Cydome launches remote energy cybersecurity

Cydome, a specialist in maritime and critical infrastructure cybersecurity, has unveiled Cydome Embedded for Remote Energy Facilities, a new deployment option designed to protect offshore wind farms and other hard to access assets without requiring physical installation on site.

The solution runs as an embedded virtual container directly on existing communication hardware, including resource constrained VSAT routers and network edge devices. Fully installed and maintained remotely, it eliminates the need to send technicians offshore, a process that can cost up to 200,000 dollars per visit including vessel hire. For operators of 10MW turbines, where a single day of downtime can mean revenue losses of 15,000 to 30,000 dollars, avoiding on site intervention is critical.

The launch comes as cybersecurity threats and regulatory pressures intensify across the energy sector. Europe currently operates around 135 offshore wind farms with more than 6,000 turbines and 34GW of capacity, with new installations rising by 40 percent year on year. Yet industry data shows that only a small fraction of global wind assets have adequate cyber protection. Reports indicate renewable energy sites in the UK face up to 1,000 attempted cyberattacks per day, while ransomware incidents across energy and utilities continue to surge.

Built on Cydome’s class certified and endorsed platform, already deployed on hundreds of vessels and offshore facilities, the embedded solution delivers AI driven real time threat detection, automated vulnerability scanning, network security and centralized risk and compliance monitoring across IT and OT environments. It supports multi site management from a single interface and is compatible with existing routers from Peplink and Speedcast.

According to Cydome, the platform marks a technological breakthrough by delivering full scale cyber protection on existing hardware with minimal computing power, enabling operators to secure remote assets without physical access.