Utilities
DEF CON Calls for Cybersecurity Volunteers to Defend Critical Infrastructure
DEF CON conference organizations are looking for volunteers to join a Franklin initiative to help secure critical infrastructure and school systems that lack the expertise required to defend themselves against cyberattacks ...
Complete Guide to OT/ICS Security in the Power Sector
Electricity, a resource often taken for granted, is the lifeblood of our modern world, powering our daily lives, industries, and economies. But the systems that generate, transmit, and distribute this essential resource ...
Looking ahead of CEA guidelines to secure the power sector in India
India’s Central Electricity Authority (CEA) issued the Cyber Security in Power Sector Guidelines 2021 in October 2021. The comprehensive guidelines are intended to help all power sector entities in India take measured ...
How Cybersecurity Delays Critical Infrastructure Modernization
Cybersecurity concerns relating to the protection of data are having a significant impact on the modernization (or lack thereof) of critical and public utility infrastructure, with many utility companies failing to adopt ...
Cybersecurity considerations and recommendations for securing distributed energy resources on power grids
A recent report prepared by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response and the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy highlights the cybersecurity considerations to ...
What Makes Telecommunication Companies Such a Fertile Ground for Attack?
Telecommunication is the first, and most robust network ever invented. This may seem like a brazen and bold statement, but when examined closely, it is not the stuff of fantasy. Prior to ...
Industrial Remote Access: Why It’s Not Something to Fear
Increased uptime? Check. Better access to outside expertise? Check. Improved first-time-fix rate? Check. These are just some of the benefits of industrial remote access. Yet many customers are reluctant to embrace remote ...
A Utility Company’s Barriers to Successful Network Oversight
The only truly workable network solution must bridge the inherent gaps that exist throughout [infrastructure] systems. It must also be capable enough to root out hidden vulnerabilities ripe for hacking ...
A Utility Company’s Barriers to Successful Network Oversight
The only truly workable network solution must bridge the inherent gaps that exist throughout [infrastructure] systems. It must also be capable enough to root out hidden vulnerabilities ripe for hacking ...
Pennon Water Services keeps its customer experience flowing thanks to Vonage and PCI Pal®
In partnership with Vonage, PCI Pal®, the global provider of secure payment solutions, has implemented its cloud-based Agent Assist payment security solution with Pennon Water Services, to ensure all telephone-based payments are ...
