Data Matters

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Although none of the violations resulted in any reported outages, NERC concluded that the cumulative effect of the violations posed a serious risk to the reliability of the bulk U.S. Settlement Agreement at 12. Critically, the utility had in place an internal compliance program at the time of the violations.

Energy and Utilities 68

Energy and Utilities Compliance Cybersecurity Risk 68

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

For instance, when utility officials are aware that a heat wave is on its way, they can plan energy procurement to prevent power outages. The model could potentially be used to identify conditions that raise the risks of wildfires and predict hurricanes and droughts.

Energy and Utilities 114

Energy and Utilities Artificial Intelligence Agriculture Risk 114

Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2020

Real-Life Examples of Spear-Phishing Attacks in the Energy Production Sector. The threat of spear-phishing for energy companies is, unfortunately, not a theoretical one. Downloading them infected a user’s system with a type of trojan spyware not previously seen in other utilities industry cyberattacks. Not a New Concern.

Energy and Utilities 97

Energy and Utilities Phishing Cybersecurity Ransomware 97

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 52

Data Privacy Retail Privacy Manufacturing 52