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Bucharest · BucharestThe Ministry of Energy announces the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on November 27. The memorandum strengthens the Romanian American strategic partnership in the field of mining and renewable energy in the Jiului Valley region. The purpose of this Memorandum is to establish a framework for collaboration to transform the Paroșeni Thermal Power Plant into a modern facility.See the Story
Ministry of Energy signs MoU for renewable energy project in Jiului Valley
Bucharest · BucharestThe energy sector is one of the most sophisticated and complex in the world. It is critically dependent on operational technologies and interconnected systems. Most analysts estimate that over a third of all cyber-attacks globally are against energy infrastructures. Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine has recently created a significant energy crises.See the Story
Mircea Abrudean, SGG: “Romania needs better cooperation and open dialogue on the topic of cyber risks and threats”
Entrepreneurs · BucharestSabin Sarmas, chairman of the Committee for Digitization in the Chamber of Deputies, spoke at the Energy Cyber Security Forum in Cluj Napoca. Energy companies have the capacity and possibility to do entrepreneurship, he said. “You should know that, in terms of cyber security, not only Romania suffers, but also the most developed countries in the world. There is a moment when, if we take Romanian talent, whether it is in Romania or outside Romania, we can, with the know-how of those in the energy industry, create such solutions”See the Story
Sabin Sarmas: “Energy companies have the capacity within themselves to develop cybersecurity start-ups”
Bucharest · BucharestReal testing of the business continuity plan and disaster recovery is absolutely essential in cyber security, said Yugo Neumorni – President of the CIO Council at the Energy Cyber Security Forum. “The energy sector is a highly attacked sector. In May 2023, Denmark’s energy infrastructure was attacked,” he said.See the Story
Yugo Neumorni, CIO Council: “Real testing of the business continuity plan and disaster recovery is absolutely essential in cybersecurity”
Bucharest · BucharestThe first three quarters of 2023 look good for the industrial & logistics real estate sector. Overall, total leasing demand of 550,000 square meters in the Q1-Q3 2023 period was largely comparable to last year’s level, according to data from Colliers, with the note that this result only includes leasing deals part of the public domain, i.e., deals part of the local real estate forum or those reported in other public documents, like financial rep…See the Story
Colliers: 2023 could be the most successful year so far for the industrial and logistics market
Climate Change · Bucharest“The fight against climate change also leads to investments in the IT&C area of the energy system. We live in an era where we must get used to the fact that there will always be conditions for crises, attacks, disturbances. Cyber-attacks will always succeed if there are enough resources allocated (time, money, technology). The energy industry must respond to these challenges that appear with automation and digitalization. We must be prepared to …See the Story
Corneliu Bodea, Adrem: “Romania needs a system of cooperation between the energy infrastructures”
Cyber Security · Bucharest80 percent of energy companies say that they have seen a major increase in the number of cyber-attacks in their activity. 76 percent of these organizations say that the duration from the time of the attack to the time when they learn about the attack and start to solve the problems is 6 months, on average.See the Story
Catalina Dodu, EY Romania: “80 percent of energy companies say that they have seen a major increase in the number of cyber-attacks”
Cyber Security · BucharestOndrej Safar, Country Manager CEZ Romania, said cyber security is now a very important topic for the entire company. “Five years ago, cyber security was a subject only for the IT department. The situation has improved, we still have work to do, but our goal is to change the mentality of every employee,” Safar said.See the Story
