CGI

JUNE 4, 2020

Key strategies and technologies to help utilities respond to a “storm” never seen before. For more than three decades, I served at a leading electric utility, responding to numerous storms to keep the lights on for customers and to support critical infrastructure. COVID-19 considerations and how technology can help.

Energy and Utilities 52

Energy and Utilities Communications Mining Risk 52

Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 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 138

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Agriculture Encryption 138

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Today, additional criminal charges against Kondratyev were unsealed in the Northern District of California related to his deployment in 2020 of ransomware against a victim located in California.” on January 5, 2020. In 2022, LockBit was one of the most active ransomware groups, and its prevalence continued into 2023.

Energy and Utilities 134

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Manufacturing Agriculture 134

Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2021

We continue to work with the company and our government partners on the investigation.” The Darkside ransomware gang first emerged in the threat landscape in August 2020, in recent months the group was very active and targeted organizations worldwide. ” reads the statement published by the FBI. Source WSJ.

Ransomware 145

Ransomware Energy and Utilities Encryption Marketing 145

Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2021

US and UK cybersecurity agencies said today that a Russian military cyber unit has been behind a series of brute-force attacks that have targeted the cloud IT resources of government and private sector companies across the world. and foreign organizations using brute force access to penetrate government and private sector victim networks.”

Energy and Utilities 100

Energy and Utilities Military Cybersecurity Cloud 100

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 12, 2024

The Critical Infrastructure edition of the 2024 Thales Data Threat Report highlights the threats that businesses in the Energy, Utilities, Telecom, Transportation, and Logistics sectors face. According to the International Energy Agency , these attacks at least doubled across most sectors between 2020 and 2022.

Cybersecurity 62

Cybersecurity Energy and Utilities Digital transformation Compliance 62

CGI

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Utilities Digital Journey Insights (Part 3): Data, the new “digital capital” - Going beyond the hype of advanced analytics and AI. This series of blog posts builds on the 2018 CGI Client Global Insights, providing insights into how utilities are making progress toward digital transformation. So where do utilities stand?

Energy and Utilities 40

Energy and Utilities Analytics Digital transformation Customer Experience 40

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 21, 2022

Security breaches in this sector can be incredibly disruptive to society and are attracting considerable attention from governments and regulatory bodies around the world. The threat of attacks against Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) – energy, utilities, telecommunications, and transportation – is now front of mind for many.

Energy and Utilities 71

Energy and Utilities Ransomware IoT Risk 71

Data Matters

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Congratulations to our 30 colleagues, including Kate Heinzelman and Tomoki Ishiara , for their election to the Sidley Austin partnership , effective January 1, 2020. Her practice focuses on investigations, counseling, and litigation on technology, privacy, and regulatory matters, particularly in the healthcare and life sciences sectors.

Energy and Utilities 78

Energy and Utilities Privacy Financial Services Data Privacy 78

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

billion in reported losses, up from 2020’s 791,790 complaints and $4.2 Energy and utility companies have been some of the most high-profile cyber attacks in recent memory, such as the May 2021 Colonial Pipeline attack or the Delta-owned Monroe Energy attack in November 2021. billion in reported losses.

Energy and Utilities 120

Energy and Utilities Phishing Blockchain Cybersecurity 120

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

In a month that saw the former US president accused of misappropriating classified government documents, there were also a spate of malicious insiders compromising their employer’s systems. If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. announces security breach (unknown) The Country Club at Woodfield, Inc.

Data breaches 115

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 115

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

K-Electric (KE) (formerly known as Karachi Electric Supply Company / Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Limited) is a Pakistani investor-owned utility managing all three key stages – generation, transmission and distribution – of producing and delivering energy to consumers. and foreign government organizations.

Ransomware 145

Ransomware Energy and Utilities Passwords Access 145

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2021

The man was arrested at the end of August at the Seoul international airport, he has remained stuck in the Asian country since February 2020 due to the COVID-19 lockdown imposed by the local government and the cancelation of international travel. Targets included hospitals, schools, public utilities, and governments.

Energy and Utilities 110

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Agriculture Government 110

IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 10, 2024

billion chips within a single quarter of 2020, or roughly 900 CPUs for each second of that entire quarter. Companies will become more focused on energy-efficient solutions as energy costs rise. As an example of what such a monumental number means from a different perspective, chip manufacturer Ar m claimed to have shipped 7.3

Computer and Electronics 64

Computer and Electronics Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Analytics 64

Krebs on Security

JULY 27, 2020

For 2020, the company estimates an overall 258 percent spike in the crime. To prove ownership over the hijacked firms, they hire low-wage image editors online to help fabricate and/or modify a number of official documents tied to the business — including tax records and utility bills. ” PHANTOM OFFICES.

