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- CBS 60 Minutes tackles cyber-terrorism
- Cloud Computing too...It's obviously not as bad as having the entire power grid go down, etc., but it also points out the dangers of cloud computing. RE: CBS 60 Minutes tackles cyber-terrorismIt is unconscionable to allow process Control Systems are connected to the internet.Not reallyThe city's power grid is the...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-09
- Aussie power grid threatened by virus
- Nasty virusInfects and corrupts several file typesspreads in network sharesOne of the few virus I've encountered that can only be cleaned up by reloading windowsRE: Aussie power grid threatened by virusIf there's "absolutely no way it could make its way onto the grid" then don't use a sensational headline like...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-01
- Simplify Component Inspection Management and Meet Your PUC Requirements More Efficiently
- Regulatory agencies, including the Public Utility Commission PUC, require utility companies to inspect and report back on substations, transformers, manholes, utility poles and other power grid components regularly. Exploiting SQL Server 2008 data management software's powerful merge replication technology, e-finity Mobile Solutions sends inspection assignments - by plat, work order,...
- Case studies 2009-06-12
- Smart Grid vulnerable to cyberattack
- OK, next multibillion dollar opportunity for security consultants coming right up! The Smart Grid, a sort of energy-carrying Internet that will feature automated meters, two-way communication and advanced sensors according to CNN, is ripe for the same kind of cyberattacks that Net users have become so...
- Blog posts 2009-03-22
- Optimizing Smart Power Grids With WiMAX and Broadband Wireless Connectivity Solutions
- Smart Power Grids SPGs, also known as Intelligent Utility Networks IUNs, represent a new paradigm in electrical power distribution and management. Incorporating advanced two-way communications and distributed computing capabilities, SPGs are emerging power grids that enhance control, efficiency, reliability and safety. This paper will first explore the drivers and goals...
- White papers 2009-02-03
- Protect Network-Based Power Grid Applications From Denial of Service Attacks
- Today distributed industrial networks use Internet to transmit feedback and control signals between a plant and a controller. However there are several attacks on the Internet. From these attacks perhaps Denial-of-Service DoS attack is the most detrimental one that affects the packet delivery. DoS attack causes significant disruption to the...
- White papers 2009-01-19
- Securing the Power Grid: Automating NERC Cyber Security Compliance
- NERC requirements are designed to ensure that the bulk electric system in North America is reliable and adequate, and that power grids are secure from both external and internal threats. NERC includes more than 160 Critical Infrastructure Protection CIP Cyber Security Standards that are mandatory and enforceable, and that relate...
- Webcasts 2009-01-01
- Hybrid cars and the power grid
- Hybrid cars and the power gridHybrids AREN'T "plugable" carsThere aren't any "plugable" hybrids in the market. A few people may add some extra batteries that may require a plug, but that is not a standard vehicle. The only "plugable" cars in the market are 100% electric (with only a max...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-13
- Nick Carr's Big Switch
- Nick Carr's Big SwitchNick Carr is a fraudNick Carr has no morals. He says whatever will create some kind of controversy or buzz so that he can be relevant.Public transportation is available, however I dont see companies discarding"Companies are beginning to dismantle their private computer systems and tap into rich...
- Discussion threads 2007-06-23
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- Chrome OS: Some Early Preview Videos
- google should move away from linuxI suppose they could easily take away all those messes of the current os by doing that. Haha! Crummy-um "Chromium OS and Open Source" video-- the guy is calling it Crummy-um! Sounds about right.RE: Chrome OS: Some Early Preview VideosAnd ZDNet falls hook, line,...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Smart grid networking with smart appliances
- Linux driven appliances are a GO!This is where the POWER of Open_Source technologies will shine. NO license fees, a device that WORKS as intended and does not need to be rebooted and firmware patch every other day.Smart Grid has a brigth future. But when it will come??Smart Grid is creating...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Green IT strategy has nebulous ROI. So why bother?
- I wouldn't bother either, it's embarrassingFinally the smoke screen is beginning to clear:"An internal document from the National Grid, seen by the Sunday Express, says wind turbine energy will at times cost over 3,000 per cent more than conventional power."http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/140456/-250bn-The-real-cost-of-wind-powerIn the real world, not the world inhabited by eco fantasies,...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-16
- More evidence of the coming collision between home broadband and the smart grid
- Collision?Not the word I would have used.In any event, I think this is a positive and necessary direction to go. In order to manage more diversified, less dependable/consistent sources of energy, the demand side HAS TO be managed. Without it, we are just setting ourselves up for a lot of...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-16
- Samsung Behold II (T-Mobile)
- Photo gallery:Samsung Behold IIFirst announced at CTIA Fall 2009, the Samsung Behold II is Samsung's second Android device for the U.S. market the Samsung Moment being the first and T-Mobile's fourth Android offering. Based on the Samsung Galaxy Lite, the Behold II tries to set itself apart from the crowd...
- Product reviews 2009-11-13
- A flip of the on switch: Utah wind project goes online
- Seems wasteful to send the energy 2 states away...Very cool to see a big wind farm come online, but most of that energy is going to be wasted on transmission line leakage by the time it gets to California. We really need to get to the point of highly-localized power...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-11
- New open source monitoring company pledges to bring power to the people
- People Power pledges an open source approach to consumer smart grid technology. by Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-11-11
- 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....
- Discussion threads 2009-11-09
- Dell finalizes $3.9 billion offer for Perot
- Dell buys PerotH.Ross and T.Boone should get together and build the NG fueling infrastructure needed to convert semi-tractors off diesel, then build and rent out a parallel power grid so there would be a way to distribute power from wind/tide farms and the excess from micro solar installations. The utilities...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- Is Microsoft a dinosaur to Google's mammal?
- Random comments...How odd the mixed metaphors sound... "built from the ground up to work in the cloud"...The dinosaurs were around for tens of millions of years, and we mammals can barely say the same. The crown of creation can be wrested from the head of the wearer by something unforeseen--like...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- Smart grid grants
- Over $3 billion dollars worth of federal money will be awarded to smart grid projects in the U.S. today. President Obama has chosen a Florida solar power plant as the location for making his announcement. He'll be in Arcadia, Florida, at Florida Power and Light Co.’s...
- Blog posts 2009-10-27
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