Oil, Gas and Chemical Cyber Risk Management
Bridge the Gap
Bridging the gap between operational technology (OT) and cybersecurity, we help our clients safeguard their assets.
Cybersecurity Solutions for Industrial Process Facilities
The oil, gas, and chemicals industries form essential supply chains that power modern life. From fueling homes and businesses to supporting the production of medicines, driving agricultural advancements and enabling technological innovations, these industries play a critical role in global safety and progress.
ABS Consulting understands the unique challenges faced by the oil, gas and chemical markets, including complex business, operational and regulatory issues. Our clients rely on our expertise to act as a force multiplier, helping them achieve their business objectives more safely, efficiently, and cost-effectively.
Cybersecurity management is a journey that intersects safety, risk and compliance. As companies adopt digital tools to enhance operations—through increased connectivity, automation and data-driven decision-making—they also face elevated cyber risks. Our Cybersecurity Services team works at the forefront of these challenges, collaborating with industry and regulators to address emerging threats and drive innovative solutions. By bridging the gap between operational technology (OT) and cybersecurity, we help our clients safeguard their assets, optimize performance and maintain compliance throughout the asset lifecycle.
Recognized by Forbes magazine as one of the world’s best management consulting firms, ABS Consulting supports industrial process and service companies across the energy and chemical distribution value chain as a trusted process safety, risk and compliance management advisor. We build on more than 50 years of experience leading industrial incident investigations, authoring process safety guidelines, and developing practical solutions to sustain the production and distribution of high-demand materials and resources.
Everything You Need to Know About the IT-OT Convergence
Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) have long existed in separate spaces; each had its own network, objectives and requirements. But times have changed. IT and OT have joined forces as a cohesive system to provide data-driven benefits to organizations.
Cyber Risk Leadership for Critical Assets
Our comprehensive cybersecurity advisory services provide effective risk reduction for oil, gas and chemical operations, as well as best practices for implementation in each vertical. We offer a streamlined approach and practical solutions to quickly mature your cybersecurity program.
- Upstream
We help upstream operators protect drilling control systems, production control systems and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems for onshore/offshore exploration and production assets, including drilling rigs and drillships, FPSOs, production platforms, wellheads and flow stations. - Midstream
We support midstream operators in securing their process control network (PCN), control centers and SCADA infrastructure for liquid and/or gas compression, processing, produced water, and carbon capture and storage facilities. - Downstream
We help downstream operators safeguard Terminal Automation Systems (TAS), Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) infrastructures across refineries, chemical plants and terminals.
Process Safety Solutions
Reduce Cyber Risk for Safer Industrial Processes
Digitization, automation and PC-based control systems have increased cyber risks to industrial assets and operations. Effective risk reduction is essential for safe operations. ABS Consulting understands these dynamics and offers specialized services to help industries reduce risk, increase safety, resilience and compliance.
Cyber threats pose a distinct risk to oil, gas and chemical facility operations, potentially leading to a wide range of production-impacting consequences including loss of view, loss of control, loss of availability, loss of safety and theft of information. ABS Consulting specializes in managing cyber risk for critical production and control systems, also known as industrial control systems (ICS) or more broadly, operational technology (OT).
We’ve helped protect industrial operations with recommended practices and hazard evaluations for over five decades, establishing a credible track record of implementing facility siting studies for oil, gas and chemical facilities as required by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Process Safety Management (PSM) regulation, among other national and international government agencies.
With safety at the center of all we do, ABS Consulting will support your organization’s operational excellence and integrity with a robust cybersecurity program covering:
- Risk Advisory Services
- Strategic Risk Assessments
- OT Cybersecurity Program Development
- Standard-Based Assessments
- Regulatory Compliance
- OT Cybersecurity Assessments
- OT-Specific Security Training
- Government-Only Cybersecurity Services
Policy and Regulatory Guidance
Increase Operational Resiliency at Your Facility
From reinforcing chemical plants with Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS)-related services to managing cyber supply chain risks, we’re here to support your facility’s infrastructure and operational continuity.
ABS Consulting are experts in the application of cybersecurity standards, frameworks and maturity models to your OT cybersecurity program, which helps ensure reportability and measurability to senior executives, board of directors and steering committees. We keep pace with the latest regulatory guidelines including:
- API 1164 Standard
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
- DHS Chemical Sector Cybersecurity Framework
- ISA/IEC 62443 Standards
- ISO 27001 International Standard
- NIST CSF
Partnering with your operational and security teams, we then help your organization develop and implement cyber risk management strategies, processes and procedures that integrate with existing safety and security practices.
As advanced digital technologies continue to optimize and increase efficiency in oil, gas and chemical operations, risk is growing exponentially. Managing both cyber risk and physical security risk—and mitigating a catastrophic event—protects your license to operate. ABS Consulting applies both engineering rigor and a strategic approach to identify, assess and mitigate OT cyber threats.
Industrial Security Solutions
Advanced Incident Detection for Operational Security
Through our advanced Industrial Security Operations Center (ISOC), ABS Consulting can join forces with your operations team to customize both technical and managed services to identify vulnerabilities and drive continuous monitoring for your OT infrastructure.
Our proprietary incident detection system, built specifically for industrial environments, alerts ISOC OT analysis to suspicious activity in real-time for triage and escalation. This advanced event notification system utilizes enhanced asset visibility to provide actionable insights, helping to ensure your organization has continuous visibility against future threats.
By understanding Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) within the operating environment, ABS Consulting can give your organization a tactical advantage in cyber risk management. These strategies help develop and implement a cybersecurity program tailored to your organization’s risk tolerance. An effective OT cybersecurity program requires collaboration across multiple teams, including process engineers, cybersecurity experts, vendors and other business personnel. ABS Consulting can serve as an effective bridge and translator between these teams, driving collaboration and program results.
Our qualified consultants leverage multiple engineering disciplines and government agency expertise to help companies protect, defend, detect, and respond to a cyber incident. Let us help you develop and implement the controls you need to manage cyber risk for reliant and resilient operational security.
ABS Consulting brings trusted and reliable cybersecurity consulting, implementation and risk management services to the oil, gas and chemical sectors. We work with industrial operators to identify, assess and reduce their cyber risk—from a facility’s earliest design, engineering, construction and installation phases to integrating cyber risk controls into fully operational and mature assets.
Industrial Security Operations Center (ISOC)
Our Industrial Security Operations Center allows for 24/7 cyber risk monitoring.
Cybersecurity Monitoring and Real-Time Alerts
See how we are safeguarding the nation's most critical shipping infrastructure.
Uptime Peace of Mind
Manage Risk to Secure Your Operations
ABS Consulting is a premier provider of cybersecurity consulting, implementation, and risk management services. We will work with you to understand and reduce your cyber risk. From the earliest concept and design phases to integrating a program into existing operations, we'll help your organization develop and implement the controls you need to manage cyber risk.
Our qualified consultants leverage multiple engineering disciplines and emergency management expertise to help companies protect, defend, detect, and respond to a cyber incident. Explore our OT cybersecurity solutions or get started with a consultation at your facility.
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Our Ecosystem of Partners
Our partners make the difference. With customers industry-wide, including critical infrastructure, we understand there are niche cybersecurity needs and challenges that must be addressed. Our agnostic approach and dedicated partners allow us to integrate products and services into comprehensive cybersecurity solutions that allow our clients to take control of not only their OT risk but their IT risk via our trusted team of cybersecurity experts.
