IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 25, 2023

New technologies are shaping the way we produce, distribute and consume energy. alone has installed nearly 10,000 electricity generation units, connected by more than 300,000 miles of transmission lines and capable of generating over a million megawatts of energy. Software and analytics: Smart grids generate massive amounts of data.

Energy and Utilities 59

Energy and Utilities Analytics Data Privacy Communications 59

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2021

A ransomware attack hit an electric utility in Colorado causing a significant disruption and damage. The Delta-Montrose Electric Association (DMEA) is a local electric cooperative located in Colorado, it is part of Touchstone Energy Cooperatives. ”reads the data breach notice published by the company. Pierluigi Paganini.

Energy and Utilities 99

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Data breaches Security 99

The Last Watchdog

JULY 10, 2023

Related: Using ‘Big Data’ to improve health and well-being But there’s yet another towering technology mountain to climb: we must also overcome the limitations of Moore’s Law. IOWN is all about supporting increased bandwidth, capacity and energy efficiency.

Energy and Utilities 246

Energy and Utilities Privacy Communications Big data 246

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2021

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.

Energy and Utilities 96

Energy and Utilities Phishing IT Access 96

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD), an electric utility in Massachusetts, announced it was hit by a ransomware attack. This week, the Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD), an electric utility in Massachusetts, announced it was hit by a ransomware attack. Online payment systems were not impacted by the attack.

Energy and Utilities 102

Energy and Utilities Ransomware IT Security 102

CGI

DECEMBER 3, 2019

European cooperation on flexibility to accelerate the energy transition. Early in September, we invited a number of our clients from around Europe to participate in a roundtable discussion on energy flexibility. Current energy pricing has little headroom to incentivize consumers to engage in flexibility. kathy.jacquay@….

Energy and Utilities 90

Energy and Utilities Marketing Government IT 90

CGI

APRIL 16, 2019

Delivering on the benefits of data: How utilities can get the first-mover advantage. The CD, we were told, could initially not even store the amount of data required for a 60-minute music record. Data is fuelling the future. Data volumes have increased tremendously in just a few years. ravi.kumarv@cgi.com.

Energy and Utilities 75

Energy and Utilities Marketing Manufacturing Analytics 75

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Fowler sent a responsible disclosure notice when he discovered the database and it was secured the following day. Data breached: 2.7 Date breached: 384,658,212 records.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities 52

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 11, 2022

I recently visited with Thomas Rosteck, Division President of Connected Secure Systems (CSS) at Infineon Technologies , a global semiconductor manufacturer based in Neubiberg, Germany. Energy at the edges. How microcontrollers distribute energy is a very big deal. Rosteck described for me a smart home of the near future.

Energy and Utilities 189

Energy and Utilities IoT Artificial Intelligence Cloud 189

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Resecurity, a Los Angeles-based cybersecurity company protecting Fortune 100 and government agencies worldwide, has compiled a comprehensive forecast outlining the imminent threats and novel security challenges anticipated in the upcoming year. Recent U.S.

Energy and Utilities 123

Energy and Utilities Artificial Intelligence Ransomware Data breaches 123

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Since August 2020, the group has launched its leak site to threaten its victim to release the stolen data. Recently the Conti gang hit the attack on the Australian energy CS Energy and threaten to leak the stolen files. The post Conti ransomware gang exploits Log4Shell bug in its operations appeared first on Security Affairs.

Ransomware 129

Ransomware Energy and Utilities IT Libraries 129

Krebs on Security

APRIL 7, 2022

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has disrupted a giant botnet built and operated by a Russian government intelligence unit known for launching destructive cyberattacks against energy infrastructure in the United States and Ukraine. National Security Agency (NSA). energy facilities. energy facilities.

Marketing 242

Marketing Energy and Utilities Ransomware Blockchain 242

Data Matters

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

power grid because “many of the violations involved long durations, multiple instances of noncompliance, and repeated failures to implement physical and cyber security protections.” Critically, the utility had in place an internal compliance program at the time of the violations. Settlement Agreement at 12.

Energy and Utilities 68

Energy and Utilities Compliance Cybersecurity Risk 68

IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 18, 2024

New developments in renewable energy are making headlines and inspiring hope in communities worldwide, from a remote Arctic village working to harness solar and wind power under challenging conditions to a U.S. Air Force base planning an advanced, utility-scale geothermal power system. Let’s take a look at both.

Energy and Utilities 18

Energy and Utilities Artificial Intelligence Mining Manufacturing 18

Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The proposed incentive-based treatments for cybersecurity investments would also be available to non-public utilities to the extent that they have FERC-jurisdictional rates. There are 10 CIP Reliability Standards in-scope for the proposed regulation, but the physical security standard is not in-scope. Background.

Cybersecurity 63

Cybersecurity Energy and Utilities Risk Security 63

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. This week, we’re taking a slightly different approach with the ‘publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks’ category, presenting the most interesting data points in a table format.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Energy and Utilities Data breaches 52

IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 18, 2023

One of the largest sources of data is all around us—that is, geospatial data. Geographic information systems (GIS ) visualize and make sense of this data, helping people and businesses better understand the patterns and relationships of our world.

Energy and Utilities 104

Energy and Utilities Artificial Intelligence IoT Agriculture 104

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.

