The Necessity of Strengthening Cyber Security of ‎Energy Sector by State

The important role of computer and the Internet and the services that these technologies provide to humanity have made the energy sector dependent on these new technologies. This dependence has led to risks for the energy sector, the most important of which is directing cyber-attacks . In the present study, a question has been raised, i.e., what is the need for states to strengthen the cyber security of their energy sector and what measures should be taken domestically and internationally? Using the descriptive-analytical method, the question has been answered that due to the increasing dependence of the energy sector on cyber technologies and the increasing number of actors and perpetrators of cyber attacks in the world, States need to strengthen their cyber security in their energy sector. What states can do at the domestic level includes increasing the security of domestic systems, recruiting reliable and specialized personnel, and developing clear and strict rules for cyberspace. At the international level, drafting a binding international treaty banning cyber-attacks on the energy sector is the most important measure that they can adopt.