Oil and natural gas companies are increasingly using outside resources to manage their cyber risks and address vulnerabilities. As IPRO has maintained all along, cyber-attacks are bound to become more frequent as pipeline systems embrace the benefits of digital transformation and as IT and OT converge, opening cyber vulnerabilities to potential exploitation. As experts acknowledge, new security risks are less quantified and less known, leaving many companies asking, “where should we begin investing?” and “what is a best practice.” IPRO argues that a more collaborative, institutional approach is ultimately the best genuine solution, as opposed to risk mitigation, one incident, one vulnerability, or one standard at a time.

About IPRO

The International Pipeline Resilience Organization was founded in 2020 as a member-driven, 501c(6) non-profit corporation whose purpose is to work on behalf of two critical energy delivery industries -- oil and natural gas pipelines (including natural gas liquids and refined products pipelines). IPRO processes are designed to identify pragmatic controls that would reduce or eliminate the risks of cyber or physical intrusions and the resulting disruption of services. As a voluntary organization open to all parties interested in its mission, the IPRO concept focuses on enterprise-wide cyber challenges and solutions that will achieve durable security for the North American energy supply chain, including the vertically integrated market for natural gas and electrical generation.