Energy and Utilities, Government, Industry and Manufacturing

Renewable energy trends and developments powering a cleaner future

IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 8, 2024

In a warming world, the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy is heating up. Global capacity for renewable power generation is expanding more quickly than at any time in the last thirty years, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). And by 2028, 68 countries will boast renewables as their main source of power.

Energy and Utilities

Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Government IT

Renewable energy in action: Examples and use cases for fueling the future

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

As more countries, companies and individuals seek energy sources beyond fossil fuels, interest in renewable energy continues to rise. In fact, world-wide capacity for energy from solar, wind and other renewable sources increased by 50% in 2023. What is renewable energy? trillion in 2023. trillion in 2023.

Energy and Utilities

Energy and Utilities Artificial Intelligence IoT Agriculture

US indicted 4 Russian government employees for attacks on critical infrastructure

Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2022

has indicted four Russian government employees for their involvement in attacks on entities in critical infrastructure. has indicted four Russian government employees for their role in cyberattacks targeting hundreds of companies and organizations in the energy sector worldwide between 2012 and 2018. ” states the DoJ.

Energy and Utilities

Energy and Utilities Government Cybersecurity Military

Webinars

Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

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Utilities Digital Journey Insights (Part 4): Utilities’ pursuit of new business models accelerates

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

Energy and Utilities

Energy and Utilities B2B Marketing Digital transformation

Russia-linked APT28 compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to facilitate cyber operations

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

. “As early as 2022, APT28 actors had utilized compromised EdgeRouters to facilitate covert cyber operations against governments, militaries, and organizations around the world.” and foreign governments and military, security, and corporate organizations. ” reads the joint report. ” concludes the report.

Energy and Utilities

Energy and Utilities Military Government Phishing

US GOV OFFERS A REWARD OF UP TO $15M FOR INFO ON LOCKBIT GANG MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

government offers rewards of up to $15 million for information that could lead to the identification or location of LockBit ransomware gang members and affiliates. ” reads the press release published by the U.S. “The reads the press release published by DoJ.

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PseudoManuscrypt, a mysterious massive cyber espionage campaign

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Tens of thousands of devices worldwide, including many industrial control systems (ICS), have been hit by the PseudoManuscrypt spyware. Kaspersky researchers reported that tens of thousands of devices belonging to industrial and government organizations worldwide have been hit by the PseudoManuscrypt spyware. Pierluigi Paganini.

Energy and Utilities

Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Archiving Authentication

More details about Operation Cronos that disrupted Lockbit operation

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Since January 2020, affiliates utilizing LockBit have targeted organizations of diverse sizes spanning critical infrastructure sectors such as financial services, food and agriculture, education, energy, government and emergency services, healthcare, manufacturing, and transportation. on January 5, 2020.

Energy and Utilities

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Manufacturing Agriculture

The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 12 – 18 February 2024

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Source New Manufacturing USA Yes 20,415 TECA Srl Source New Transport Italy Yes 16.7 Known records breached Zenlayer Source New Telecoms USA Yes 384,658,212 ASA Electronics Source New Engineering USA Yes 2.7 Known records breached Zenlayer Source New Telecoms USA Yes 384,658,212 ASA Electronics Source New Engineering USA Yes 2.7

Data Privacy

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The Growing Presence (and Security Risks) of IoT

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

That pace is unlikely to slow down over the coming years; Pagely noted that organizations are still turning to IoT devices as a way to automate and optimize their business processes as well as save on energy costs. Take manufacturing, for instance. billion in number and generate 79.4 zettabytes (ZB) of data by 2025.

IoT

IoT Risk Energy and Utilities Security

Connected products at the edge

IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 31, 2023

This is especially true in manufacturing and industrial engineering. While we examine this from the perspective of edge computing, it also has major implications for Industry 4.0. We assume readers are familiar with Industry 4.0, We assume readers are familiar with Industry 4.0, Learn more about Industry 4.0

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Manufacturing Cloud Customer Experience Analytics

MY TAKE: Iran’s cyber retaliation for Soleimani assassination continues to ramp up

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Since the killing, there has been a marked increase in probing for vulnerable servers – focused on industrial control systems in facilities in both the Middle East and North America. Stuxnet was intended to quietly gain deeper footholds and thus remain in prime position to access industrial controls of Iranian plants at an opportune moment.

Energy and Utilities

Energy and Utilities Access Cybersecurity Passwords

China-linked hackers target government agencies by exploiting flaws in Citrix, Pulse, and F5 systems, and MS Exchange

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

CISA published an advisory on China-linked groups targeting government agencies by exploiting flaws in Microsoft Exchange, Citrix, Pulse, and F5 systems. Chinese state-sponsored hackers have probed US government networks looking for vulnerable networking devices that could be compromised with exploits for recently disclosed vulnerabilities.

