Data Breach Today

MARCH 23, 2023

Utility Vendors Have Cut Back on Buying Chinese Transformers Due to Security Risks Utility companies have increasingly refrained from purchasing large power transformers from China given greater awareness of the security risks.

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Risk Manufacturing Cybersecurity Security 233

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD), an electric utility in Massachusetts, announced it was hit by a ransomware attack. This week, the Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD), an electric utility in Massachusetts, announced it was hit by a ransomware attack. Online payment systems were not impacted by the attack.

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Energy and Utilities Ransomware IT Security 141

CGI

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The Energy and Utilities sector is undergoing rapid transformation, driven by decarbonization goals, changing consumer demands and technological advancements.

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Energy and Utilities Cybersecurity Marketing Risk 97

Collaboration 2.0

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

The energy sector has never looked more interesting - can the staid utility industry embrace the digital transformation strategic models required to stay relevant or will they be crushed in the emerging battle between tech and energy companies?'

Energy and Utilities 106

Energy and Utilities Digital transformation 106

AIIM

JULY 28, 2020

The energy industry plays a crucial role in all our lives. Information—energy utilities run on millions of documents to accomplish complex business operations and support their foundational principles: ensuring worker safety and providing reliable energy to end-users at a reasonable cost.

Energy and Utilities 120

Energy and Utilities Records Management Cloud IT 120

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

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.

Energy and Utilities 130

Energy and Utilities Compliance Communications Cybersecurity 130

Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2020

Threat actors employed the previously-undetected PoetRAT Trojan in a Coronavirus-themed campaign aimed at government and energy sectors. . The malware infected ICS and SCADA systems used to control the wind turbines within the renewable energy sector. ” reads the analysis published by Cisco Talos. Pierluigi Paganini.

Energy and Utilities 140

Energy and Utilities Archiving Phishing Government 140

OpenText Information Management

JANUARY 7, 2021

2020 sent shock waves across oil and gas, utilities and mining organizations, creating dramatic shifts in supply and demand, revenue streams and productivity. Mining companies, meanwhile, are … The post Energy industry 2021 predictions appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

Energy and Utilities 98

Energy and Utilities Mining 98

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2021

A ransomware attack hit an electric utility in Colorado causing a significant disruption and damage. The Delta-Montrose Electric Association (DMEA) is a local electric cooperative located in Colorado, it is part of Touchstone Energy Cooperatives. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Colorado Electric Utility). Pierluigi Paganini.

Energy and Utilities 117

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Data breaches Security 117

OpenText Information Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

As the new Industry Strategist for the energy industry at OpenText, I’m proud to come from a US state where the energy industry is of paramount importance. It’s also a state where over 25% of the GDP … The post Information management and the energy transition appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

Digital transformation 111

Digital transformation 111

DXC Technology

AUGUST 20, 2020

At a time when energy commodity prices are at all-time lows, operational excellence has become a necessity for utilities to remain competitive. The post Driving operational excellence through automation in the utilities sector appeared first on DXC Blogs. This […].

Energy and Utilities 95

Energy and Utilities 95

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2021

ChamelGang APT is a new cyberespionage group that focuses on fuel and energy organizations and aviation industry in Russia. ChamelGang is a new APT group that was first spotted in March by researchers at security firm Positive Technologies, it targets Russian companies in the energy and aviation industry. Pierluigi Paganini.

Energy and Utilities 131

Energy and Utilities Phishing IT Access 131

IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

To assist utility companies, IBM has created the Clean Electrification Maturity Model (CEMM) in conjunction with the American Productivity & Quality Center (APQC). Companies that harness AI and data analytics can also make clean energy more viable overall by increasing their cost competitiveness over legacy energy sources.

