Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2021

The Seoul High Court Criminal Division 20 (Chief Judge Jeong Seon-jae Baek Suk-jong Lee Jun-hyun) charged Mr. A for being a developer for the TrickBot gang since 2016. TrickBot is a popular banking Trojan that has been around since October 2016, its authors have continuously upgraded it by implementing new features.

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2019

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. These executables are both downloaders that utilize powershell to load the PUPY RAT. Most of the targets were in the Middle East, others were in the U.S.,

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Russia has twice now knocked out Ukraine’s power grid for extended periods, in the Industroyer attacks of December 2015 and again in December 2016. Issued a few days after the killing, the report assesses cyber risks of North American electrical utilities, identifying 11 hacking groups that target energy sector companies.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 23, 2019

From taking a shower, to brewing your coffee, and watching the news, your morning routine is fueled by the energy sector. But the energy sector also underpins our emergency and response systems, our hospitals and healthcare, our schools, our businesses, and virtually everything we do as a society. The Rising Threat.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

This will be led by the manufacturing, consumer, transportation and utilities sectors. One recent study demonstrated how, by analyzing readings from a smart home, such as energy consumption, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide levels, and humidity changes, it was possible to triangulate what someone had for dinner.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

That pace is unlikely to slow down over the coming years; Pagely noted that organizations are still turning to IoT devices as a way to automate and optimize their business processes as well as save on energy costs. That’s precisely what happened in the case of Dyn back in October 2016. billion in number and generate 79.4

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CGI

OCTOBER 15, 2018

How utilities are getting creative to find new revenue streams. The utilities industry is undergoing a paradigm shift. This year’s findings reveal that 57% of our utility clients view increasing investments in new products and services as key to addressing regulatory reforms. harini.kottees…. Mon, 10/15/2018 - 06:42.

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CGI

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Digital-born firms from telecoms are key drivers of the transformation of the energy system. Fri, 11/11/2016 - 02:10. According to the 2016 CGI Global 1000 outlook, 47% of the executives interviewed from consumer-intensive industries say digital is now the only channel of choice for customers.

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IT Governance

APRIL 2, 2020

South African utility provider Eskom is still feeling effects of a cyber security incident (unknown). Australia’s Alinta Energy accused of putting customers’ sensitive information at risk (unknown). Settlement reached in lawsuit over 2016 hack of Quest Diagnostics. Data breaches. School District (+24). In other news….

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CGI

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Utilities Digital Journey Insights (Part 3): Data, the new “digital capital” - Going beyond the hype of advanced analytics and AI. This series of blog posts builds on the 2018 CGI Client Global Insights, providing insights into how utilities are making progress toward digital transformation. So where do utilities stand?

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

On October 31, 2016, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China held a third reading of the draft Cybersecurity Law (the “third draft”). As we previously reported , the second draft of the Cybersecurity Law was published for comment in June.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 28, 2016

The guidance, entitled Cybersecurity Best Practices for Modern Vehicles (the “Cybersecurity Guidance”), was recently previewed in correspondence with the House of Representatives’ Committee on Energy and Commerce (“Energy and Commerce Committee”). Comments are due on November 28, 2016.

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Ascent Innovations

MAY 17, 2018

Few unexpected nation states are rising in the ranks of sponsored attackers, including spying on thousands of people across 20 countries via an Android malware campaign, and another one infiltrated Russia’s Cozy Bear liar and uncovered the hack of DNC during the 2016 elections. Cyber-social. Critical infrastructure.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 21, 2016

On October 14, 2016, the National Highway Transportation Administration (“NHTSA”) indicated in a letter to Congress that it intends to issue new best practices on vehicle cybersecurity. Indeed, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework was developed pursuant President Obama’s E.O. 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity.

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CGI

MAY 8, 2017

Digital disruption is in the cards for the energy sector. The pace at which digitalization is accelerating poses a major challenge for organizations in the energy sector. Traditionally, the energy sector has evolved over long investment cycles that corresponded to changes in the means of energy production and distribution.

