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Renewable energy trends and developments powering a cleaner future

IBM Big Data Hub

In a warming world, the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy is heating up. Global capacity for renewable power generation is expanding more quickly than at any time in the last thirty years, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). And by 2028, 68 countries will boast renewables as their main source of power.

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MY TAKE: Why consumers are destined to play a big role in securing the Internet of Things

The Last Watchdog

billion IoT devices in use as of 2017, half are consumer gadgets, like smart TVs, speakers, watches, baby cams and home thermostats; much of the rest is made up of things like smart electric meters and security cameras in corporate and government use. This will be led by the manufacturing, consumer, transportation and utilities sectors.

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SAA/CoSA/NAGARA 2018 recap: Session 204

The Schedule

Beth, Kristen, and Laura presented a program in which they each brought their unique perspective to the management of social media as records within the Federal Government. The Secretary of Commerce’s official government account used her real name as her Twitter handle when it was set up. Troubleshoot #2.

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DB2 Dispatch from Vegas: IOD, Day One

Robert's Db2

The sun is starting to set in a typically cloudless sky in Nevada's southern desert, and day one of IBM's annual Information on Demand conference (aka IOD) is just about done. The conference got over 10,000 registrants this year. Herewith are a few notes on today's goings-on in Las Vegas. The State of New York has avoided $1.2

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Industrial Control Systems

ForAllSecure

In a moment I’ll introduce you to someone who is trying to do that--bring ICS equipment to security conferences. And we’ll hear about the ICS Village, not just at DEF CON but RSAC and other conferences. It's individual pieces of it that fall apart and become a nightmare for that company or that utility or whatever.

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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. Environmental effects caused by pollution.

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The CyberWire Daily Podcast EP. 389 With Guest Speaker David Brumley

ForAllSecure

The claims are found in marketing pitches for an enhanced version of NSO Group's Pegasus tool. This effectively limits its market to government customers, and these, indeed, seem to have been NSO Group's principal buyers. Its apparent goal is espionage directed against the financial and energy sectors. Pegasus is pricey.

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