Cyber Threat Intelligence for Energy Theft Prevention

The Challenge 

The client is an independent organisation responsible for the managing, developing, and maintaining of a set of obligations governing market participants operating in the energy market within Great Britain. 

Much of the UK population is exposed to uncontrolled and inaccurate information regarding Energy Theft online and on social media platforms.

The client sought experts with experience both energy and cyber security to develop a solution to this rising issue. The client articulated they had four primary use cases that needed coverage; these were: 

• An understanding of the way in which people are stealing energy, including bypassing meters, and how they are sharing information online.
• Protecting the organisation's reputation and providing counter narratives to material online.
• Educating consumers and countering wide-spread misinformation.
• Protecting the organisation and the wider energy market participants by identifying data leaks and harmful online discussions.

Talan’s Solution 

Talan was engaged to deliver a managed theft monitoring service supporting the client’s theft reduction campaign. Using our Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) Platform, we developed and deployed a comprehensive intelligence strategy, featuring a customisable dashboard and weekly reporting, including:

• Collecting and analysing media in real-time including Open Web, Deep Web, and Dark Web content.
• Monitoring sources, including paste bins, blogs, forums/message boards, IRC channels, social media, niche sites, malware/vulnerability technical reporting, news outlets, financial exchanges, official government announcements. 

Our Impact

We successfully identified the main individuals and groups who support and promote energy theft. Our insights enabled the industry to be better informed and enabled the client to respond more effectively to emerging trends and shape future safety initiatives.

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