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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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2023

Strengthen operational integration and collaboration with members of the energy sector. Cyber Risk in the Energy Sector Public utilities have been put to the test as attacks by bad actors have risen sharply in recent years. Q3 ‘22 saw a record number of attacks on the energy market, a trend that is not expected to slow down.

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Energy and Utilities Cybersecurity Security Risk 75

Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

On September 22, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) regarding Incentives for Advanced Cybersecurity Investment, requesting comment on proposed revisions to regulations implementing the Federal Power Act (FPA). The post U.S.

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Cybersecurity Energy and Utilities Privacy Sales 78

Data Breach Today

MARCH 23, 2023

Utility Vendors Have Cut Back on Buying Chinese Transformers Due to Security Risks Utility companies have increasingly refrained from purchasing large power transformers from China given greater awareness of the security risks.

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Risk Cybersecurity Manufacturing Security 233

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. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Colorado Electric Utility). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Energy and Utilities Ransomware Data breaches Security 111

DXC Technology

AUGUST 20, 2020

At a time when energy commodity prices are at all-time lows, operational excellence has become a necessity for utilities to remain competitive. The post Driving operational excellence through automation in the utilities sector appeared first on DXC Blogs. This […].

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Energy and Utilities 95

OpenText Information Management

JANUARY 7, 2021

2020 sent shock waves across oil and gas, utilities and mining organizations, creating dramatic shifts in supply and demand, revenue streams and productivity. Mining companies, meanwhile, are … The post Energy industry 2021 predictions appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Energy and Utilities Mining 98

CGI

APRIL 22, 2020

Balancing speed and stability to reinvent utility operations for the energy transition. The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored our need for a reliable energy supply, which is something we typically take for granted. Today, utilities must respond to rapidly changing demand profiles caused by stay-at-home orders.

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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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Energy and Utilities Cybersecurity Security Compliance 115

CGI

APRIL 22, 2020

Balancing speed and stability to reinvent utility operations for the energy transition. The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored our need for a reliable energy supply, which is something we typically take for granted. Today, utilities must respond to rapidly changing demand profiles caused by stay-at-home orders.

Energy and Utilities 52

Energy and Utilities Retail Risk Access 52

CGI

JANUARY 31, 2023

Utilities are dealing with exponential growth in the volume and complexity of data. At the same time, they are readying for the energy transition by preparing networks to support electrification and increased use of renewable energy resources, like wind, solar and tidal, which are intermittent and less dependable.

Energy and Utilities 75

Energy and Utilities Government IT 75

OpenText Information Management

JULY 27, 2021

Utilities have undertaken a large transformation journey to leverage new technologies (such as AI, IoT, robotics, etc.) With spreading deregulation and innovative new energy retailers entering the market, the … The post How utilities can boost engagement, retention, and profits appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

Energy and Utilities 59

Energy and Utilities IoT Customer Experience Retail 59

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. Mon, 06/17/2019 - 05:09.

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Cybersecurity Security Energy and Utilities CMS 63

Synergis Software

JANUARY 24, 2023

Who is Hoosier Energy? Hoosier Energy takes an “all of the above” approach to generation resources with a mix of coal, natural gas, renewable energy resources. Hoosier Energy takes an “all of the above” approach to generation resources with a mix of coal, natural gas, renewable energy resources.

Energy and Utilities 52

Energy and Utilities IT 52

OpenText Information Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

As the new Industry Strategist for the energy industry at OpenText, I’m proud to come from a US state where the energy industry is of paramount importance. It’s also a state where over 25% of the GDP … The post Information management and the energy transition appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Digital transformation 111

OpenText Information Management

APRIL 20, 2021

That’s how McKinsey & Company refers to the quest by energy companies to get value from digital technologies. Many organizations within the oil and gas, utility and … The post Energy asset information deserves to be seen appeared first on OpenText Blogs. It’s an apt description.

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Energy and Utilities ECM 64

CGI

AUGUST 31, 2021

The pace at which digitalization is accelerating poses a major challenge for organizations in the energy sector. The momentum is unsurprising, given that 81% of the utilities executives interviewed for the 2016 CGI Global 1000 outlook revealed that transforming to become a digital enterprise is a top strategic priority.

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Energy and Utilities 84

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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Content services Digital transformation Energy and Utilities Cloud 52

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.

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Ransomware Energy and Utilities Security IT 108

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. Wed, 01/13/2021 - 09:42. Cybersecurity challenges. A recent U.S.

