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DoS attack the caused disruption at US power utility exploited a known flaw

Security Affairs

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.,

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Webinar on the SAFETY Act and Cybersecurity: Protecting Your Reputation and Reducing Liability Risk

Hunton Privacy

In 2002, Congress enacted the Supporting Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act (“the SAFETY Act”) to limit the liabilities that energy, financial, manufacturing and other critical infrastructure companies face in the event of a serious cyber or physical security attack.

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Critical Success Factors to Widespread Deployment of IoT

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Electric grid utilities are deploying smart meters to better correspond to consumers energy demands while lowering costs. Driven by the need to secure themselves against increasing threats, organizations (both manufacturers and IoT consumers) realize that they need better built-in security. Tue, 02/16/2021 - 16:33.

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FDA FSMA: Providing value beyond compliance

IBM Big Data Hub

For the first time, the rule establishes additional recordkeeping requirements for any US-based entity that manufactures, processes, packs or holds foods on the Food Traceability List. They will be able to: Utilize reporting to identify trends and risks within the product supply chain for mitigation and improvement.

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What is vibration analysis and how can it help optimize predictive maintenance?

IBM Big Data Hub

Vibration analysis—a component of condition monitoring systems—utilizes vibration sensors to measure frequencies in an asset and detect abnormalities that may indicate a problem. Harmonics : The integer multiples of the fundamental frequency often associated with gear-meshing issues or other cyclical events.

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NIST Updates Cybersecurity Framework

Data Matters

The new version focuses substantially more on supply chain risks and management than the prior iteration, and also stresses the importance of focusing on: effective internal communications among technical and non-technical personnel, threat intelligence and information sharing, as well as increased collaboration with relevant outside parties.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 December 2023

IT Governance

Known records breached Up to 3,806 organisations with DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) servers Source (New) Healthcare Unknown Unknown >59 million Akumin Source (New) Healthcare USA Yes 5 TB AMCO Proteins Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 4 TB Norton Healthcare Source (New) Healthcare USA Yes 2.5 and Robert W.