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FERC, NERC joint report on cyber incident response at electric utilities

Security Affairs

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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Utilities Digital Journey Insights (Part 5): Utilities decentralize organizational models to meet consumer needs

CGI

Utilities Digital Journey Insights (Part 5): Utilities decentralize organizational models to meet consumer needs. To gain the true value of digital transformation, utilities are embracing more dynamic and autonomous organizational structures that enable them to make decisions closer to the customer. Wed, 03/27/2019 - 03:33.

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5G use cases that are transforming the world

IBM Big Data Hub

Bandwidth: By utilizing a broader spectrum of radio frequencies than previous wireless networks, 5G networks can transmit on a much wider range of bandwidths. Not only is this better for the environment and consumers, but it also frees up employees to dedicate their time and energy to tasks that are more suited to their skill sets.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 20 – 26 November 2023

IT Governance

Only 3 definitely haven’t had data breached. Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: full list This week, we’ve found 174,266,938 records known to be compromised, and 100 organisations suffering a newly disclosed incident. 19 of them are known to have had data exfiltrated or exposed.

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Business ID Theft Soars Amid COVID Closures

Krebs on Security

To prove ownership over the hijacked firms, they hire low-wage image editors online to help fabricate and/or modify a number of official documents tied to the business — including tax records and utility bills. “It’s still not good by any means, but it’s definitely better for consumers than it is for businesses.

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NIST Updates Cybersecurity Framework

Data Matters

As with the first version of NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework, all companies should review the new version, determine its potential utility, and consider adopting, adapting or comparing the new Framework for use within their own cyber ecosystems. Significantly, version 1.1 Accordingly, version 1.1

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Connected products at the edge

IBM Big Data Hub

The difference is found in the definition of edge computing, which states that data is analyzed at the source where data is generated. and energy and utilities. One might argue that connected products are just a manifestation of an edge computing use case specifically related to the domain of customer experience (CX).