cyber threats
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Interview
The POWER Interview: How Unified Endpoint Management Can Help Secure the Power Grid
Digital technology poses critical challenges for the power sector. As the backbone of modern society, any disruption to power infrastructure can have far-reaching consequences. To learn steps leading power companies can take to protect their systems, POWER interviewed Apu Pavithran, founder and CEO of Hexnode. Hexnode’s award-winning Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) platform has empowered organizations […]
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Connected Plant
3 Major Cybersecurity Challenges Facing Critical Infrastructure and OT
Let’s be honest. Operational technology (OT) security issues are expected. Traditional OT systems were designed for specific functional—operational—purposes. Plus, they were designed to last for many decades. The power grid, the water supply, the manufacturing plant floor, these ubiquitous 24/7/365 operations fuel daily activities—and they power as much business as they do hospitals that care […]
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Energy Security
Eight Critical Reliability Challenges NERC Is Confronting for Grid Stability
The “hypercomplex” risk environment in which the North American power sector operates is underscoring the urgency for strategic initiatives to enhance grid reliability and security across North America, the head of the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) told reporters on April 4. NERC CEO Jim Robb, in a briefing, said the hypercomplex risk environment […]
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Cybersecurity
Modifying Behavior to Protect Systems in a Malicious Threat Landscape
The malicious threat landscape for industrial control systems (ICSs) is constantly evolving and getting more sophisticated, thereby raising the need to have visibility, implement protective controls, and perform continuous monitoring. As a result, it is important to take a look at the attack vectors of some malware/malicious events—such as Triton—that have occurred over the last […]
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Press Releases
HONEYWELL INTRODUCES FIRST INDUSTRIAL CYBERSECURITY SOLUTION TO GUARD AGAINST MALICIOUS USB DEVICE ATTACKS
New Secure Media Exchange release goes beyond malware detection to identify next wave of USB attack types, keeping human authentication part of security HOUSTON, Feb. 4, 2019 — Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced the latest release of Secure Media Exchange (SMX), a cybersecurity solution to protect industrial operators against new and emerging Universal Serial Bus (USB) […]
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Instrumentation & Controls
Russian Cyber Threat Actors Have Gained Access to Power Plant ICS Systems
Russian government cyber threat actors have infiltrated workstations and servers of corporate networks containing data output from industrial control systems (ICS) or supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems associated with an unnamed number of power plants, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has warned. The dire warning issued by the agency’s U.S. Computer Emergency […]
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IIOT Power
Cybersecurity Tips for Power Plant Operators [PODCAST]
Cybersecurity threats have increased dramatically as sophisticated, nation-state developed hacking programs have been leaked to the general public. Now, common criminals have high-tech tools at their disposal with the capability to cause serious damage. As such, the power industry must take precautions and upgrade security to keep systems safe. While regulations provide a minimum security […]
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Connected Plant
Cybersecurity: Keeping Current on a Moving Target
What it means to have a secure energy generating facility has changed in recent years as the threat of cyberattacks grows. As the nation’s energy sector becomes increasingly interconnected, it is more