Protect high value assets in a high risk environment
Energy companies operate some of the most critical infrastructure in society. The combination of legacy systems, modern cloud platforms, third party integrations, and increasing IT OT convergence creates a uniquely exposed attack surface. In this sector, even small technical weaknesses can have disproportionate operational, safety, regulatory, and reputational consequences. Active Focus directly addresses this reality by providing continuous visibility into what is exposed, how it changes, and what can actually be exploited, rather than relying on periodic assessments that leave long windows of unknown risk. Our solutions are trusted by:
Continuous visibility where periodic security fails
Energy environments change constantly. New remote access solutions, vendors, monitoring platforms, and integrations are introduced to keep operations efficient. At the same time, many OT systems were never designed to be internet facing.
Active Focus continuously maps the external attack surface, including internet facing IT and OT assets. This is critical because River Security has repeatedly identified exposed OT systems and unintended internet exposure that organisations were unaware of. These are not theoretical risks. They are real, reachable systems with real world impact.
For energy companies, this means:
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Exposures are identified as they appear, not months later
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Shadow assets and forgotten systems are discovered
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Misconfigurations are caught before they are exploited
For leadership this reduces uncertainty and strengthens the ability to demonstrate due diligence when incidents occur.
Offensive validation matters
Energy operators do not benefit from long vulnerability lists or unvalidated scanner output. What matters is whether a weakness can actually be exploited and which concrete operations it could lead to. For the energy sector, this is especially important because:
- OT vulnerabilities often require context to assess real impact.
- False positives create unnecessary operational disruption.
- Security teams must focus on high impact, low tolerance risks.
“Active Focus combines continuous attack surface monitoring with offensive security validation by human experts. This ensures findings reflect real attacker behavior, not generic theoretical risk.”
- Jan Petter, Threat Intel Manager
Trusted by the energy sector
Customer case
Cyber Resilience for Aneo and Their Critical Energy Infrastructure
“River Security gives us clarity, structure, and sparring that adds real value. The Active Focus platform makes it easier to prioritize and follow up, and we truly appreciate having a skilled security professional in the loop.”
- Thomas Mørtsell, Chief Security Officer, Aneo
Fjordkraft
“River Security has delivered both a complete Digital Footprint report and several complex penetration tests to Fjordkraft AS. The work conducted confirms the professionality and competency within the team performing service deliveries of noteworthy quality.”
- Rasmus Rasmussen
Leader Digital Platform
Glitre Nett
“River Security conducted a Digital Footprint and an internal Penetration Test on our systems. Our experience with the team from River Security shows that they are highly skilled professionals. Throughout the project we really appreciated their enthusiasm and great interaction with our own team.”
- Otto Rustand
Head of Digitalization, Innovation and IT security
Fornybar Norge
“We had a truly engaging and inspiring lecture from River Security held by Chris Dale on the subject of vendor security and “always-on” penetration testing. The lecture was practical with a theoretical backdrop and provided us with knowledge on how to assess cloud vendors and other vendors.”
- Per Arne Vada
Industry Policy Advisor
Skagerak Energi
“We had the pleasure of hosting a Secure Coding Session for our developers, led by Chief Hacking Officer Chris Dale from River Security AS. The workshop from River Security was tailored to our development team and provided valuable insights into best practices for writing robust and secure code. “
- Geir Vidar Eliassen
Principal IT Operations Lead
Sogn og Fjordane Energi
“As the uncertainty surrounding the situation in Europe continues, security in critical infrastructure is of higher importance than ever. Having an external party look at your company from an attackers’ point of view is crucial to identify weaknesses, but also to confirm good measures already in place.”
- Kåre Teigland
Head of IT