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FERC issues notice of proposed rulemaking to extend reporting requirements for cyberattacks targeting the energy sector

Data Protection Report

DHS’ webinar explained that the hackers obtained access to vendors providing computer services to electric utilities companies. This initial access enabled the hackers to gain entry to power company control systems through a complex series of security compromises lasting quite some time. electrical grids and power plants.

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Business ID Theft Soars Amid COVID Closures

Krebs on Security

This story is about the victims of a particularly aggressive business ID theft ring that’s spent years targeting small businesses across the country and is now pivoting toward using that access for pandemic assistance loans and unemployment benefits. For the past several months, Milwaukee, Wisc. ” PHANTOM OFFICES.

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Seven top central processing unit (CPU) use cases

IBM Big Data Hub

The central processing unit (CPU) is the computer’s brain, assigning and processing tasks and managing essential operational functions. Computers have been so seamlessly integrated with modern life that sometimes we’re not even aware of how many CPUs are in use around the world.

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Cybersecurity Risks of 5G – And How to Control Them

eSecurity Planet

Consumer electronics, business, network appliances, and industrial IoT (IIoT) devices are all driving the exponential growth of IoT systems. Insecure implementations may result in unauthorized access to threat actors and potential data breaches.” To be successful, an attacker must gain access to the 5G Service Based Architecture.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Reverse Engineering Smart Meters

ForAllSecure

For example, in 2009, the Obama administration provided financial incentives to utilities in the United States. And again, smart meters were positioned squarely as making the environment more friendly by knowing how and when energy is being used by individual customers. Environmental effects caused by pollution.

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A greener library: The Bodleian?s push for sustainability

CILIP

These roles that support a building and its operation can sometimes feel a bit thankless, but we have the privilege of knowing our efforts help to preserve amazing collections for access and use, as well as protecting wonderful buildings. Another plus side is that the subject itself provokes valuable communication: ?Sustainability