Computer security breaches in energy companies pose a double threat. They endanger corporate data privacy, and they also threaten the stability of the oil and gas supply along with the national energy grid infrastructure. www.ifandp.com
Recent warnings by NASA that the Sun’s current lack of activity may soon come to an end with dire implications for the world’s power sector have refocused attention on the effort being made to harden the world’s electricity networks against electromagnetic interference.
Industrial Fuels and Power Computer hackers have begun targeting power plants and other critical infrastructure around the world in bold new moves to seize control of their operations. The activity has set off a scramble to shore up the aging, vulnerable systems. www.wirelessweek.com
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September 2012
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