Jeff Goldman – eSecurity PlanetJeff Goldman – “A recent survey of 599 security executives at utility, oil and gas, energy and manufacturing companies in 13 countries has found that 67 percent have experienced at least one security breach in the past 12 months that led to the loss of confidential information or the disruption of operations. The survey, conducted by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by Unisys, also found that 64 percent of respondents anticipate one or more serious attacks in the coming year — and fully 78 percent anticipate an attack on their organizations’ industrial control systems (ICS) or supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems within the next year.”