Energy and Utilities 92

Energy and Utilities Analytics Artificial Intelligence Customer Experience 92

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

A DoS attack that caused disruptions at a power utility in the United States exploited a flaw in a firewall used in the facility. In May, the Department of Energy confirmed that on March 5, 2019, between 9 a.m. a cyber event disrupted energy grid operations in California, Wyoming, and Utah. and 7 p.m., and 7 p.m.,

Energy and Utilities 108

Energy and Utilities Communications Manufacturing Risk 108

IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 18, 2024

New developments in renewable energy are making headlines and inspiring hope in communities worldwide, from a remote Arctic village working to harness solar and wind power under challenging conditions to a U.S. Air Force base planning an advanced, utility-scale geothermal power system. Let’s take a look at both.

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Energy and Utilities Artificial Intelligence Mining Manufacturing 17

Data Breach Today

AUGUST 28, 2018

Previously Unnamed Utility Reached Record $2.7 energy company that agreed to a record $2.7 million settlement after it left 30,000 records about its information security assets exposed online for 70 days in violation of energy sector cybersecurity regulations has been named as California utility PG&E.

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Information Security Cybersecurity Security IT 157

Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2023

Strengthen operational integration and collaboration with members of the energy sector. Cyber Risk in the Energy Sector Public utilities have been put to the test as attacks by bad actors have risen sharply in recent years. Q3 ‘22 saw a record number of attacks on the energy market, a trend that is not expected to slow down.

Energy and Utilities 98

Energy and Utilities Risk Cybersecurity Compliance 98

Krebs on Security

APRIL 7, 2022

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has disrupted a giant botnet built and operated by a Russian government intelligence unit known for launching destructive cyberattacks against energy infrastructure in the United States and Ukraine. energy facilities. Separately, law enforcement agencies in the U.S. Dragonfly 2.0,

Marketing 287

Marketing Energy and Utilities Ransomware Blockchain 287

OpenText Information Management

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

For Energy companies, providing reliable and effective services depends on reliable and effective maintenance to ensure assets are — you guessed it — reliable and effective. Yet with maintenance crews spread out, skilled labor … The post The costly goldilocks approach to Energy maintenance appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

IT 105

IT 105

The Last Watchdog

JULY 10, 2023

IOWN is all about supporting increased bandwidth, capacity and energy efficiency. Each sensor in each shroud must be uniquely smart and use next to zero energy. Optical technology can enable us to control energy consumption so we can support increasing capacity and increasing bandwidth,” Gomi summarizes.

Energy and Utilities 246

Energy and Utilities Privacy Communications Big data 246

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 13, 2021

Data Encryption Shields the Energy Sector Against Emerging Threats. The energy sector is part of the critical national infrastructure (CNI), and delivers services that are essential for modern life. Energy services companies are a lucrative target for adversaries. Wed, 01/13/2021 - 09:42. Cybersecurity challenges. A recent U.S.

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Encryption Energy and Utilities Compliance Marketing 102

IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 30, 2023

For the energy and utilities industry (E&U), time is not on their side. Facts about the energy and utilities industry Transformer prices have doubled, while the average lead time for delivery has at least tripled from what it was two years earlier, reaching 52 weeks in some cases. Visibility.

Energy and Utilities 58

Energy and Utilities e-Delivery Mining B2B 58

IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 22, 2023

Generative AI and digital twin use cases in asset-intensive industries Various use cases come into reality when you leverage generative AI for digital twin technologies in an asset-intensive industry such as energy and utilities. Consider some of the examples of use cases from our clients in the industry: Visual insights.

Energy and Utilities 73

Energy and Utilities Unstructured data Artificial Intelligence IoT 73

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 22, 2019

. “These locations have different point-of-sale systems than those located at our grocery stores, drugstores and inside our convenience stores, which utilize point-to-point encryption technology for processing payment card transactions,” Hy-Vee said. “This encryption technology protects card data by making it unreadable.

Sales 276

Sales Energy and Utilities Retail Encryption 276

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

As more countries, companies and individuals seek energy sources beyond fossil fuels, interest in renewable energy continues to rise. In fact, world-wide capacity for energy from solar, wind and other renewable sources increased by 50% in 2023. What is renewable energy? trillion in 2023. trillion in 2023.

