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NERC $10,000,000 Fine of Public Utility Highlights the Need for Cybersecurity Preparedness and CIP Compliance Programs

Data Matters

Critically, the utility had in place an internal compliance program at the time of the violations. The Settlement Agreement is heavily redacted in places, including redactions of the utility’s name, so as not to disclose sensitive information about the utility’s cyber defenses and/or in any way compromise the bulk power system.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in May 2021 – 116 million records breached

IT Governance

unknown) Criminal hackers attack Ehrmann, demand millions in ransom (unknown) Criminal hackers attack Energy Hamburg Radio (unknown) Chemical distribution company Brenntag paid a $4.4 Spargo & Associates Inc. In other news….

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The State of Blockchain Applications in Cybersecurity

eSecurity Planet

For advantages, private blockchains are more scalable and energy-efficient with suggested use cases of banking and supply chain management. Ensuring Privacy and Confidentiality. Going back to RSA 2018’s Cryptographers’ Panel , it was the ‘S’ in RSA, Adi Samir, who said blockchain could address threats presented by quantum computing.

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Predictions 2024: It’s All About The Data

John Battelle's Searchblog

It started with the techlash after Cambridge Analytica in 2018, got a temporary reprieve with the pandemic, but is back with a vengeance thanks to the law of large numbers. Advertising will no longer be a sideshow to its sexier device business; it will be a $10-15 billion juggernaut with 50-90-percent profit margins.

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