Ascent Innovations

MAY 17, 2018

Few unexpected nation states are rising in the ranks of sponsored attackers, including spying on thousands of people across 20 countries via an Android malware campaign, and another one infiltrated Russia’s Cozy Bear liar and uncovered the hack of DNC during the 2016 elections. Cyber-social. Critical infrastructure. Healthcare IoT.

Energy and Utilities 40

Energy and Utilities IoT Mining Financial Services 40

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 28, 2016

The guidance, entitled Cybersecurity Best Practices for Modern Vehicles (the “Cybersecurity Guidance”), was recently previewed in correspondence with the House of Representatives’ Committee on Energy and Commerce (“Energy and Commerce Committee”). Comments are due on November 28, 2016.

Cybersecurity 40

Cybersecurity Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Insurance 40

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 21, 2016

On October 14, 2016, the National Highway Transportation Administration (“NHTSA”) indicated in a letter to Congress that it intends to issue new best practices on vehicle cybersecurity. Indeed, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework was developed pursuant President Obama’s E.O. 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity.

Energy and Utilities 40

Energy and Utilities Cybersecurity Insurance Compliance 40

CGI

MAY 8, 2017

Digital disruption is in the cards for the energy sector. The pace at which digitalization is accelerating poses a major challenge for organizations in the energy sector. Traditionally, the energy sector has evolved over long investment cycles that corresponded to changes in the means of energy production and distribution.

Energy and Utilities 40

Energy and Utilities Marketing Blockchain Consumer Services 40

IT Governance

APRIL 2, 2020

Victoria, Australia, school says former student gained unauthorised access to sensitive data (90,000). South African utility provider Eskom is still feeling effects of a cyber security incident (unknown). Australia’s Alinta Energy accused of putting customers’ sensitive information at risk (unknown). Data breaches.

Data breaches 143

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 143

Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2019

The APT33 group has been around since at least 2013, since mid-2016, the group targeted the aviation industry and energy companies with connections to petrochemical production. These executables are both downloaders that utilize powershell to load the PUPY RAT. Most of the targets were in the Middle East, others were in the U.S.,

Energy and Utilities 97

Energy and Utilities Phishing Government Passwords 97

Hunton Privacy

JULY 21, 2015

On July 16, 2015, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) addressing the critical infrastructure protection (“CIP”) reliability standards. Utilities that violate them are potentially subject to substantial financial penalties. They are mandatory and enforceable.

Energy and Utilities 40

Energy and Utilities Cybersecurity Communications Risk 40

eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

For advantages, private blockchains are more scalable and energy-efficient with suggested use cases of banking and supply chain management. In the age-old denial of service (DDoS) attack, a fleet of attacker devices can overwhelm an organization’s web server, thus blocking access to legitimate users. DDoS: Overwhelming the Network.

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Blockchain Cybersecurity Energy and Utilities IoT 135

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Before companies can effectively and safely use generative AI tools, employees must be educated on utilizing best practices: writing prompts that achieve desired outcomes, keeping data security and privacy in mind when inputting data, identifying the quality and security of AI, verifying AI output, and more,” elaborates Arti Raman, CEO Portal26.

Cybersecurity 140

Cybersecurity Cloud Ransomware Risk 140

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 NIST’s fact sheet on the updated version is available here: [link].

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Cybersecurity Energy and Utilities Risk Communications 60

ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

In December, 2016, the lights went out in Kyiv, Ukraine. So the reality is that there was a team of criminal hackers, and like all intrusions, this attack didn’t just start in December 2016; it began months before it was executed. The reality is much more complicated. Don’t believe me? Here’s Robert M.

Energy and Utilities 52

Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Risk IT 52

John Battelle's Searchblog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

It makes sense that big companies with access to unholy amounts of structured data pioneered the AI era. (Of Of course, if you’re not a big company, and you want access to massive amounts of data, it helps to just take it without asking permission ). Enterprise Data Moves Beyond Marketing.

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Marketing Energy and Utilities Big data B2B 121

Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2020

Russia-linked cyber-espionage group hacked the Ukrainian energy company Burisma at the center of the impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump. “Phishing for credentials allows cyber actors to gain control of an organization’s internal systems by utilizing trusted access methods (e.g.: ” continues the report.”Repeatedly,

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Energy and Utilities Phishing Military Authentication 83