Data Matters

JUNE 4, 2021

Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”) issued a Security Directive , “Enhancing Pipeline Cybersecurity” on May 28, laying out new cybersecurity requirements for operators of liquids and natural gas pipelines and LNG facilities designated as critical infrastructure.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Critically, the utility had in place an internal compliance program at the time of the violations. The Settlement Agreement is heavily redacted in places, including redactions of the utility’s name, so as not to disclose sensitive information about the utility’s cyber defenses and/or in any way compromise the bulk power system.

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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.

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AIIM

MARCH 4, 2022

Electric utilities in the United States are a major source of CO2 – they created 1.55 And according to the US Energy Information Agency, consumption is expected to grow by 50% by the year 2050. To get greener, electric utilities must digitally transform. The Slow Transition to Green Energy. Artificial Intelligence.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 16, 2023

A phishing campaign employing QR codes targeted a leading energy company in the US, cybersecurity firm Cofense reported. “Beginning in May 2023, Cofense has observed a large phishing campaign utilizing QR codes targeting the Microsoft credentials of users from a wide array of industries.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2023

Searchlight Cyber researchers warn of threat actors that are offering on the dark web access to energy sector organizations. Dark web intelligence firm Searchlight Cyber published a report that analyzes how threat actors in the dark web prepare their malicious operations against energy organizations.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

We’ll look at what blockchain technology is, how its development relates to cybersecurity, and the state of blockchain-based security solutions. For advantages, private blockchains are more scalable and energy-efficient with suggested use cases of banking and supply chain management. Blockchain-Powered Cybersecurity Vendors.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 13, 2021

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. Cybersecurity challenges. Wed, 01/13/2021 - 09:42.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 10, 2023

To tap the full potential of massively interconnected, fully interoperable digital systems we must solve privacy and cybersecurity, to be sure. IOWN is all about supporting increased bandwidth, capacity and energy efficiency. Each sensor in each shroud must be uniquely smart and use next to zero energy.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

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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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Table of Contents What Are the Cybersecurity Risks of 5G? What Are the Cybersecurity Risks of 5G? In a year where cybersecurity’s gotten its share of major media attention, the U.S. Here we’ll discuss the most significant risks posed by 5G, how U.S. NTIA and CISA: Memos from the Feds What is 5G? How is 5G Different?

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Technology reviews can be a temptingly easy way to gain insight into the often impenetrable world of enterprise cybersecurity products, but you need to know how to use them. The survey should have representation from categories such as: Company size: small to large Industry vertical: healthcare, energy, etc.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The West has promised tougher sanctions are coming, but experts warn these will almost certainly trigger a Russian retaliation against America and its allies, which could escalate into cyber attacks on Western financial institutions and energy infrastructure. ” What kinds of attacks are experts most concerned about?

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Power modules must continue to advance; energy consumption of big digital systems must continue to become more and more efficient to support the smart commercial buildings and transportation systems of the near future, Rosteck says. Energy at the edges. How microcontrollers distribute energy is a very big deal. comes into play.

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Data Matters

APRIL 18, 2018

On April 17, the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) released an updated version of its standard-setting Cybersecurity Framework. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced the new release with a statement saying the “Cybersecurity Framework should be every company’s first line of defense” and “adopting version 1.1

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 28, 2018

Previously Unnamed Utility Reached Record $2.7 energy company that agreed to a record $2.7 million settlement after it left 30,000 records about its information security assets exposed online for 70 days in violation of energy sector cybersecurity regulations has been named as California utility PG&E.

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The Security Ledger

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Related Stories Episode 231: Solving the US’s Endemic Cybersecurity Worker Shortage Episode 228: CISA’s Eric Goldstein and the Challenge of Being Everyone’s Friend in Cyber Spotlight: COVID, Cloud Sovereignty and Other 2022 Trends with DigiCert. Himes on Congress’s About-face on Cybersecurity. s cyber defenses.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

A major focus of cybersecurity as an industry is its efforts to detect, root out, and respond to potential fraudsters attempting to trick companies and people out of their money, data, or both. This made a lot of sense, especially in the earlier days of the Internet where cybersecurity measures were nowhere near as robust as they are today.

