Special report: IT security solutions for the energy market sector

(17/02/2006)

IT security vendors need to assess the business benefits of IT security technologies in specific sectors, especially as they verticalize their sales and marketing strategies.

This in-depth analysis of the energy sector reveals that the industry is mature in accepting the need for IT security solutions and that there is a number of opportunities to be derived in this vertical.

Budgets are limited but new investments will be made that must be secured if they are to be effective. Also mergers and acquisitions drive the need for system consolidation and standardization. Emissions trading systems can provide a cost effective way to meet industry regulatory compliance.

Many energy companies believe that security is a business issue and that a single corporate identity is the most cost-effective way of improving it. This special report on IT security in the energy market sector explains how enterprise IT security solutions can not only protect the resources of energy companies but also how they can help meet real business objectives such as cutting costs and enabling new technologies.

Because of the strong levels of risk associated with operating in today's global energy sector, technological measures must be taken to protect mission-critical applications, sensitive data sets and prevent damage to both facilities and employees.

The energy sector should increasingly be seen as one that is mature in accepting the need to invest in enterprise IT solutions. New initiatives such as emissions trading schemes will only reinforce the need to tie security technologies into energy sector business processes

This in-depth analysis of IT security opportunities for energy companies will help. enterprise IT security solution providers adopt their sales and marketing strategies for targeting the energy sector. It identifies core energy sector IT initiatives that must be protected by enterprise IT security solutions, and highlights the core IT security technologies that can most help CIOs meet their security needs.

Topics covered include:
- 4 key things you need to know about IT security opportunities in the energy sector
- Budgets are limited but new investments will be made that must be secured if they are to be effective
- Regulatory impact
- Using technology to achieve greater yields
- The IT security implications
- Mergers and acquisitions will drive the need for system consolidation and standardization
- IT and the M&A process
- IT security implications
- Emissions trading systems can provide a cost effective way to meet industry regulatory compliance
- The IT security implications of emissions trading
- Many energy companies believe that security itself is a business issue and that a single, corporate identity is the most cost-effective way of achieving this aim
- Key physical & logical access solution drivers
- Case studies: Shell and ChevronTexaco

Access the special report on IT security in the energy market sector.

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