Government

Government Energy and Utilities Healthcare Access

The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 5 – 11 February 2024

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

TB JP Original Corp Source New Manufacturing USA Yes 1.2 TB JP Original Corp Source New Manufacturing USA Yes 1.2 TB JP Original Corp Source New Manufacturing USA Yes 1.2 TB JP Original Corp Source New Manufacturing USA Yes 1.2 TB KSA Architecture Source New Construction and real estate USA Yes 1.5

Data Privacy

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The Scammers’ Playbook: How Cybercriminals Get Ahold of Your Data

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Cybercrime is a growth industry like no other. A major focus of cybersecurity as an industry is its efforts to detect, root out, and respond to potential fraudsters attempting to trick companies and people out of their money, data, or both. In 2020 alone, 79 ransomware attacks were conducted against government entities in the U.S.,

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Energy and Utilities Phishing Blockchain Cybersecurity

Critical Success Factors to Widespread Deployment of IoT

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Digital technology and connected IoT devices have proliferated across industries and into our daily lives. Electric grid utilities are deploying smart meters to better correspond to consumers energy demands while lowering costs. Critical Success Factors to Widespread Deployment of IoT. Tue, 02/16/2021 - 16:33.

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MY TAKE: Why consumers are destined to play a big role in securing the Internet of Things

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

There are already more IoT devices than human beings on the planet, according to tech industry research firm Gartner. Another tech industry consultancy, IDC, forecasts worldwide IoT spending will hit a record $745 billion in 2019 , some 15.4% This will be led by the manufacturing, consumer, transportation and utilities sectors.

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The different types of renewable energy

IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 26, 2024

Renewable energy , also known as clean energy, is produced from natural resources that are generated and replenished faster than they are consumed—such as the sun, water and wind. Most renewable energy sources produce zero carbon emissions and minimal air pollutants.

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Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Artificial Intelligence Agriculture

Types of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems

IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 1, 2023

ERP solutions are built to meet the needs of organizations across multiple industries including retail, consumer products, industrial, energy and utilities and government (including defense). Some ERP software providers may also provide industry-specific ERP solutions or modules.

Cloud

Cloud Energy and Utilities e-Delivery Risk

List of data breaches and cyber attacks in December 2020 – 148 million records breached

IT Governance

JANUARY 4, 2021

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

Hunton Privacy

JULY 11, 2017

The Cyberspace Administration of China will work together with relevant government agencies to formulate materials for the identification of “key information infrastructure” in their respective industry sectors and fields. View our English translation of the Draft Regulation.

Energy and Utilities

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NIST Updates Cybersecurity Framework

Data Matters

APRIL 18, 2018

As with the first version of NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework, all companies should review the new version, determine its potential utility, and consider adopting, adapting or comparing the new Framework for use within their own cyber ecosystems. Significantly, version 1.1 Significantly, version 1.1

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Coronavirus-themed campaign targets energy sector with PoetRAT

Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2020

Threat actors employed the previously-undetected PoetRAT Trojan in a Coronavirus-themed campaign aimed at government and energy sectors. . The malware infected ICS and SCADA systems used to control the wind turbines within the renewable energy sector. ” reads the analysis published by Cisco Talos. Pierluigi Paganini.

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6 Best Threat Intelligence Feeds to Use in 2023

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 10, 2023

As a bonus, many of these tools are free to access and have specialized feeds that focus on different industries and sectors. FBI InfraGard Best for critical infrastructure security InfraGard is a threat intelligence feed and network partnership between the FBI and other government agencies and interested private sector parties.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Industrial Control Systems

ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

So there’s a need, a definite need, for information security professionals to have access to industrial control systems -- not virtual, but actual hands on systems -- so they can learn. Perhaps no legitimate discussion of Industrial Control Systems can be had without discussing Stuxnet.

Energy and Utilities

Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Risk IT

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

IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 2023

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.

Data Privacy

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China-linked APT40 used ScanBox Framework in a long-running espionage campaign

Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2022

Over the years, the group hit defence contractors, manufacturers, universities, government agencies, legal firms involved in diplomatic disputes, and foreign companies involved with Australasian policy or South China Sea operations. . ” read the report published by the experts. ” read the report published by the experts.

Energy and Utilities

Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Phishing Government

The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 27 November – 3 December 2023

IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

35 TB of data exfiltrated from Henry Schein, plus ALPHV/BlackCat re-encrypted the newly restored files As we first reported last month , the US healthcare solutions provider Henry Schein announced on 15 October that it had suffered a cyber attack that caused disruption to its manufacturing and distribution businesses.

Data Privacy

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail

Infosource Global Capture & IDP Vertical Market Analysis 2022-2023 Update

Info Source

DECEMBER 8, 2023

We analyse industry sectors in key countries around the world and leverage this knowledge in the regional forecasting of the Capture & IDP market. Except for a few exceptions like the UAE and China to a certain extent, in most geographies the Government sector is in an earlier stage of maturity.