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Energy and Utilities Artificial Intelligence IoT Agriculture 94

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Security experts at Proofpoint observed a new wave of phishing attacks aimed at US Utilities in an attempt to deliver the LookBack RAT. Security experts at Proofpoint have discovered a new series of phishing attacks targeting entities US utilities in an attempt to deliver the LookBack RAT. nceess [. ] Nceess [. ] Pierluigi Paganini.

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Phishing Energy and Utilities Privacy Security 100

OpenText Information Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

1 The ratio between man and machine All industries use machines, yet the energy and resources sector including utilities , oil and gas , chemicals , and metals & mining industries is the most capital intensive. trillion of annual capital investment is made in the energy industry today and by some estimates will grow to $9.2

Energy and Utilities 90

Energy and Utilities e-Delivery Analytics Mining 90

IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 26, 2024

Renewable energy , also known as clean energy, is produced from natural resources that are generated and replenished faster than they are consumed—such as the sun, water and wind. Most renewable energy sources produce zero carbon emissions and minimal air pollutants.

Energy and Utilities 69

Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Artificial Intelligence Agriculture 69

Dark Reading

MARCH 6, 2020

The playbook simulates a cyberattack on the energy industry to educate regulators, utilities, and IT and OT security experts.

Energy and Utilities 86

Energy and Utilities Education Security IT 86

OpenText Information Management

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The world is in a race for energy, and that race is just as much about information management as it is about energy itself. Prices of most forms of energy (electricity, natural gas, oil, etc.) Hello from Alaska! have recently touched record highs on an annual average basis—or are fast approaching such figures.

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Energy and Utilities IT 59

CGI

DECEMBER 3, 2019

European cooperation on flexibility to accelerate the energy transition. Early in September, we invited a number of our clients from around Europe to participate in a roundtable discussion on energy flexibility. Current energy pricing has little headroom to incentivize consumers to engage in flexibility. kathy.jacquay@….

Energy and Utilities 90

Energy and Utilities Marketing Government IT 90

OpenText Information Management

JANUARY 23, 2020

Uncertainty has become the new norm in the energy industry and 2020 promises more of the same. This is due largely to the fact that the oil and gas and utility sectors are heavily impacted by some pretty intense forces – the geopolitical climate, trade tensions and economic fluctuations, just to name a few.

Energy and Utilities 81

Energy and Utilities Digital transformation B2B Analytics 81

CGI

JUNE 17, 2019

Cybersecurity in utilities: Critical questions for securing distributed energy resources (DERs). The energy transition is driving a shift toward the increasing use of distributed energy resources (DERs). From a cybersecurity perspective, DERs pose new and unique challenges for utilities. Mon, 06/17/2019 - 05:09.

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Energy and Utilities Cybersecurity CMS Security 63

CGI

AUGUST 31, 2021

The pace at which digitalization is accelerating poses a major challenge for organizations in the energy sector. The momentum is unsurprising, given that 81% of the utilities executives interviewed for the 2016 CGI Global 1000 outlook revealed that transforming to become a digital enterprise is a top strategic priority.

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Energy and Utilities 84

Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2020

. “The system calls on companies and entities in the energy and water sectors to immediately exchange passwords from the Internet to the control systems, reduce Internet connectivity and ensure that the most up-to-date version of controllers is installed.” Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Energy and Utilities 145

Energy and Utilities Government Passwords Ransomware 145

Security Affairs

AUGUST 16, 2023

A phishing campaign employing QR codes targeted a leading energy company in the US, cybersecurity firm Cofense reported. “Beginning in May 2023, Cofense has observed a large phishing campaign utilizing QR codes targeting the Microsoft credentials of users from a wide array of industries.” ” continues the report.

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Phishing Energy and Utilities Insurance Manufacturing 98

OpenText Information Management

JANUARY 22, 2019

Once upon a time, the utility industry was a relatively simple place to be. It was all about the safe and consistent generation and distribution of energy with good capacity planning, minimal outages and happy customers. Then it all changed. Climate change happened. Infrastructure got older. appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Energy and Utilities Government Customer Experience IT 71