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CGI

APRIL 13, 2016

Wed, 04/13/2016 - 05:23. Demand response is one of many resources that have been used to satisfy the increasing demand for electricity, but with net energy consumption remaining relatively static in recent years, what is the future role, if any, for demand response?

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

On November 7, 2016, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China enacted the final Cybersecurity Law after it held its third reading of the draft Cybersecurity Law on October 31, 2016. The final Cybersecurity Law will apply from June 1, 2017.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

For advantages, private blockchains are more scalable and energy-efficient with suggested use cases of banking and supply chain management. Utilizing their open standard Blokcerts, companies can transparently manage identities and activity on a real-time secure blockchain. Security Paradigms: Traditional Networks vs. Blockchains.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 21, 2015

On July 16, 2015, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) addressing the critical infrastructure protection (“CIP”) reliability standards. Utilities that violate them are potentially subject to substantial financial penalties. They are mandatory and enforceable.

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Data Matters

APRIL 18, 2018

As with the first version of NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework, all companies should review the new version, determine its potential utility, and consider adopting, adapting or comparing the new Framework for use within their own cyber ecosystems. Significantly, version 1.1 NIST’s fact sheet on the updated version is available here: [link].

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Information Matters

MAY 8, 2018

The need to build on this research has been given impetus by the recent UK government’s Industrial Strategy White Paper 4) Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, 2017. ↑ Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, 2017. [online] Oxford Internet Institute. Hartmann, P.M., Feldmann, N.,

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OneHub

MAY 17, 2021

Even deciphering a generic announcement about the office coffee maker requires effort, which leaves less energy for work that matters.” Adobe did an email usage study in 2016 that found employees spend over four hours every weekday on work emails. Meetings are time and energy intensive. Organize your emails.

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CGI

JANUARY 14, 2016

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 06:16. The energy supplier might start with a meter reading every 6 months and move to a meter reading every 15 minutes. Does the tail wag the dog in IoT? ravi.kumarv@cgi.com. You often hear the phrase "the tail wagging the dog" and anyone who owns a Labrador will see it in action on a daily basis!

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The Schedule

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

A week before the 2016 election, Laura was brought in on a 6-month detail to the Secretary of Commerce’s office to help with the presidential transition, focusing on website and social media. This guidance utilizes principles that can be adopted by a variety of institutions, not just Federal agencies. Troubleshoot #1.

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CGI

JUNE 17, 2019

Cybersecurity in utilities: Critical questions for securing distributed energy resources (DERs). The energy transition is driving a shift toward the increasing use of distributed energy resources (DERs). From a cybersecurity perspective, DERs pose new and unique challenges for utilities. Mon, 06/17/2019 - 05:09.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

In December, 2016, the lights went out in Kyiv, Ukraine. So the reality is that there was a team of criminal hackers, and like all intrusions, this attack didn’t just start in December 2016; it began months before it was executed. You've had some partnerships with the Department of Energy and also with Sisa.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Before companies can effectively and safely use generative AI tools, employees must be educated on utilizing best practices: writing prompts that achieve desired outcomes, keeping data security and privacy in mind when inputting data, identifying the quality and security of AI, verifying AI output, and more,” elaborates Arti Raman, CEO Portal26.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

That means all the negative energy, regulatory scrutiny, and consumer ick once reserved for Facebook and Google will turn its gaze westward to Cupertino. Advertising will no longer be a sideshow to its sexier device business; it will be a $10-15 billion juggernaut with 50-90-percent profit margins. Enterprise Data Moves Beyond Marketing.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2020

Russia-linked cyber-espionage group hacked the Ukrainian energy company Burisma at the center of the impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump. “Phishing for credentials allows cyber actors to gain control of an organization’s internal systems by utilizing trusted access methods (e.g.: ” continues the report.”Repeatedly,

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AIIM

JANUARY 30, 2020

The nervous energy had been replaced with exhaustion. Professor Pasquale testified on these issues and others in 2017 before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection. Balancing the Utility of AI and Ethical Bias.

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