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How Content Services Are Enabling the Digital Transformation of Electric Utilities

AIIM

Electric utilities in the United States are a major source of CO2 – they created 1.55 And according to the US Energy Information Agency, consumption is expected to grow by 50% by the year 2050. To get greener, electric utilities must digitally transform. The Slow Transition to Green Energy. Artificial Intelligence.

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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. In response to such concerns, regulatory agencies are increasing reporting requirements for cyberattacks targeting the energy sector. electrical grids and power plants.

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STEPS FORWARD: Math geniuses strive to make a pivotal advance — by obfuscating software code

The Last Watchdog

Related: How Multi Party Computation is disrupting encrypti on An accomplished violinist, Einstein, no doubt, appreciated the symmetry of his metaphor. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering — puts us one step closer to a working iO prototype. Sahai recently gave this presentation outlining the technical aspects.

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FERC Approves NERC’s Supply Chain Risk Management Reliability Standards and Directs NERC to Expand Their Scope

Data Matters

A string of Governmental announcements have increasingly sounded the alarm about the growing cybersecurity threat facing the energy sector. Among other things, these reports have announced that state-sponsored cyber actors have successfully gained access to the control rooms of utilities. Procedural History.

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Business ID Theft Soars Amid COVID Closures

Krebs on Security

To prove ownership over the hijacked firms, they hire low-wage image editors online to help fabricate and/or modify a number of official documents tied to the business — including tax records and utility bills. “It makes sense, because they’ve already got control over all these dormant businesses,” he said.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 26 February – 3 March 2024

IT Governance

Italian data protection authority fines Enel €79 million Italy’s data protection regulator, the Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali, has fined the country’s largest utility company, Enel, more than €79 million for misusing customer data for telemarketing. The ICO has issued an enforcement notice and a warning to the Home Office.

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A greener library: The Bodleian?s push for sustainability

CILIP

For a Facilities team within a library I would recommend they review energy consumption around lighting, water consumption and ventilation systems, reviewing and revising building management systems ? improvements these groups have led on: Switch off / Green electronics campaign. Turning off lights and electronic equipment at night.