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Monitoring the dark web to identify threats to energy sector organizations

Security Affairs

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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AI this Earth Day: Top opportunities to advance sustainability initiatives

IBM Big Data Hub

To drive real change, it’s crucial for individuals, industries, organizations and governments to work together, using data and technology to uncover new opportunities that will help advance sustainability initiatives across the globe. The world is behind on addressing climate change.

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The Internet of Things (IoT): Managing the Data Tsunami

Collibra

A tsunami of new data streams offers enormous opportunities in guiding digital transformation strategies across many industries. Yet along that path there will be numerous obstacles to overcome – chiefly related to data privacy and governance. And this proliferation of data streams has only just begun to gain traction.

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Critical Success Factors to Widespread Deployment of IoT

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Electric grid utilities are deploying smart meters to better correspond to consumers energy demands while lowering costs. To secure data exchanged between IoT devices and the software required for operating these devices – bootstrap, firmware, apps – we need to establish a chain of trust. Data security. Encryption.

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Risky Business Aging critical infrastructure networks and advanced attacks

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

When a network is breached and the data is not protected in transit, it leaves not just the data plane vulnerable, but the control plane and the management plane, essentially handing over access to the entire system. Data Manipulation. Data security. Network Encryption is Key. Encryption. Encryption Key Management.

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DOE Releases Report on Consumer Privacy Issues Related to Smart Grid Technologies

Hunton Privacy

On October 5, 2010, the Department of Energy (“DOE”) released a report entitled “Data Access and Privacy Issues Related to Smart Grid Technologies.” The idea behind the Smart Grid is that electricity can be delivered more efficiently using data collected through monitoring consumers’ energy use.

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Capgemini and IBM Ecosystem strengthen partnership for Drone-as-a-Service

IBM Big Data Hub

Today, utilities and many other industries use drones extensively to conduct surveys, map assets and monitor business operations. They use drones for tasks as simple as aerial photography or as complex as sophisticated data collection and processing. The global commercial drone market is projected to grow from USD 8.15