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Addressing Cybersecurity Concerns During the Grid Modernization Process

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Credit to Author: Don Reeves| Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2023 13:55:25 +0000

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The aging energy grid is in need of an upgrade. Converging challenges, such as distributed energy resources, electric vehicles and frequent extreme weather events, are pushing our infrastructure—some of which is over a half a century old—to the limit. As grid modernization efforts move full steam ahead to meet these challenges, security implications are often […]

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Digitalisation and Cyber Resilience: Why the Energy and Utilities Sector Is a Top Target for Cybercrime

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Credit to Author: Fabien Rech| Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022 14:30:14 +0000

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The energy and utilities sector is not just the lifeblood of the world’s economy, but fundamental to society’s existence as a whole. Yet, recent events have highlighted just how volatile and unpredictable it can be. Output is influenced by everything from weather patterns to war, and no business, consumer, or household is immune from the […]

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Cybersecurity Experts Warn of New ‘Hardened’ ICS-Specific Ransomware Variant

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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 01:47:11 +0000

The post Cybersecurity Experts Warn of New ‘Hardened’ ICS-Specific Ransomware Variant appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A primitive but unique ransomware variant that emerged in mid-December can forcibly stop a number of processes, including multiple items related to industrial control system (ICS) operations, industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos warned in a detailed report on Feb. 3. The ransomware known as “EKANS” (or “Snake,” which is “EKANS” spelled backwards) is “relatively straightforward” as […]

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Guanzon dares Cardema to publicly deny being behind threats

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Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 09:53:38 +0000

Guanzon dares Cardema to publicly deny being behind threats

Commissioner Rowena Guanzon of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) dares Ronald Cardema, whose nomination to the Duterte Youth party-list group was canceled, to publicly deny that he was behind threats to her and her family.

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US proceeding with plan for coalition to deter Iran threats

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 22:37:21 +0000

US proceeding with plan for coalition to deter Iran threats

FORT MYER, Virginia – The United States will move ahead with plans to build a coalition of nations to monitor and deter Iranian threats against commercial shipping in the Persian Gulf area and in a heavy trafficked waterway between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday.

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Keeping count, media groups cite new threats to journalists

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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Fri, 03 May 2019 23:20:30 +0000

Keeping count, media groups cite new threats to journalists

The “attacks” have come in ways old and new—and they’re keeping count.

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AFP out to disprove NUPL’s ‘baseless’ allegations

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 03 May 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Lawyers group seeks SC help, protection from military harassment

MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday said it has pieces of evidence to prove that the accusations of intimidation and threats by a group of human rights lawyers against them are baseless. 

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