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Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2023

RedEnergy is a sophisticated stealer-as-a-ransomware that was employed in attacks targeting energy utilities, oil, gas, telecom, and machinery sectors. Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers discovered a new Stealer-as-a-Ransomware named RedEnergy used in attacks against energy utilities, oil, gas, telecom, and machinery sectors.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Eskom transforms inputs from the natural environment – coal, nuclear, fuel, diesel, water, and wind – into more than 90% of the energy supplied to a wide range of customers in South Africa and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. Government of the Republic of South Africa owned utility ESKOM Hld SOC Ltd.

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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

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

In 2002, Congress enacted the Supporting Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act (“the SAFETY Act”) to limit the liabilities that energy, financial, manufacturing and other critical infrastructure companies face in the event of a serious cyber or physical security attack.

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2020

Data from Barracuda cybersecurity researchers identified a 667% increase in spear-phishing attacks between the end of February and the following month. Real-Life Examples of Spear-Phishing Attacks in the Energy Production Sector. The threat of spear-phishing for energy companies is, unfortunately, not a theoretical one.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2022

has indicted four Russian government employees for their role in cyberattacks targeting hundreds of companies and organizations in the energy sector worldwide between 2012 and 2018. According to the indictment, the campaigns against the energy sector campaign involved two phases. and international Energy Sector organizations. .

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 28, 2016

The National Highway Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) recently issued non-binding guidance that outlines best practices for automobile manufacturers to address automobile cybersecurity. According to the NHTSA, the Cybersecurity Guidance is “non-binding guidance” that contains “voluntary best practices” to improve motor vehicle cybersecurity.

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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

We will also add more advanced courses that take a deeper look at how data analysis and visualization skills can be applied to practical sustainability use cases, such as examining energy consumption in a community. These courses are available to high school students, university students and faculty, and adult learners worldwide.

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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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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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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

This escalation of reconnaissance is being closely monitored by the global cybersecurity and intelligence communities. Here are a few key things everyone should understand about the cybersecurity ramifications spinning out of the Soleimani assassination. Grimes, a data defense expert at cybersecurity training vendor KnowBe4.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

Mint Sandstorm also used custom tools in selected targets, notably organizations in the energy and transportation sectors. The group rapidly weaponized N-day vulnerabilities in popular enterprise applications by using publicly disclosed POCs.

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2021

US and UK cybersecurity agencies said the Russia-linked APT28 group is behind a series of large-scale brute-force attacks. US and UK cybersecurity agencies published a joint alert about a series of large-scale brute-force conducted by the Russia-linked APT28 group. ” reads the joint report.

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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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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2018

This is the first time the Department of Energy will test the electrical grid’s ability to recover from a blackout caused by cyberattacks. According to the E&E News website, the Department of Energy plans to conduct a weeklong experiment, dubbed ‘Liberty Eclipse,’ that will take place starting Nov.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 15, 2015

On July 6, 2015, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China published a draft of the country’s proposed Network Security Law (the “Draft Cybersecurity Law”). A public comment period on the Draft Cybersecurity Law is now open until August 5, 2015.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2023

Energy utilities and oil and gas, but also water utilities and transportation systems, are privileged targets of nation-state actors. ” concludes the report. . ” concludes the report.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Recent developments reinforce the urgent need for general counsel and legal departments to deepen their focus on cybersecurity. Lessons for In-House Counsel from Cybersecurity’s Front Lines was written by members of the Hogan Lovells Privacy and Cybersecurity practice Peter M. Marta and Asmaa Awad-Farid for Bloomberg Law.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

In fact, memory attacks have quietly emerged as a powerful and versatile new class of hacking technique that threat actors in the vanguard are utilizing to subvert conventional IT security systems. That’s Gartner’s estimate of global spending on cybersecurity in 2017 and 2018. Instead, memory attacks are transient.

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