Information Security 157

Information Security Cybersecurity Security IT 157

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2022

“InfraGard connects critical infrastructure owners, operators, and stakeholders with the FBI to provide education, networking, and information-sharing on security threats and risks,” the FBI’s InfraGard fact sheet reads. . InfraGard , a program run by the U.S. Department of Defense.

Sales 361

Sales Energy and Utilities Communications Data breaches 361

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Is it fair to judge an organization’s information security posture simply by looking at its Internet-facing assets for weaknesses commonly sought after and exploited by attackers, such as outdated software or accidentally exposed data and devices? the security posture of vendor partners). Image: US Chamber of Commerce.

Security 191

Security Energy and Utilities Risk Data breaches 191

Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2020

Israel’s National Cyber Directorate announced to have received reports of cyber attacks aimed at supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems at wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations and sewage facilities. In 2016, BWL Electric and Water Utility shut down following a ransomware attack. Pierluigi Paganini.

Energy and Utilities 133

Energy and Utilities Government Passwords Ransomware 133

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Financial information, medical data, health reimbursements, postal addresses, telephone numbers and emails are not thought to have been compromised.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Security 52

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 22, 2019

On Tuesday of this week, one of the more popular underground stores peddling credit and debit card data stolen from hacked merchants announced a blockbuster new sale: More than 5.3 This data can then be used to create counterfeit copies of the cards. “This encryption technology protects card data by making it unreadable.

Sales 263

Sales Energy and Utilities Retail Encryption 263

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.

Energy and Utilities 89

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Encryption Manufacturing 89

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. This week, security experts reported that ESKOM Hld SOC Ltd was having some server issues.

Energy and Utilities 96

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Access Sales 96

CGI

MARCH 30, 2017

Darwin’s advice to the energy sector: get agile! What does Charles Darwin have to do with digital transformation in the energy sector? Darwin’s theory—that it isn’t the strongest of the species that survives, but the ones most responsive to change—can point the way for utilities to move faster toward a sustainable energy system.

Energy and Utilities 58

Energy and Utilities Digital transformation Big data Analytics 58

IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 8, 2024

Like its predecessors, 3G, 4G and 4G LTE, 5G technology uses radio waves for data transmission. Primarily, this is due to its ability to handle large volumes of data generated by complex devices using its networks. As mobile technology has expanded over the years, the amount of data users generate every day has increased exponentially.

Energy and Utilities 106

Energy and Utilities IoT Cloud Artificial Intelligence 106

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Meanwhile, the bastion of password security, LastPass, announced that its systems had been breached – although the organisation is confident that customers’ details remain secure. In total, we identified 112 publicly disclosed security incidents in August, resulting in 97,456,345 compromised records. Data breaches.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 116

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

That pace is unlikely to slow down over the coming years; Pagely noted that organizations are still turning to IoT devices as a way to automate and optimize their business processes as well as save on energy costs. zettabytes (ZB) of data by 2025. billion in number and generate 79.4 Healthcare is in Need of a Check-Up.

IoT 122

IoT Risk Energy and Utilities Security 122

IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 21, 2024

Accelerated data processing Efficient data processing pipelines are critical for AI workflows, especially those involving large datasets. Leveraging distributed storage and processing frameworks such as Apache Hadoop, Spark or Dask accelerates data ingestion, transformation and analysis.

Energy and Utilities 67

Energy and Utilities Artificial Intelligence Cloud Communications 67

CGI

JUNE 22, 2017

Securing the electricity network: Understanding the unique ICS environment of a utility. As utilities and energy delivery systems begin to seek the benefits that the convergence of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) offers, they also face the challenge of increased vulnerability to cyberattacks.

Energy and Utilities 40

Energy and Utilities Security Risk Paper 40

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.

Energy and Utilities 103

Energy and Utilities Digital transformation Encryption Systems administration 103

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 23, 2023

However, simple actions like adopting multi-factor authentication (MFA) or encrypting sensitive data everywhere should be exercised throughout the year and not just during that month. The threat of attacks against Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) – energy, utilities, telecommunications, and transportation – is a top priority.

Energy and Utilities 77

Energy and Utilities Cybersecurity Ransomware Authentication 77

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2021

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 344 appeared first on Security Affairs. Is it a ransomware attack? Pierluigi Paganini.

Energy and Utilities 63

Energy and Utilities Security Ransomware Libraries 63

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), US Cyber Command, and international partners released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to warn that Russia-linked threat actors are using compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters (EdgeRouters) to evade detection in cyber operations worldwide. .

Energy and Utilities 104

Energy and Utilities Military Government Phishing 104

The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

The data shows how perceptions around cyber and technology risks, from ransomware and other cyber-attacks to the threats posed by AI, are changing the global business risk landscape. The perceived threat of cyber risk to global business leaders peaked in 2021 (34%) and over the past two years, the risk perception has dropped (27%).

Risk 189

Risk Insurance Energy and Utilities Marketing 189

IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 12, 2023

After getting familiar with the app architecture, priorities and requirements, IBM provided a detailed trade-offs analysis, including improvement options and security and cost implications. While this trend is driving growth in the global cloud market, it’s also drawing increased scrutiny to the environmental impacts of data centers.

Cloud 79

Cloud Energy and Utilities Digital transformation Communications 79