OT-Cyber-Security for an Energy-Contractor

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From a lack of Governance to a resilient OT-Security Organization

Following a change in ownership, an energy contractor operating across Europe faced the challenge of establishing a group-wide OT-cybersecurity function. The absence of centralized governance, inconsistent security standards, and the increasing connectivity of critical OT assets made it necessary to establish a centralized OT-security organization with clearly defined processes, harmonized standards, and centralized security monitoring across the group.

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Company

Energy and environmental services group focusing on heat and utilities supply
Operates several thousand decentralized energy plants across multiple European countries
Revenue in the low single-digit €b range, workforce in the low four-digit range

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Challenge

After investor change, transition from decentralized entries to a holding with central functions
Only selective cyber security in place, no group-wide governance or OT security framework
Critical OT assets facing rising risk through connectivity and tighter regulation

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Goals

Build an autonomous security unit with clear and dedicated teams
Define building OT security standards and processes for all business models
Implement group-wide monitoring of IT and OT security events

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Measures

Group-level risk and gap assessement focusing on OT security
Design of the target security organization with governance, operations and OT security
Development of OT security policy and technical requirements aligned to IEC 62443
Selection and implementation of a managed SOC provider including handover to operations

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Results

Creation of a strong security department with mainly external specialist hires
Implementation of OT DMZ zones based on Purdue model and start of NDR sensor rollout
Significantly improved visibility of OT threats and faster incident response
Cyber security embedded into group steering and investment planning

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