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North American Utilities Expand Digital Transformations to Address Vulnerabilities Exposed by COVID-19 Pandemic

CyberSecurity Insiders

The 2021 ISG Provider Lens Utilities Industry – Services and Solutions report for North America finds lockdowns and social-distancing requirements revealed new vulnerabilities in an industry that traditionally has focused on the risks of weather and natural disasters, the report says.

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C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute Announces AI for Energy and Climate Security Grantees

CyberSecurity Insiders

ai Digital Transformation Institute ( C3.ai ai DTI awards, focused on using artificial intelligence (AI) techniques and digital transformation to advance energy efficiency and lead the way to a lower-carbon, higher-efficiency economy that will ensure energy and climate security.

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Protecting America’s Critical Infrastructure

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

From taking a shower, to brewing your coffee, and watching the news, your morning routine is fueled by the energy sector. But the energy sector also underpins our emergency and response systems, our hospitals and healthcare, our schools, our businesses, and virtually everything we do as a society. The Rising Threat.

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Quantum computing brings new security risks: How to protect yourself

CyberSecurity Insiders

Most of our current online privacy protocols utilize cryptography to maintain privacy and data integrity. Quantum computing focuses on developing computer technology based on principles that describe how particles and energy react at the atomic and subatomic levels. What are the security risks? What is quantum computing?

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INSIGHTS from SENTINEL

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The subscription model also lets you optimize product utilization so that you can segment your offering and demonstrate the true value of your product. Equipped with is foresight, you can lead a smoother, more effective digital transformation. Ready to explore how your digital transformation can help your business thrive?

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MY TAKE: Memory hacking arises as a go-to tactic to carry out deep, persistent incursions

The Last Watchdog

In fact, memory attacks have quietly emerged as a powerful and versatile new class of hacking technique that threat actors in the vanguard are utilizing to subvert conventional IT security systems. Allegedly developed by US and Israeli operatives, Stuxnet was discovered circulating through Iranian nuclear energy facilities in 2010.

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STEPS FORWARD: Math geniuses strive to make a pivotal advance — by obfuscating software code

The Last Watchdog

Here are a few key takeaways: The security bottleneck The next great leap forward in digital technologies will give us driverless ground transportation, green cities that continually optimize energy usage and self-improving medical treatments. An intolerable security bottleneck, in fact, is taking shape.

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