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InternetNews July 28, 2009 |
Black Hat Exposes Smart Grid Security Risks Those smart meters may not be as smart as the name implies. |
BusinessWeek September 16, 2010 Galante & Chediak |
Smart Meters May Not Be So Clever A consumer backlash is slowing rollouts of new electric meters |
Wired Kevin Kelleher |
Make Conservation Simple (and Easy) A smart grid requires smart electric meters that let households track and manage their power consumption in real time. The key is making the meters easy to use. |
The Motley Fool August 4, 2010 Michael Kanellos |
Why Pick WiMax, Mesh Over Power Line? Cost. CenterPoint Energy thought about becoming an Internet service provider. Utilities and power providers, meanwhile, may have to help consumers with home are networks. |
InternetNews July 7, 2010 |
Hackers Snipe Back in Microsoft Security Row Bruised by Microsoft's criticism dismissing the work of third-party security researchers, a band of hackers has begun a campaign to publish proof-of-concept vulnerabilities in the software giant's products. |
PC World April 2, 2001 Kim Zetter & Andrew Brandt |
How Hackers Hack The tricks hackers use, and what you can do to foil them... |
Fast Company Michael Grothaus |
For First Time, Cyber Attack Causes Widespread Electricity Blackout The first known cyber attack to cause widespread public blackouts has occurred in Ukraine, it is believed. |
CIO March 15, 2004 Christopher Lindquist |
Model Hacker Behavior - Under Development Forget about patches. Researchers at the Florida Institute of Technology are looking for ways to fight hackers by modeling their methods, or "exploits." The research could eventually lead to new types of security tools capable of stopping attacks that hackers haven't even invented yet. |
The Motley Fool July 27, 2010 Rich Duprey |
Maybe the Smart Grid Is Dumb Regulators are forcing utilities that invested in the technology to wear a dunce cap. |
IEEE Spectrum August 2011 G. Pascal Zachary |
Saving Smart Meters From a Backlash Fears of irradiation from antennas threaten to smother smart meters in the crib. |
InternetNews July 26, 2010 |
Microsoft Updates Bug Reporting Process Extending an olive branch to security researchers, Microsoft says it will provide new mechanisms to make it easier to report vulnerabilities. |
Home Toys October 2002 Steve Nguyen |
The Future of Home Automation In the end, the infrastructure that a service provider creates to reach the shell of a home will be the catalyst for manufacturers, service companies and others to create the automated products that may one day make the home automation market what we always thought it could be. |
Fast Company Daniel Terdiman |
AP Report: U.S. Power Grid Subject To Repeated Foreign Hacks The U.S. power grid is subject to being hacked from abroad, and foreign hackers have gained remote access to American power operations about a dozen times over the last decade. |
InternetNews June 19, 2009 Sean Michael Kerner |
Hacking Parking Meters is Black Hat Business Anything that is connected to a network is a target for IT security research. |
IEEE Spectrum June 2010 Harry Goldstein |
Malta's Smart Grid Solution The world's first multiutility grid should save water and money |
The Motley Fool June 19, 2009 Rich Duprey |
Are We Smart Enough for the Smart Grid? Where solar, ethanol, or similar alt-energy platforms require substantial investments, the Smart Grid allows start-ups to develop tools and devices to collect and organize the data on consumption to become the 10-baggers of the next decade. Here's how to profit from this next big thing. |
InternetNews January 14, 2010 |
McAfee Fingers Microsoft IE Flaw in Google Attack McAfee's researchers say 'Operation Aurora' used a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft's browser software to penetrate Google's networks. |
CIO January 4, 2012 Mark Rowh |
Smart Grid Security Inadequate, Threats Abound As the Stuxnet attack shows, malicious hackers "clearly have the upper hand" over power grid systems, a new study says. A lack of strict standards and a hodgepodge of products have created today's chaotic state of utility cybersecurity. |
PC World May 2001 Kim Zetter |
Hacker Nation Shadowy, computer-wise predators slip in undetected to steal data, deface Web sites, crash systems--or just look around. We talk to some current and former hackers to find out more about them and what they're after... |
Reason June 2009 Lynne Kiesling |
Electric Intelligence Establishing a smart grid requires regulatory reform, not subsidies. |
BusinessWeek August 22, 2005 Grow & Hamm |
From Black Market To Free Market Frustrated computer-security firms are offering to buy tips from the very hackers who bedevil them. |
IDB America September 2004 Paul Constance |
That Cursed Meter! Though frequently maligned, water meters in Puerto Cortes, Honduras have benefited the poorest consumers. |
InternetNews January 14, 2010 |
Oracle Sees Water as the Next Smart Grid New survey from Oracle concludes that smart metering technologies will drive conservation. |
InternetNews May 1, 2006 David Miller |
Zero-Day Attacks an Ongoing Menace Security report from the SANS Institute details biggest Internet vulnerabilities. |
The Motley Fool August 31, 2009 Rich Duprey |
Utility to Drive Smart Grid Advances Drive a car with one foot on the gas and the other on the brake, and you'll get some idea of how we're driving our energy sector today. |
National Defense April 2014 Stew Magnuson |
Report Ponders What Follows a Cyber Attack on Electric Grid Experts are convinced that a cyber attack on a U.S. electric grid that could cut off power to millions is a near certainty. |
