Oil and gas installations are a target for terrorists
The former head of Britain’s elite SAS regiment said cyber attackers pose a clear and present danger to energy sector, with countries and compnaies at risk from crippling assaults on their infrastructure and systems.
Major General (retired) John Holmes, was speaking ahead of a global security and cyber summit, which brings together a who’s who of global security experts and senior oil industry security specialists in Aberdeen for a two day series of lectures and discussions on safety, security and how to tackle cyber crime in the energy sector.
Holmes, who joined 22 SAS Regiment in 1974 and commanded the regiment from 1989 to 1992, including during the first Gulf War), now runs his own security consultancy in London. He is chairing the first day of the Global Security and Cyber Summit, organised by Aberdeen company OffshoreSafety Pro.
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Former head of SAS says cyber security is “clear and present danger” to oil industry
