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Ransomware Remains a Major Threat to Energy

Data Breach Today

Median Ransomware Attack Recovery Cost for Critical Infrastructure Is 4X Higher Ransomware remains a major threat to energy, oil/gas and utilities organizations of all sizes around the globe.

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How CKW Is Building a Smart Energy Grid

Data Breach Today

CKW's Yann Gosteli on Optimizing Communication Networks With Future-Proof Tech Swiss utility giant Centralschweizerische Kraftwerke has transformed its legacy operational communication network with a hybrid multiservice platform.

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US Energy Utilities Targeted by FlowCloud Malware

Data Breach Today

energy providers have been targeted by a spear-phishing campaign attempting to spread a recently discovered Trojan called FlowCloud, according to Proofpoint research. Proofpoint Analysts Find Connections Between New Trojan and Other Attacks Several U.S.

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Top 5 information management predictions for energy and utility sector in 2024 

OpenText Information Management

The world is in a race for energy, and that race is just as much about information management as it is about energy itself. Prices of most forms of energy (electricity, natural gas, oil, etc.) Hello from Alaska! have recently touched record highs on an annual average basis—or are fast approaching such figures.

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Supply chain visibility in the energy and utilities industry

IBM Big Data Hub

For the energy and utilities industry (E&U), time is not on their side. Facts about the energy and utilities industry Transformer prices have doubled, while the average lead time for delivery has at least tripled from what it was two years earlier, reaching 52 weeks in some cases. Visibility.

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Feds Charge 4 Russians With Long-Term Energy Sector Attacks

Data Breach Today

Nuclear Plants, Utilities, and Oil and Gas Firms Allegedly Targeted by Hackers The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed two indictments against suspected Russian nation-state actors on conspiracy charges for attacks on the global energy sector.

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U.S. FERC Proposes Revisions to Cybersecurity Incentives for Utilities

Data Matters

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).