IT Governance

JANUARY 3, 2024

billion records The security researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered an unprotected database exposing more than 1.5 Fowler contacted the company, which secured the database. The security researcher Bob Diachenko identified the leak in September and contacted TuneFab, which fixed the misconfiguration within 24 hours.

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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. The issue is that these tens of billions of new devices will likely amplify the inherent security risks of IoT.

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IoT Risk Energy and Utilities Security 122

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 23, 2019

From taking a shower, to brewing your coffee, and watching the news, your morning routine is fueled by the energy sector. But the energy sector also underpins our emergency and response systems, our hospitals and healthcare, our schools, our businesses, and virtually everything we do as a society. The Rising Threat.

Energy and Utilities 104

Energy and Utilities Digital transformation Encryption Systems administration 104

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

And yet we are overlooking profound privacy and security ramifications. billion IoT devices in use as of 2017, half are consumer gadgets, like smart TVs, speakers, watches, baby cams and home thermostats; much of the rest is made up of things like smart electric meters and security cameras in corporate and government use.

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IoT Energy and Utilities Security Privacy 189

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.

Energy and Utilities 97

Energy and Utilities Phishing Cybersecurity Ransomware 97

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. 3 While the transition from fossil fuels to clean, renewable energy sources is already underway, accelerating this transition could help further limit emissions, even amid rising global energy needs.

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Energy and Utilities Artificial Intelligence Agriculture Risk 115

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

In fact, memory attacks have quietly emerged as a powerful and versatile new class of hacking technique that threat actors in the vanguard are utilizing to subvert conventional IT security systems. That’s Gartner’s estimate of global spending on cybersecurity in 2017 and 2018.

Energy and Utilities 212

Energy and Utilities Systems administration Access Cybersecurity 212

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 29, 2018

At its October monthly meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (the “Commission”) adopted new reliability standards addressing cybersecurity risks associated with the global supply chain for Bulk Electric System (“BES”) Cyber Systems. These standards have been in development for some time.

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Risk Energy and Utilities Cybersecurity Authentication 61

IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 7, 2023

There are three types of data center facilities that vary according to their business uses and the workloads they handle: In enterprise (or on-premises) data centers , an organization hosts all of its data on-premises, usually because a maximum sense of security is desired. But the creation of new data never slows for long.

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Energy and Utilities Cloud IT Access 93

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Simply put, iO must be achieved in order to preserve privacy and security while tapping into the next generation of IT infrastructure. It will, of course, be vital to have these next-gen, AI-infused systems run securely, in ways that preserve individual privacy. An intolerable security bottleneck, in fact, is taking shape.

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Computer and Electronics Encryption Energy and Utilities Cloud 182

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2021

If you find yourself facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. For the second month in a row, ransomware has dominated our list of data breaches and cyber attacks. Of the 128 publicly disclosed incidents that we discovered in May, more than 40% of them were ransomware attacks. Spargo & Associates Inc.

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IT Governance

APRIL 11, 2019

Critical infrastructure providers have been deluged by cyber attacks in the past two years, according to a Ponemon Institute study. But whereas the GDPR addresses data protection and privacy, the NIS Regulations focus on the security of OES (operators of essential services) and DSPs (digital service providers). The risk is real.

Energy and Utilities 79

Energy and Utilities GDPR Compliance Risk 79

OneHub

MAY 17, 2021

Even deciphering a generic announcement about the office coffee maker requires effort, which leaves less energy for work that matters.” Adobe did an email usage study in 2016 that found employees spend over four hours every weekday on work emails. Secure your inbox. Organize your emails. We did, too, so we looked into it.

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Energy and Utilities Archiving Security IT 52

AIIM

JANUARY 30, 2020

Despite this lack of a transparency provision, the bill was quickly endorsed by a number of civil rights groups. Another way in the bill is weaker than the GDPR in that there would be no private right of action, as it would instead empower state attorneys general to bring civil actions in federal court. Indeed, within the U.S.,

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Artificial Intelligence Energy and Utilities Government GDPR 126

Schneier on Security

MARCH 14, 2023

Big energy companies expect action whenever there is a move to end drilling leases for federal lands, in exchange for the tens of millions they contribute to congressional reelection campaigns. We should expect these techniques to get better and their utilization to grow, just as we’ve seen in so many other domains.

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Energy and Utilities Artificial Intelligence Risk Marketing 116

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 30, 2022

I’m Robert Vamosi and in this episode I’m talking about cyber ranges-- simulations that can both teach and improve the security of your networks. A red team would be the enemy and they’d study your network and try to exploit any weaknesses. Perhaps you’ve read it, seen it, or at least heard of it.

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