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FERC, NERC joint report on cyber incident response at electric utilities

Security Affairs

The US FERC and NERC published a study on cyber incident response at electric utilities that also includes recovery best practices. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electricity Reliability Corporation (NERC) released a study on cyber incident response and recovery best practices for electric utilities.

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NIST Updates Cybersecurity Framework

Data Matters

On April 17, the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) released an updated version of its standard-setting Cybersecurity Framework. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced the new release with a statement saying the “Cybersecurity Framework should be every company’s first line of defense” and “adopting version 1.1

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FERC Proposes to Accept Updated CIP Standards and Calls for New Cybersecurity Controls

Hunton Privacy

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. The NOPR proposes to accept with limited modifications seven updated CIP cybersecurity standards. They are mandatory and enforceable.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 5 – 11 February 2024

IT Governance

Only 2 definitely haven’t had data breached. GB Western Municipal Construction Source New Construction and real estate USA Yes 101 GB Tennessee Farmers Insurance Source New Insurance USA Yes 71,000 CNO ACE Source 1 ; source 2 New Healthcare USA Yes 65,195 Verizon Communications Inc. Organisation(s) Sector Location Data breached?

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TSA Issues Directive to Enhance Pipeline Cybersecurity

Data Matters

Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”) issued a Security Directive , “Enhancing Pipeline Cybersecurity” on May 28, laying out new cybersecurity requirements for operators of liquids and natural gas pipelines and LNG facilities designated as critical infrastructure.

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The State of Blockchain Applications in Cybersecurity

eSecurity Planet

We’ll look at what blockchain technology is, how its development relates to cybersecurity, and the state of blockchain-based security solutions. For advantages, private blockchains are more scalable and energy-efficient with suggested use cases of banking and supply chain management. A Twist on Distributed Databases.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 December 2023

IT Governance

Only 3 definitely haven’t had data breached. Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: full list This week, we’ve found 83,463,951 records known to be compromised, and 210 organisations suffering a newly disclosed incident. 138 of them are known to have had data exfiltrated or exposed. TB Acero Engineering, Inc.