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Cybersecurity: Power Industry–Led Vendor Software Assurance Inventory Launched

February 9, 2023 admin AEP, bps, Business, cisa, Cybersecurity, fortress, full coverage, iiot cyber, iiot oil & gas, iiot power, Management, nerc, news, nist, sbom, Security, software bill of materials, supply chain, supply chains, utilities

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 16:14:35 +0000

Several major power companies have launched a software assurance database that will serve as a software bill of materials (SBOM) repository for the power industry. Part of a long-sought solution to address a critical supply chain cybersecurity risk, the collaborative effort announced on Feb. 8 seeks to help vendors identify and remediate vulnerabilities in software […]

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Cybersecurity: Power Industry–Led Vendor Software Assurance Inventory Launched

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 16:14:35 +0000

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Goldman Sachs Stake in Fortress Underscores Supply Chain Cybersecurity Priority

April 20, 2022 admin a2v network, Business, Cybersecurity, DHS, DOE, ferc, finance, fortress, full coverage, goldman sachs, Management, Markets, nerc, news, nist, supply chain, vendors, workforce

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2022 13:19:10 +0000

A Goldman Sachs private equity business is taking a stake in critical industry cybersecurity firm Fortress Information Security. The $125 million investment underscores a heightened awareness of supply chain vulnerabilities within the investor community. Fortress, which announced the investment from Goldman Sachs Asset Management Private Equity on April 19, said it also highlights a wider […]

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Even the U.S. Government Admits Facial Recognition Is Racially Biased

December 20, 2019 admin algorithmic discrimination, Artificial Intelligence, black box, facial-recognition, nist, racial bias, SURVEILLANCE

Credit to Author: Edward Ongweso Jr| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 17:36:13 +0000

A new federal study confirms the widely adopted tech is fundamentally biased. It’s time to ban it.

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Taking Charge of Cybersecurity in the Energy Industry

October 2, 2019 admin attivo networks, Business, connected plant, Cybersecurity, detect, identify, iiot, iiot cyber, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, news, nist, protect, recover, respond, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 12:50:29 +0000

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Delivering energy has centered on the fundamental tenant of being reliably available. As energy providers strive to maintain that availability, they all too often push security to the backburner. Many unsafe practices have fallen into place for the sake of speed and efficiency, including the use of default and shared passwords, open access, and little […]

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