utilities

US Warns Rising Cyberattacks Against Water Supplies

Critical infrastructure. Utility firms in the US are being urged to do more to protect water supplies amid rising cyberattacks

6 months ago

‘Most Dangerous’ Attack Group Shifts Focus To Electric Utilities

The Xenotime hackers, known for attempting to cause an explosion at a Saudi oil plant, have a new target in…

5 years ago

Threats To Industrial Control Systems Grow As Vulnerabilities Increase

ANALYSIS: Study shows that the number of unprotected industrial control devices continues to grow each year offering a clear path…

7 years ago

Government Warns Critical Industries To Prep For Cyber Attack

'Up your game!' Government tells essential services to toughen their cyber defences or face stiff fines

7 years ago

Insider Threat ‘Contributes’ To Growing Number Of Critical Infrastructure Attacks

IBM X-Force researchers find hackers are increasingly exploiting insiders for attacks on industrial control systems

7 years ago

Google DeepMind In Talks With UK National Grid To AI To Boost Electric Supply Efficiency

The artificial intelligence specialist will look to improve how the National Grid supplies electricity across Britian

8 years ago

Oracle Buys Cloud Services Provider Opower For Utilities Vertical Push

Opower's cloud customers include the National Grid, PG&E, and Exelon

9 years ago

Hackers Target Water Treatment Plant

Verizon security report reveals possible risks to citizens if utilities are hijacked, after water treatment tampered with several times during…

9 years ago

UK Telecoms, Utilities Sectors ‘Exposed To Hacking Risk’

Telecoms and utilities companies hold valuable data but are relatively unprepared for cyber-attacks, according to Cebr

9 years ago

BP Connects Up Its Oil Wells To The IoT

Utility giant teams up with GE to connect up to 4,000 wells across the world within the next few years

9 years ago

The ‘Real IoT’ Will Shape The Energy Landscape Of The Future

Climote's Derek Roddy tells TechWeekEurope why smart energy usage could be one of the best use cases for the Internet…

9 years ago

Ovo Launches UK’s First PAYG Energy Service

Customers will be able to top up and control energy usage 24/7 using app, text, phone or desktop

10 years ago

Scottish And Norwegian Data Centres Linked By Super Fast North Sea Fibre

Tampnet piggybacking is reportedly the largest offshore high capacity communication network in the world

10 years ago

Big Data Is Big Business For WANdisco After £500k British Gas Deal

The deal follows a trial deployment of WANdisco's Non-Stop Hadoop product

10 years ago

Internet Of Things ‘To Hit 4.9 Billion Things By 2015’

Scope of IoT set to grow 30 percent from 2014, Gartner forecasts

10 years ago

US Nuclear Watchdog Hacked Three Times In Three Years

NRC says it conducts regular security training sessions, but its employees are still tempted by phishing emails

10 years ago

IBM Presents Security Strategies For Power Sector

As security threats multiply for critical infrastructure such as the power grid, IBM has presented security best-practices for the energy…

12 years ago

First Open Source Smart Meter Hacking Tool Released

The tool can be used to cause a blackout for the sake of security

12 years ago

2016 Smart Meter Target May Benefit BT Group

Moving the UK’s target ahead to 2016 could benefit a group of companies, including BT, bidding for the project

14 years ago

Utilities Blamed For Stalling Smart Grid Roll-outs

Large energy companies are worried about handing over too much information to customers via smart grid and meter projects, experts…

15 years ago