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Marketing Customer Experience Energy and Utilities Digital transformation

The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 22 – 28 January 2024

IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2024

Compromised data includes victims’ names, addresses, phone numbers and Aadhaar numbers (a 12-digit government identification number). It remains unclear how the data breach occurred, but the attackers apparently suggested it was the result of “exploiting vulnerabilities within government databases of telecommunication systems”.

Data Privacy

Data Privacy Retail Privacy Manufacturing

The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 26 February – 3 March 2024

IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

Source (New) Engineering Japan Yes >5 TB Array Networks Source (New) Cyber security USA Yes 2.5 TB Turtlemint Source (New) Insurance India Yes 1,800,000 Chunghwa Telecom Source (New) Telecoms Taiwan Yes 1.7 TB LDLC Source (New) Retail France Yes 1,500,000 APROA Source (New) Professional services Argentina Yes 1,197,562 Petrus Resources Ltd.

Data Privacy

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail

The Weeks in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 18 – 31 December 2023

IT Governance

JANUARY 3, 2024

Known records breached Real Estate Wealth Network Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Real estate USA Unknown 1,523,776,691 TuneFab Source (New) Software Hong Kong Unknown >151,000,000 Dori Media Group Source (New) Media Israel Yes >100 TB Rosvodokanal Source (New) Utilities Russia Yes 50 TB breached; 1.5

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Digital sobriety

Everteam

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Analyzing , Information Governance , Records Management. A little history… EDM, ECM, Governance, Web 2.0, Exploitation of heavy materials : cobalt, lithium, rare earths, graphite… Needs are exploding for the manufacture of our computers, smartphones and tablets. Digital sobriety. Anne-Claire Girard.

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Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Government Marketing

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

IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 28, 2024

As cloud computing continues to transform the enterprise workplace, private cloud infrastructure is evolving in lockstep, helping organizations in industries like healthcare, government and finance customize control over their data to meet compliance, privacy, security and other business needs. billion by 2033, up from USD 92.64

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Cloud Energy and Utilities Compliance Privacy

Forescout Platform: NAC Product Review

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

Customers for the privately-held customer include Fortune 100 organizations and government agencies. In 2000, Forescout entered the security market as an NAC provider and then expanded capabilities to encompass more security and asset control features.

IoT

IoT Compliance Cloud Access

Cybersecurity Risks of 5G – And How to Control Them

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Service providers and 5G-enabled device manufacturers both have critical roles to play in the success and sustainability of this wireless network rollout. Consumer electronics, business, network appliances, and industrial IoT (IIoT) devices are all driving the exponential growth of IoT systems. What Are the Cybersecurity Risks of 5G?

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10 manufacturing trends that are changing the industry

IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 29, 2023

Manufacturing has undergone a major digital transformation in the last few years, with technological advancements, evolving consumer demands and the COVID-19 pandemic serving as major catalysts for change. Here, we’ll discuss the major manufacturing trends that will change the industry in the coming year. Industry 4.0

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The history of renewable energy

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Renewable energy is critical to combatting climate change and global warming. The use of clean energy and renewable energy resources—such as solar, wind and hydropower—originates in early human history; how the world has harnessed power from these resources to meet its energy needs has evolved over time.

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Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Agriculture Paper

The Internet of Things (IoT): Managing the Data Tsunami

Collibra

APRIL 3, 2019

A tsunami of new data streams offers enormous opportunities in guiding digital transformation strategies across many industries. Yet along that path there will be numerous obstacles to overcome – chiefly related to data privacy and governance. Monetising Data Assets. Internet-enabled ‘things’ cover a very wide range of use cases.

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IoT Agriculture Digital transformation Energy and Utilities

The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 11 – 18 December 2023

IT Governance

DECEMBER 19, 2023

GB Alexander Dennis Source (New) Manufacturing UK Yes 507 GB CMS Spain Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Legal Spain Yes >500 GB West Virginia University Health System Source (New) Healthcare USA Yes 495,331 Dameron Hospital Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Healthcare USA Yes >480 GB World Emblem Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 417.12

Data Privacy

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities

Lessons for In-House Counsel from Cybersecurity’s Front Lines

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

In today’s environment, any organization can be the target of a cyberattack, regardless of industry, size, or geographic footprint. Lessons for In-House Counsel from Cybersecurity’s Front Lines was written by members of the Hogan Lovells Privacy and Cybersecurity practice Peter M. Marta and Asmaa Awad-Farid for Bloomberg Law.

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Energy and Utilities Retail Education Manufacturing

DHS and FBI – Hackers Are Targeting US Nuclear, Energy, and Manufacturing Facilities

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

JULY 11, 2017

According to a new joint report issued by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), hackers have been penetrating the computer networks of companies that operate nuclear power stations, energy facilities, and manufacturing plants in the US since May 2017.

Manufacturing

Manufacturing Energy and Utilities Cybersecurity Access

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Renewable energy in action: Examples and use cases for fueling the future

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