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Merging top-down and bottom-up planning approaches

IBM Big Data Hub

This blog series discusses the complex tasks energy utility companies face as they shift to holistic grid asset management to manage through the energy transition. The first post of this series addressed the challenges of the energy transition with holistic grid asset management.

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Leaked documents from Russian firm NTC Vulkan show Sandworm cyberwarfare arsenal

Security Affairs

Files leaked by Russian IT contractor NTC Vulkan show that Russia-linked Sandworm APT requested it to develop offensive tools. Documents leaked from Russian IT contractor NTC Vulkan show it was likely involved in the development of offensive tools. ” reads the report published by Mandiant. ” concludes the report.

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The Evolving Cybersecurity Threats to Critical National Infrastructure

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

However, simple actions like adopting multi-factor authentication (MFA) or encrypting sensitive data everywhere should be exercised throughout the year and not just during that month. The threat of attacks against Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) – energy, utilities, telecommunications, and transportation – is a top priority.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Cyber Ranges

ForAllSecure

Layer two is going to be the automation of, say the security tools. That fourth layer is all of the column, the measurements, the telemetry, the assessment tools that when the operators are in there, I'm measuring every step of the attack with what it's doing. Which of your tools is picking up on that right to go through?

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Private cloud use cases: 6 ways private cloud brings value to enterprise business

IBM Big Data Hub

Enterprise organizations in industries that need to meet strict regulatory compliance standards or comply with data sovereignty laws (manufacturing, energy, oil and gas) frequently choose private cloud environments when they need to meet strict regulatory standards. All the major public cloud providers (e.g., Physical hardware (e.g.,

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The path to embedded sustainability

IBM Big Data Hub

How is sustainability managed—as an annual measuring exercise or an ongoing effort that supports business transformation? The study found companies were just “doing sustainability” or approaching sustainability as a compliance task or accounting exercise rather than a business transformation accelerator.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Industrial Control Systems

ForAllSecure

It's individual pieces of it that fall apart and become a nightmare for that company or that utility or whatever. Here’s the PBS News Hour: PBS NEWS HOUR: Judy Woodruff: The federal government today confirmed that a Russian criminal group is behind the hacking of a crucial energy pipeline. Van Norman: Absolutely.