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Encryption Energy and Utilities Cybersecurity Compliance 102

OpenText Information Management

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

For Energy companies, providing reliable and effective services depends on reliable and effective maintenance to ensure assets are — you guessed it — reliable and effective. Yet with maintenance crews spread out, skilled labor … The post The costly goldilocks approach to Energy maintenance appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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OpenText Information Management

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Around the world, energy costs are spiking to record-high prices and aren’t expected to subside anytime soon. In fact, according to the World Bank, the price of energy commodities is expected to be 46 percent higher on average in 2023.

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CGI

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Utilities Digital Journey Insights (Part 4): Utilities’ pursuit of new business models accelerates. Some utilities even provide vehicle-to-grid services and home energy management systems to help consumers manage their electricity usage. Tue, 02/19/2019 - 10:45. In Europe, if one owns solar panels but not a battery, E.ON

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Energy and Utilities IoT Digital transformation B2B 60

CGI

DECEMBER 12, 2022

“It is the defining issue of our age. It is the central challenge of our century. It is unacceptable, outrageous and self-defeating to put it on the back burner.” These were the words of UN Secretary-General António Guterres in his opening remarks ahead of the two-day Climate Implementation Summit at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

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Energy and Utilities IT 52

OpenText Information Management

JANUARY 22, 2019

Once upon a time, the utility industry was a relatively simple place to be. It was all about the safe and consistent generation and distribution of energy with good capacity planning, minimal outages and happy customers. Then it all changed. Climate change happened. Infrastructure got older. appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

Energy and Utilities 71

Energy and Utilities Government Digital transformation Customer Experience 71

Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Because technology changes faster than regulatory standards, in 2020, FERC staff “reasoned that an incentive-based framework would allow a public utility to tailor its request for incentives to the potential challenges it faces and take responsive action. Background. FERC proposed two approaches for cybersecurity investment incentives.

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Cybersecurity Energy and Utilities Security Risk 64

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. Pierluigi Paganini.

Energy and Utilities 108

Energy and Utilities Phishing Security Access 108

OpenText Information Management

JANUARY 23, 2020

Uncertainty has become the new norm in the energy industry and 2020 promises more of the same. This is due largely to the fact that the oil and gas and utility sectors are heavily impacted by some pretty intense forces – the geopolitical climate, trade tensions and economic fluctuations, just to name a few.

Energy and Utilities 81

Energy and Utilities Digital transformation Analytics B2B 81

OpenText Information Management

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Looking at the snow-covered mountains, I couldn’t help but think of what our guest keynote speaker … The post Climbing the world’s tallest mountain: Energy sustainability appeared first on OpenText Blogs. Coming back to Alaska, I was met with a beautiful view: snow on the Chugach Mountains surrounding the Anchorage area.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

A DoS attack that caused disruptions at a power utility in the United States exploited a flaw in a firewall used in the facility. In May, the Department of Energy confirmed that on March 5, 2019, between 9 a.m. a cyber event disrupted energy grid operations in California, Wyoming, and Utah. and 7 p.m., and 7 p.m.,

Energy and Utilities 82

Energy and Utilities Security Communications Manufacturing 82

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Security experts at Proofpoint observed a new wave of phishing attacks aimed at US Utilities in an attempt to deliver the LookBack RAT. Security experts at Proofpoint have discovered a new series of phishing attacks targeting entities US utilities in an attempt to deliver the LookBack RAT. nceess [. ] Nceess [. ] Pierluigi Paganini.

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Phishing Energy and Utilities Security Privacy 77

CGI

MARCH 27, 2019

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.

Energy and Utilities 74

Energy and Utilities Digital transformation Marketing Customer Experience 74

AIIM

JULY 28, 2020

The energy industry plays a crucial role in all our lives. Information—energy utilities run on millions of documents to accomplish complex business operations and support their foundational principles: ensuring worker safety and providing reliable energy to end-users at a reasonable cost.

Energy and Utilities 76

Energy and Utilities Records Management Cloud IT 76

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@….

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Energy and Utilities Marketing Government Security 90

Dark Reading

MARCH 6, 2020

The playbook simulates a cyberattack on the energy industry to educate regulators, utilities, and IT and OT security experts.

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Energy and Utilities Security Education IT 118

CGI

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Strategize your next move to become a utilities leader, delivering value at scale and pace. In 2019, our CGI Client Global Insights reveal, once again, that utilities are making considerable progress in their digital transformation journey, with 92% of executives now reporting their organization has a defined digital strategy in place.

Energy and Utilities 92

Energy and Utilities Digital transformation Retail Cloud 92

OpenText Information Management

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Are we working toward energy transition or are we in an energy race? Not only do we need to safely and sustainably deliver energy to 9.7 In this race, information is every bit as important as energy … The post How cloud accelerates the energy race appeared first on OpenText Blogs. It’s a race.

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