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Merging top-down and bottom-up planning approaches

IBM Big Data Hub

This blog series discusses the complex tasks energy utility companies face as they shift to holistic grid asset management to manage through the energy transition. The first post of this series addressed the challenges of the energy transition with holistic grid asset management.

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How green is your application delivery software?

OpenText Information Management

Most IT sustainability goals include reducing Scope 2 and 3 greenhouse (GHG) emissions to reduce their digital carbon footprint, the GHG emissions produced by digital technology resources, devices, tools, and platforms. Decrease your individual energy output with automated tests executed on the cloud.

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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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New APT ChamelGang Targets energy and aviation companies in Russia

Security Affairs

ChamelGang APT is a new cyberespionage group that focuses on fuel and energy organizations and aviation industry in Russia. ChamelGang is a new APT group that was first spotted in March by researchers at security firm Positive Technologies, it targets Russian companies in the energy and aviation industry. Pierluigi Paganini.

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What is vibration analysis and how can it help optimize predictive maintenance?

IBM Big Data Hub

Vibration analysis (or vibration monitoring) is a powerful diagnostic tool for identifying, monitoring and preventing mechanical failures in rotating and reciprocating machinery. At its core, vibration analysis is the study of the oscillatory motions of machines and their components around an established equilibrium point.

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How Cobalt Strike Became a Favorite Tool of Hackers

eSecurity Planet

Cobalt Strike was created a decade ago by Raphael Mudge as a tool for security professionals. Indeed, the tool can assess vulnerabilities and run penetration tests , while most tools on the market cannot do both. The tool is so powerful that black hat hackers and international threat groups have added it to their arsenal.

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Examples and uses of GIS

IBM Big Data Hub

GIS perform spatial analysis of geospatial datasets—consisting of vector data (points, lines and polygons) and raster data (cells with spatial information)—to produce connected visualizations. Additionally, IBM and Texas A&M AgriLife have created a tool to help improve crop management strategies.