The POWER Interview: How Unified Endpoint Management Can Help Secure the Power Grid

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 00:13:14 +0000

Digital technology poses critical challenges for the power sector. As the backbone of modern society, any disruption to power infrastructure can have far-reaching consequences. To learn steps leading power companies […]

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The power sector’s relentless pursuit of an increasingly connected power paradigm amid an escalating cyber threat landscape demands an urgent, multifaceted strategy for cybersecurity. Recently, the sector has embarked on innovative methods to tackle inherent challenges in its evolving quest for a robust cybersecurity posture. Source: POWER

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3 Major Cybersecurity Challenges Facing Critical Infrastructure and OT

Credit to Author: Christina Hoefer| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 15:27:05 +0000

Let’s be honest. Operational technology (OT) security issues are expected. Traditional OT systems were designed for specific functional—operational—purposes. Plus, they were designed to last for many decades. The power grid, […]

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The power sector’s relentless pursuit of an increasingly connected power paradigm amid an escalating cyber threat landscape demands an urgent, multifaceted strategy for cybersecurity. Recently, the sector has embarked on innovative methods to tackle inherent challenges in its evolving quest for a robust cybersecurity posture. Source: POWER

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$52 Million for Small Business Research & Development Grants

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 22:44:19 +0000

229 Grants Will Primarily Focus on Clean Energy Research and Development in 39 States In support of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday announced awards totaling $52 million for a broad range of small businesses in 39 states. The projects will work to … [continued]

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A Blueprint for Quantum-Safe Utility Communications

Credit to Author: Ken Rabedeau| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:02:50 +0000

Managing risk is nothing new to utilities. Providing the safe utility services like electricity, water, sewer, and wastewater management that everyone relies upon is hard work. Critical infrastructure assets are […]

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The POWER Interview: Solving the Challenges Facing the Grid

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:25:26 +0000

The power generation industry continues to grapple with a multitude of challenges when it comes to producing more electricity, and to ensure that power is delivered where and when it […]

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Building a Better Grid—Infrastructure Upgrades Require Ingenuity, Innovation, and Investment

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:31:28 +0000

The need for more reliability and resilience of power delivery, both in the U.S. and worldwide, has utilities and grid operators looking for solutions to the challenge of bolstering the […]

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Success Story—@DiSCo’s Rhythm Keeps Hackers Offbeat: How an Award-Winning Software Tool Improves Cyber Defense Using Machine Learning

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 18:42:45 +0000

An award-winning project expands the toolbox that helps utilities and manufacturers prevent cybersecurity attacks from affecting the U.S. electric grid. In 2019, The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO), in collaboration with other DOE program offices, invested $4.5 million for the development of this first-of-its-kind software … [continued]

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U.S. DOE Leads Effort to Improve the Cybersecurity of Energy Supply Chains

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:35:53 +0000

Major Manufacturers Tout the Effort as Critical for Strengthening Global Energy Systems  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released new Supply Chain Cybersecurity Principles, developed in collaboration with Idaho National Laboratory. The principles establish best practices for cybersecurity throughout the supply chain that supports energy infrastructure. Developed … [continued]

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Why the U.S. Government Should Fund Cybersecurity Efforts of Private Companies Protecting the Power Grid

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2024 12:14:06 +0000

FBI Director Christopher Wray, while speaking at the Vanderbilt Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats in Nashville, Tennessee, in April, warned that U.S. critical infrastructure is a prime target […]

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10 Reasons to Attend a Conference Tailored to Digitalization in the Power Sector

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 21:17:56 +0000

Anticipation is mounting for the Connected Plant Conference (CPC), POWER and Chemical Engineering’s digitalization event, scheduled to take place next week, May 20–22, 2024, near Houston, Texas. If you are a […]

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