Cybersecurity – Page 8 – Thinking Port

FERC Approves New Cybersecurity, Transmission Reliability Standards

January 29, 2020 admin Business, cip, Cybersecurity, ferc, nerc, nerc history, news, Physical security, reliability, rulemaking, T&D, Technology, transmission

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 13:01:58 +0000

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Jan. 23 approved two new reliability standards related to transmission system planning performance and cybersecurity. However, it also proposed to retire 74 reliability standard requirements, which it deemed duplicative or unnecessarily burdensome. Among the spate of actions it took on Thursday, FERC also green-lighted retaining the North American […]

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How Utilities Can Manage Supplier Risk [PODCAST]

January 27, 2020 admin bcg, boston consulting group, Business, Cybersecurity, Interview, manage, news, O&M, risk, Safety, the power podcast, workforce

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 23:39:50 +0000

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Power companies are turning to external suppliers and contractors now more than ever. Utilities are getting help with tasks ranging from the relatively simple, such as vegetation management and the handling of customer calls, to the complex, including turbine repair and large infrastructure projects. Although the benefits of utilizing contractors are often obvious, the dangers, […]

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The POWER Interview: What Is a Digital Twin?

January 27, 2020 admin akshay patwal, Business, connected plant, Cybersecurity, digital twin, iiot, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, International, Interview, news, power interview, siemens, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 14:59:48 +0000

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The term “digital twin” is used frequently by tech-savvy power industry professionals, but what does it really mean? To get an insider’s perspective, POWER posed the question to Akshay Patwal, strategic business manager with Siemens Energy. Patwal leads the development and commercialization of digital business transformation projects, using big data platforms and analytics, to create […]

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Iran Has Already Hacked the U.S. At Least 4 Times — and Could Do It Again

January 6, 2020 admin Cybersecurity, hacking, Iran, Iraq, qassem soleimani, tech, Trump

Credit to Author: David Gilbert| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 19:25:05 +0000

Over the past decade, Iran has launched attacks on the NYSE, a dam in New York, a Las Vegas casino, and the city of Atlanta.

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The POWER Interview: NCC Group on Cybersecurity

December 20, 2019 admin ceser, Coal, Cybersecurity, Gas, International, Interview, ncc group, news, Nuclear, otcsa, Renewables

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 20:01:46 +0000

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Reliability and resiliency are buzzwords in today’s world of power generation. The focus is often on valuing those attributes, be it through subsidizing baseload power to make it more economically viable, or through other means. Reliable delivery of electricity, of course, also depends on cyber-resilient systems, at power plants and across the grid. Cyberattacks against […]

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The POWER Interview: What Is Big Data?

December 20, 2019 admin akshay patwal, analytics, big data, Business, connected plant, Cybersecurity, digital, iiot, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, news, O&M, predictive maintenance, siemens, Technology, the power interview

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 16:25:00 +0000

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The term “Big Data” is used frequently by tech-savvy power industry professionals, but what does it really mean. To get an insider’s perspective, POWER posed the question to Akshay Patwal, strategic business manager with Siemens Energy. Patwal leads the development and commercialization of digital business transformation projects, using big data platforms and analytics to create […]

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The Cybersecurity Stories We Were Jealous of in 2019

December 20, 2019 admin best of, Cybersecurity, hackers, hacking, information security, infosec, jealousy list, privacy

Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 14:58:56 +0000

These are the best stories on hacking and information security from this year that we wish we had reported and written ourselves.

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We Tested Ring’s Security. It’s Awful

December 17, 2019 admin Amazon, Camera, Cybersecurity, data breach, hacker, hackers, hacking, Internet of Things, ring, SURVEILLANCE

Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 20:55:20 +0000

Ring lacks basic security features, making it easy for hackers to turn the company’s cameras against its customers.

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Researcher Releases Data on 100,000 Phishing Attempts to Teach You How to Not Get Hacked

December 16, 2019 admin Amnesty International, Cybersecurity, hacking, information security, infosec, phishing

Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 18:58:10 +0000

This massive dataset can help teach and understand phishing better.

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Apple Used the DMCA to Take Down a Tweet Containing an iPhone Encryption Key

December 11, 2019 admin apple, Cybersecurity, hackers, hacking, information security, infosec, ios, iPhone, jailbreak, jailbreaking, Reddit, Twitter

Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 20:43:03 +0000

Apple asked Twitter to take down a viral tweet posted by an independent iPhone security researcher. Then, the company backtracked and asked for the tweet to be re-posted.