Cybersecurity & Privacy

Protecting SCADA Systems with Defense-in-Depth Strategies

How utilities can utilize multi-layered security approaches BY RICHARD CLARK, InduSoft Defense-in-depth is a security strategy first developed by military leaders in which multiple layers…
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Security Protocols

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Developing a Cybersecurity Strategy for the Grid

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Smart Grid Cybersecurity: The Rising Threat to OT Networks  Necessitates Smarter Critical Infrastructure Protection Strategies

Smart Grid Cybersecurity: The Rising Threat to OT Networks Necessitates Smarter Critical Infrastructure Protection Strategies

A recently published report by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) highlights the significant cybersecurity…
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Improving Grid Cyber Security

Improving Grid Cyber Security

Addressing the impacts and the drawbacks BY ELIZAVETA MALASHENKO, CHRIS VILLARREAL, & J. DAVID ERICKSON,…
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Control Center Security

Control Center Security

How utilities can protect bulk electric system control centers BY ANDREW GINTER, Waterfall Security While…
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North Carolina Town Sues Duke Energy for Climate Fraud

North Carolina Town Sues Duke Energy for Climate Fraud

A small town in North Carolina has filed a lawsuit against Duke Energy, one of…
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Communications, Data Hardening, and the Smart Grid

Communications, Data Hardening, and the Smart Grid

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