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FERC, NERC joint report on cyber incident response at electric utilities

Security Affairs

The US FERC and NERC published a study on cyber incident response at electric utilities that also includes recovery best practices. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electricity Reliability Corporation (NERC) released a study on cyber incident response and recovery best practices for electric utilities.

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DoS attack the caused disruption at US power utility exploited a known flaw

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A DoS attack that caused disruptions at a power utility in the United States exploited a flaw in a firewall used in the facility. In May, the Department of Energy confirmed that on March 5, 2019, between 9 a.m. a cyber event disrupted energy grid operations in California, Wyoming, and Utah. and 7 p.m., and 7 p.m.,

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Iran-linked APT33 updates infrastructure following its public disclosure

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The APT33 group has been around since at least 2013, since mid-2016, the group targeted the aviation industry and energy companies with connections to petrochemical production. 728 of these were identified communicating with infected hosts. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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USB Drives shipped with Schneider Solar Products were infected with malware

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Both products are part of the solar energy offering of the vendor. ComBox is a communications and monitoring device for installers and operators of Conext solar systems. These USB removable media contain user documentation and non-essential software utilities. ” continues the advisory. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Coronavirus-themed campaign targets energy sector with PoetRAT

Security Affairs

Threat actors employed the previously-undetected PoetRAT Trojan in a Coronavirus-themed campaign aimed at government and energy sectors. . The malware infected ICS and SCADA systems used to control the wind turbines within the renewable energy sector. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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SAA/CoSA/NAGARA 2018 recap: Session 204

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Communications and Content Creator Perspective on Social Media Records Management. Laura works closely with leadership in communicating their priorities as heads of the agency and the agency’s priorities. The social media people and records people need to communicate and have a plan BEFORE a big change occurs. Key Takeaways.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Reverse Engineering Smart Meters

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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. I moved here at the end of 2014. Hash: So I moved.