The majority of companies in the Netherlands that are responsible for electricity, water or waste management indicated in 2018 they had some form of "advanced" cybersecurity, such as log files for incident analysis, methods to judge IT security or an active password policy. Encryption was less likely to be used, either for saving or sending data. The same goes for authentication processes, either via software or hardware.
Most used cyber security protection measures among utility companies in the Netherlands as of 2018
Characteristic
Share of companies
Antivirus software
97%
Policy to use strong passwords
78%
Authentication process via software or hardware token
Data corresponds to economic activity classification "D-E Energy, water, wastemanagement" (D-E Energie, water, afvalbeheer) from the SBI 2008.
Method of interview
Online omnibus survey
Supplementary notes
The source uses the Standard Industrial Classifications or Standaard Bedrijfsindeling (SBI) 2008 classification for classifying business establishments and other statistical united by the type of economic activity in which they are engaged. Where possible, the official English wording was used despite the source material being Dutch. For a full list of SBI 2008, please refer to the following link.
The category mentioned here consisted of both D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply as well as E Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation
activities.
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (September 11, 2019). Most used cyber security protection measures among utility companies in the Netherlands as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084122/cybersecurity-measures-among-utility-companies-in-the-netherlands/
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