AppSwarm, Corp. (OTC: SWRM), a software development company and aggregator of mobile applications, announces a sales initiative for data and cyber security solutions geared specifically for the energy and aerospace industries in Oklahoma, and the Midwest region.
AppSwarm has launched a sales initiative focused on small to mid-sized energy companies in Oklahoma for data and cyber security consulting, and threat detection software.
In late March 2022, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Energy (DOE) published a joint Cybersecurity Advisory with information on multiple intrusion campaigns targeting U.S. and international energy sector conducted by indicted Russian state-sponsored cyber actors from 2011 to 2018.
The White House also issued its starkest warning that Russia may be planning cyberattacks against critical-sector U.S. companies including energy, aerospace, and financial industries.
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Although not highlighting any specific threat, the aim was to put the U.S. Energy industry on full alert for potential foreign and malicious cyber-attacks in the coming months.
Oklahoma Energy Statistics (2020)
Oklahoma was the fourth-largest producer of crude oil and the fourth-largest producer of marketed natural gas among the states.
Oklahoma had 5 operable petroleum refineries with a combined daily processing capacity of almost 523,000 barrels per calendar day, nearly 3% of the total U.S. capacity.
Wind supplied 35% of Oklahoma’s electricity net generation, and the state ranked third in the nation in total electricity net generation from wind.
The benchmark price in the domestic spot market for the U.S. crude oil known as West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is set at Cushing, Oklahoma, home to about 15% of the nation’s commercial crude oil storage capacity.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, AppSwarm has launched a program to leverage its contacts within the energy industry, and growing partnerships with cybersecurity solution providers, to target smaller to mid-sized Energy and Aerospace related companies, and suppliers, to assist in upgrading security protocols and ongoing threat detection for these clients.
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