The Motley Fool October 8, 2007 Jack Uldrich |
American Electric Power Gets Smart The company will work with General Electric to develop and install "smart meters" to help better manage the transmission of electricity, and give customers more direct control over how much they use, thus saving them money. |
PC Magazine December 20, 2006 Robert Lemos |
The New Security Threats More secure operating systems mean that attackers are looking elsewhere for holes to sneak through. |
Fast Company Neal Ungerleider |
95% Of Android Phones Could Be Hacked With Just One Text Android users, beware: Security researchers have discovered that 95% of Android phones are vulnerable to attack through the dispatch of just one text message. |
InternetNews February 25, 2010 |
Intel Confirms Details of Cyber Attack In regulatory filing, Intel outlines "sometimes successful" attacks that infiltrated the company's systems around the same time as the massive attack on Google and other companies. |
IndustryWeek April 20, 2011 |
Powering Up: The Smart Grid's Next Steps While meters have received the bulk of the attention so far, the supply side is where the smart grid will be built. |
Real Estate Portfolio Mar/Apr 2002 Scott Laliberte |
Preventing a Hack Job As more real estate business activity moves to the Internet, the security of electronically transmitted and stored data is becoming of greater concern. Companies in every industry are struggling to create secure systems that keep their assets safe while still operating efficiently... |
CIO April 15, 2004 Eric Knorr |
Guard the Application Layer Firewalls alone are no longer enough to protect your online assets |
PC World May 23, 2001 Frank Thorsberg |
Sizing Up Cybervandalism: Thousands Hit Monthly Researchers find debilitating hacker attacks cross borders to hit big and small targets... |
InternetNews October 16, 2007 Andy Patrizio |
A New Way to Hack Yourself Core Security Technologies updates its intrusion detection software to simulate outside attacks on your network and see how far the bad guys can get. |
PC World August 3, 2002 Andrew Brandt |
Reality Douses DefCon Camaraderie Nation's new security priorities put new risks, greater penalties on cybercrime. |
CRM October 1, 2005 Marshall Lager |
The Hot Skinny on Hackers What do they know, and how do they find out? A recent "hackers convention" revealed some of their secrets. |
Bank Technology News November 2007 |
Four Step Hack Targets Banks A group of hackers, reputedly from the Russian UpLevel crew, have been aiming a hack at U.S. bank customers that requires a four-step process, according to security researchers at managed security service provider SecureWorks. |
PC World December 20, 2001 Matt Berger |
Windows Patch Plugs 'Critical' Holes Microsoft issues a fix for a major flaw -- kept secret for five weeks -- that leaves Windows XP, Me, and some 98 systems vulnerable when online... |
The Motley Fool June 13, 2011 Arunava De |
Are Hackers the Next Threat to Your Portfolio? Before you respond to a malicious attack on one of your investments in your portfolios, measure the impact that such an attack can have on the company. |
CIO October 27, 2014 Lauren Brousell |
Gamification Helps Utility Companies Change Customer Behavior ComEd, National Grid and other utilities use analytics to get consumers to compete with neighbors and encourage whole towns to conserve -- and earn rewards. |
PC World March 2006 Andrew Sullivan |
Programs in Peril Popular applications have more security flaws than Windows does. |
The Motley Fool October 29, 2009 Toby Shute |
Giant Grants for the Smart Grid These companies will be some of the biggest beneficiaries of the recent grants targeted for the solar sector. |
Science News April 25, 2009 |
Science Past From The Issue Of April 25, 1959 There appears to be a strong link between the behavior of a man with regard to his business and social activities and his chances of being a victim of a heart attack. |
Bank Systems & Technology September 15, 2007 Sharon Gaudin |
Number Of Hackers Attacking Banks Jumps 81% Hackers no longer need to be technical wizards to set up an operation to steal people's banking information and then rob their accounts. |
Popular Mechanics March 25, 2009 Erik Sofge |
Forget the Smart Grid, We Need Smart Spending (On the Grid) Some of the stimulus bill is slated for projects to fix our energy infrastructure. But before we start spending, the terminology needs refining. Here is how a buzzword is confusing the plan to upgrade the electrical grid. |
InternetNews December 1, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
Apple Patch Plugs AirPort Holes Apple Computer issued a security update targeting 31 flaws in its Mac OS X operating system, including a vulnerability that could open wireless users to attack. |
The Motley Fool December 4, 2009 |
Behind the Business: 3 Questions for Badger Meter Badger Meter answers three questions for shareholders and potential investors. |
Bank Technology News April 2001 Maria Bruno |
Hackers Steal 1 Million Card Numbers Teams of Russian and Ukrainian hackers stole more than 1 million credit card numbers from 40 American e-businesses in recent months, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation... |
U.S. CPSC August 1, 2002 |
Electrical Testing Meters Recalled by Greenlee Textron Inc. An incompatible grommet, located in the battery compartment to protect internal wires, can cause the meter to provide inaccurate voltage and current readings. A meter that inaccurately indicates zero voltage or current creates the potential for electric shock or an electrocution hazard. |