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A potential solution for protecting customer privacy when sharing smart meter data

CGI

Fri, 11/15/2019 - 05:52. This is because smart meters are widely regarded as a key to reducing both energy consumption and emission levels. Imagine a situation where a third party gets hold of your metering data and, using data mining algorithms, and can detect your presence or absence and other household activities.

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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. But we all know how security by obscurity works in the end.

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NYT Report: U.S. Cyber units planted destructive Malware in Russian Power Grid

Security Affairs

Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 16, 2019. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 16, 2019. ” In July 2018, the US Department of Homeland Security declared that Russia’s APT groups have already penetrated America’s critical infrastructure, especially power utilities, and continue to target them. … ALSO, NOT TRUE!