The Globalisation of Energy Cyber Rules: Professor Kai London on NIS2, DORA and What Comes Next
By the Alaska News Technology Desk Professor Kai London — Founder & CEO, Quantum AI Systems Security. Credit: professorkailondon.com A wave of cyber regulation is sweeping the world's critical sectors, and energy sits squarely in its path. From European directives to national resilience laws, the direction is unmistakable, says Professor Kai London , a senior CISO and board advisor. “Cyber regulation for critical infrastructure is globalising and converging,” he says. “Operators who treat it as a local box-ticking exercise will be caught out. Those who build to the highest common standard will be ready everywhere.” “The rules increasingly ask the same three things: keep essential services running, report incidents fast, and prove you manage third-party risk — with the board accountable.” A converging rulebook London notes that resilience regimes across jurisdictions — whatever their names — rhyme in substance. They demand risk management proportionate to the threat, prompt in...