Energy and Utilities 360

Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics Insurance Risk 360

Info Source

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The lack of Telecoms infrastructure and digital skill development presents a hurdle; however, where investments by local government or overarching organisations close the gap, they will enable in particular economies with young populations. The Public Sector, which consists of Federal, State and Local Government (incl.

Marketing 40

Marketing Customer Experience Energy and Utilities Digital transformation 40

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

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

IoT 96

IoT Manufacturing Energy and Utilities Encryption 96

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

federal government is actively seeking opportunities to assist private and public organizations in meeting the cyber challenges of today. from 2020) Cybersecurity products and service providers are inserting AI and ML into security capabilities to meet attacks of growing complexity U.S. Also read: Mobile Malware: Threats and Solutions.

Risk 137

Risk Cybersecurity IoT Computer and Electronics 137

Data Matters

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Congratulations to our 30 colleagues, including Kate Heinzelman and Tomoki Ishiara , for their election to the Sidley Austin partnership , effective January 1, 2020. Her practice focuses on investigations, counseling, and litigation on technology, privacy, and regulatory matters, particularly in the healthcare and life sciences sectors.

Energy and Utilities 15

Energy and Utilities Privacy Financial Services Data Privacy 15

IT Governance

JANUARY 4, 2021

What else would you expect from the final month of 2020 than the highest number of publicly disclosed incidents we’ve ever recorded? That brings the total for 2020 to more than 20 billion. We logged 134 security incidents in December, which accounted for 148,354,955 breached records. Financial information. In other news….

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics 116

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The West has promised tougher sanctions are coming, but experts warn these will almost certainly trigger a Russian retaliation against America and its allies, which could escalate into cyber attacks on Western financial institutions and energy infrastructure. ” What kinds of attacks are experts most concerned about?

Energy and Utilities 295

Energy and Utilities Cybersecurity Ransomware Security 295

Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2020

Nigerian cyber gang SilverTerrier, specialized in BEC attacks, used COVID-19 lures in recent attacks on healthcare and government organizations. A first campaign was launched on January 30, 2020, experts observed with variations of the email subject sent in both English and Indonesian. ” continues the report.

Government 103

Government Energy and Utilities Insurance Phishing 103

Robert's Db2

OCTOBER 26, 2010

It's expected that by 2020 that number will be around 35 zettabytes (a zettabyte is 1 sextillion bytes, or a billion terabytes). Robert was joined on stage by IT executives from Visa International (Mike Dreyer) and CenterPoint Energy (Steve Pratt). That's a 44X increase in 11 years. on an application basis).

Energy and Utilities 48

Energy and Utilities Analytics Access IT 48

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

AIIM

MARCH 4, 2022

Electric utilities in the United States are a major source of CO2 – they created 1.55 billion metric tons of it in 2020. And according to the US Energy Information Agency, consumption is expected to grow by 50% by the year 2050. To get greener, electric utilities must digitally transform. Artificial Intelligence.

Content services 104

Content services Digital transformation Energy and Utilities Cloud 104

erwin

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Prashant Parikh, erwin’s Senior Vice President of Software Engineering, talks about erwin’s vision to automate every aspect of the data governance journey to increase speed to insights. The clear benefit is that data stewards spend less time building and populating the data governance framework and more time realizing value and ROI from it.

Government 97

Government Metadata Energy and Utilities Artificial Intelligence 97

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Cyberattacks against healthcare entities rose 45 percent between November 2020 and January 2021, according to Check Point. Meanwhile, the healthcare sector accounted for 79 percent of all reported data breaches during the first 10 months of 2020, a study by Fortified Health Security tells us. Promoting best practices.

Energy and Utilities 196

Energy and Utilities Security Compliance Cybersecurity 196

John Battelle's Searchblog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

AI is driven by data, and as a society we’re not particularly good at structuring, governing, or sharing data. That means all the negative energy, regulatory scrutiny, and consumer ick once reserved for Facebook and Google will turn its gaze westward to Cupertino. Enterprise Data Moves Beyond Marketing. Happy 2024!

Marketing 122

Marketing Energy and Utilities Big data B2B 122

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. “This report details an ongoing Russian government phishing campaign targeting the email credentials of employees at Burisma Holdings and its subsidiaries and partners.

Energy and Utilities 97

Energy and Utilities Phishing Military Authentication 97

AIIM

JANUARY 30, 2020

there is still much debate over providing a private right of action for individuals (versus just government agencies) to sue over unethical AI. government are making strides towards AI fairness. government are working towards eliminating AI bias, others are seemingly working just as hard, if not harder, in the opposite direction.

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Artificial Intelligence Energy and Utilities Government GDPR 130