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Data Encryption Shields the Energy Sector Against Emerging Threats

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Data Encryption Shields the Energy Sector Against Emerging Threats. The energy sector is part of the critical national infrastructure (CNI), and delivers services that are essential for modern life. Energy services companies are a lucrative target for adversaries. Wed, 01/13/2021 - 09:42. Cybersecurity challenges. A recent U.S.

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5 Major Cybersecurity Trends to Know for 2024

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As 2023 draws to an end and cybersecurity budgeting is nearly complete, it helps to consider the year’s events and try to predict next year’s trends. After receiving input from industry experts and doing my own analysis of the year’s driving forces, I identified five major cybersecurity trends.

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The Scammers’ Playbook: How Cybercriminals Get Ahold of Your Data

eSecurity Planet

Energy and utility companies have been some of the most high-profile cyber attacks in recent memory, such as the May 2021 Colonial Pipeline attack or the Delta-owned Monroe Energy attack in November 2021. Given how lucrative and necessary both sectors are to daily life, they make prime targets for ransomware.

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Hidden Biases in Cybersecurity Reviews – And How to Use Them

eSecurity Planet

The survey should have representation from categories such as: Company size: small to large Industry vertical: healthcare, energy, etc. Organization type: corporate, education, utility, non-profit, government International regions: Asia, South America, North America, etc.

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Cybersecurity Risks of 5G – And How to Control Them

eSecurity Planet

Efforts like to shore up identity , leverage zero trust frameworks, and authenticate devices will remain best practices for the immediate future. How 5G Goes Beyond 4G. Objectives for 5G Implementation. Between now and then, we continue to learn and develop adequate security systems to defend the next generation of wireless networks.

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The State of Blockchain Applications in Cybersecurity

eSecurity Planet

Permissioned blockchains, or private blockchains,aren’t truly decentralized because they’re organized by a governance structure and authentication process for nodes. For advantages, private blockchains are more scalable and energy-efficient with suggested use cases of banking and supply chain management. Next-Generation Cryptography.