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Tag: Utilities


Cybersecurity

Robust remote access security for the utilities sector advances with Zero Trust

March 28, 2024

Via: CIO

Cyberattacks on utilities more than doubled from 2020 to 2022. It’s likely the case that the rapid growth of connected assets is outstripping security capabilities. One analyst firm predicts that by 2026, industrial organizations will have more than 15 billion […]


Cybersecurity

CISA announces free security scans for public water utilities

September 13, 2023

Via: StateScoop

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is offering free security scans for critical infrastructure facilities, such as water utilities, to help protect them from cyberattacks. The midweek announcement comes as water treatment facilities across the country have suffered from […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Major power utilities charge higher-than-average late fees

March 7, 2022

Via: Federal News Network

Chris Kinney, a resident of Rapides Parish in central Louisiana, has seen his electricity disconnected eight times in the past two years for falling behind on his energy bills to Cleco Power. His family did everything they could think of […]


Cybersecurity

New advanced malware, possibly nation sponsored, is targeting US utilities

August 2, 2019

Via: ArsTechnica

A new piece of advanced espionage malware, possibly developed by a nation-supported attacker, targeted three US companies in the utilities industry last month, researchers from security firm Proofpoint reported on Thursday. Employees of the three unnamed companies, Proofpoint reported, received […]


Federal

Thomas Siebel Testifies to House Energy & Commerce Committee to Address Regulatory Challenges for Energy Sector Innovation

March 10, 2015

Via: businesswire

C3 Energy Chairman and CEO Thomas M. Siebel testified before the U.S. House of Representative’s Energy & Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), during today’s hearing on “The 21st Century Electricity Challenge: Ensuring […]