Between 2011 and 2015, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security registered more than 350 incidents at energy companies. Many oil and gas companies still use outdated and aging control systems in their facilities. Many facilities still run Windows XP on their computer systems, a Houston Chronicle found. 66 percent of respondents expressed concern that digitization had made them more vulnerable to security compromises. The sector will benefit from digitization, but the scramble to retrofit decades-old infrastructures will take time.”]

