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- 60 Minutes: We're not ready for a cyber war
- Just like 9/11 thousands will have to die Before we give a damn. It's really a shame.and everything workshow's that possible?Unfortuantely, it will take a disasterIn the US, until disater strikes no one will do anything. Once it does happen then there will be screaming for heads to role....
- Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Regulations, FERC, Obama, hacker, Bush
- Discussion threads 2009-11-09
- Big week for utility-driven solar tech investment
- Who would have thunk that the erst-while Garden State could be such a big player in solar energy? The way the wind has been blowing literally for the past two days, it's pretty clear that wind resources are big. But the sun is far less reliable here in New Jersey....
- Tags: New Jersey, Investment, Utility, mW, Solar Electric Power Association, Telecom & Utilities, Manufacturing, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-02-14
- A Better Way to Secure Utility IT Infrastructure - NERC Compliance for Bulk Power Systems
- System downtime, data loss, and facility control breakdowns quickly become business critical issues for Utilities and their customers. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection CIP Cyber Security Standards (CIP 002 through 009) define reliability requirements to help address these Cyber Security Vulnerability issues for Bulk Power...
- Tags: Critical Infrastructure Protection, IT Infrastructure, Fortinet Inc., Information Technology, Compliance, Canada, Cybersecurity
- White papers 2009-01-01
- Hackers attacking US utilities overseas
- Cyber warfare isn't just concerned with military and intel computers. Hackers have also attacked foreign facilities of US power utilities, according to a CIA analyst. The Washington Post reports that Tom Donahue, the CIA's top cybersecurity analyst, told an audience of utility security pros: "We do not know who...
- Tags: CIA, Utility, Technology, Hacker, Hacking, Security, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-01-20
- Surf's up for PG&E and Finavera
- Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has extended its portfolio of renewable energy commitments into wave energy. As far as I'm aware, this represents the first commercial commitment to a wave project located in the United States. So far, most of the discernable wave energy projects have been in places like...
- Tags: Coast, Renewable Energy, PG&E Corp., Animation, Finavera, Pacific Gas & Electric, Telecom & Utilities, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2007-12-23
- Thank you, taxpayer, for building my new nuc
- So THAT'S why the nuclear power plant is being touted as a greast idea for the future of America. As the "Washington Post" explains today, you taxpayres are guaranteeing loans, covering insurance costs and grantring hefty subsidies. Thank you, thank you. From the bottom of my reactor...
- Tags: Nuclear Energy, Subsidy, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2007-10-07
- New nuke? Not since Three Mile Island
- They want to build two new nuclear reactors in Texas. NRG Energy already has two reactors southwest of Houston in Bay City. They want to double the size of that electricity generating plant. NRG co-owns the Bay City plant along with utilities in San Antonio...
- Tags: U.S. Company, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2007-09-25
- Google's latest target: Washington
- As the search engine powerhouse Google penetrates more and more markets, it's also penetrating Washington. Google execs have been reading Microsoft history and are working hard not to repeat Redmond's ill-advised choice in the early '90s to shun the halls of government. Careful not to repeat Microsoft's stand-offish attitude, Google...
- Tags: Google, Congress
- Blog posts 2007-06-21
- GM: 'Stand by. We're about to spam you.'
- GM: 'Stand by. We're about to spam you.'Companies...Unfortunately, large corporations should take care of their customers better than they do. This is a case where the company wants their way and doesn't want to fess up to their problems.... *sigh*The real disturbing part of this case is the fact...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, General Motors Corp., Better Business Bureau, Toyota Motor Corp., Vibe
- Discussion threads 2007-01-29
- Net neutrality loses another round
- Declan McCullagh reports on the latest twist in the Net neutrality saga. In this episode, the Democrats efforts to protect consumers and businesses from overreaching by network operators, such as charging content providers additional fees for faster delivery, were turned back by a House Energy and Commerce Committee...
- Tags: Internet, Net Neutrality
- Blog posts 2006-04-26
- Broadband over power line's ham radio problem- and vice versa
- Broadband over power line's ham radio problem- and vice versanew: DS2's HAM-Friendly 200 Mbps BPL Technology puts Competition on the Deftaken from DS2 press release... http://www.ds2.es/press/record.aspx?id=2914 September 2005DS2's Radio Friendly BPL Technology puts Competition on the DefensiveSpeaking at 2005 UPLC Annual Conference, Victor Dominguez, DS2's Director of Strategy and Standardization,...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, broadband, DS2, broadband over power line, radio
- Discussion threads 2006-03-21
- Draft of telecom rewrite preserves 'net neutrality'
- The House Energy and Commerce Committee released draft legislation yesterday that would require "net neutrality." The legislation would require broadband providers to allow their subscribers to view any legal online content, the Washington Post reports. That move is meant to qualm fears that cable companies and telcos will start...
- Tags: telephone company
- Blog posts 2005-09-16
- Students fight e-vote firm's DMCA claims
- Students fight e-vote firm's DMCA claimsWhat Copyright InfringementCopyright is supposed to protect income potential from the copyrighted material. Therefore it would seem that if there is no intention to publish for profit, copyright infringement would be impossible. Possibly theft of proprietary information is involved, but not copyright infringement.funny -...
- Tags: Sure Windows, information technology, DMCA, copyright law, e-vote
- Discussion threads 2003-11-17
- ISO New England Monitors the Wholesale Electricity Market With SAS
- Responsible for keeping the lights on from Eastport, Maine to Westport, Connecticut, ISO New England is the not-for-profit corporation that manages the 31,000-megawatt bulk electric transmission and generation system for all of New England. Ensuring reliable bulk power for 14 million residents in six states requires managing a fair and...
- Tags: Monitor, SAS Institute, ISO, ISO New England, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations
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