Energy Is the Most-Targeted Sector for Cyberattacks: Here’s What to Do

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:09:17 +0000

The energy sector recorded three times as many operational technology (OT) and/or industrial control system (ICS) cybersecurity incidents as the next closest vertical, according to a study conducted by the […]

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NERC Identifies Energy Policy as Key Risk to Grid Reliability Amid Evolving Challenges

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2023 19:05:57 +0000

The North American Reliability Corporation (NERC) will for the first time consider “energy policy” among five significant evolving and interdependent risks to grid reliability. In its latest biennial ERO Reliability […]

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Automation Imperative in the Utility Industry

Credit to Author: Nikhil Joshi| Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:17:06 +0000

Although the utility industry is the backbone of any economy, it lags in adopting the latest technologies. This is evidenced by the fact that utilities are underperforming in customer satisfaction […]

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The Future of Substation Security: Embracing AI-Powered Solutions for Utility Companies

Credit to Author: Eddie Williams| Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2023 13:44:37 +0000

A modern town without power—shuttered stores, empty parking lots and useless traffic lights—can resemble an eerie, dystopian future where residents struggle to get what they need. This is the short-term […]

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Dynamic Innovators: 2023 Connected Plant ‘Game Changers’ 

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2023 15:51:24 +0000

Along with technology and process, this year’s Connected Plant Conference (CPC) spotlights the people driving digitalization, the holistic transformation of business models and operations into a more connected, data-driven, versatile, and […]

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Digitalization Is Now a Power Sector Imperative: Takeaways from Connected Plant Conference 2023

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2023 19:37:20 +0000

Digitalization is now so firmly embedded in the power sector that if participants haven’t yet begun their digital journey, they’ve inherently fallen behind. That was a message repeated at the […]

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Siemens Energy Investigating Dark Web Ransomware Claim

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2023 19:25:08 +0000

Siemens Energy and Schneider Electric, two industrial control system (ICS) vendors for critical infrastructure industries, have been reportedly listed as ransomware victims by cybercrime gang CL0P, though any targeted attacks […]

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Four Ways to Protect the Energy Sector from Cybersecurity Threats

Credit to Author: Trevor Dearing| Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2023 21:06:44 +0000

It’s been two years since the historic Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack shut down one of the largest and most vital oil pipelines in the U.S. While this hasn’t been the […]

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Utilizing Data Is Key for Top Grid, Power Plant Performance

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 04:14:03 +0000

The wealth of data available for today’s power generators is supporting more efficient electricity production, and more reliability and resiliency for the grid. There are many reasons utilities and power

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The Future Looks Bright for Nuclear Power—Dare We Use the ‘R’ Word Again?

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2023 04:15:00 +0000

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The term “nuclear renaissance” was very popular in the early 2000s. Nuclear power plant operators had substantially improved existing plant performance, and many new plants were being considered around the

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