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Key strategies and technologies to help utilities respond to a “storm” never seen before

CGI

Key strategies and technologies to help utilities respond to a “storm” never seen before. For more than three decades, I served at a leading electric utility, responding to numerous storms to keep the lights on for customers and to support critical infrastructure. COVID-19 considerations and how technology can help.

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Electrification: a lottery ticket that utilities must claim

CGI

Electrification: a lottery ticket that utilities must claim. Utilities face a fundamental dilemma. Due to unprecedented pressure to support the move to an energy-efficient and low-carbon system, they face the paradox of encouraging consumers to consume less of what they sell and distribute—electricity. Wed, 09/27/2017 - 07:00.

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Iran-linked Mint Sandstorm APT targeted US critical infrastructure

Security Affairs

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

IT Governance

Enforcement ICO gives UK’s top websites 30 days to meet cookie requirements The Information Commissioner has issued a statement, threatening enforcement action to the companies running the UK’s most-visited websites unless it meets its legal requirements on cookies within 30 days. The updated data point is italicised in the table.

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INSIGHTS from SENTINEL

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The subscription model also lets you optimize product utilization so that you can segment your offering and demonstrate the true value of your product. Industries across the board struggle to meet the expectation of usership. solution, access, value, and education. With the S.A.V.E

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China Publishes Draft Regulations on Protecting the Security of Key Information Infrastructure

Hunton Privacy

To be counted as “key information infrastructure,” however, the infrastructure must still meet the criterion that severe endangerment of national security, the national economy and the people’s livelihood and the public interest would result if the infrastructure suffers destruction, loss of functionality or leakage of data.

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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.