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Protecting Oil and Gas Industry Infrastructure: Strategies for Resilience

SecureWorld News

With the increasing reliance on digital technologies for operational efficiency, this sector has become a prime target for sophisticated cyber and physical threats. To ensure energy security and economic stability, protecting the infrastructure is essential.

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North American Utilities Expand Digital Transformations to Address Vulnerabilities Exposed by COVID-19 Pandemic

CyberSecurity Insiders

The 2021 ISG Provider Lens Utilities Industry – Services and Solutions report for North America finds lockdowns and social-distancing requirements revealed new vulnerabilities in an industry that traditionally has focused on the risks of weather and natural disasters, the report says.

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C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute Announces AI for Energy and Climate Security Grantees

CyberSecurity Insiders

ai Digital Transformation Institute ( C3.ai ai DTI awards, focused on using artificial intelligence (AI) techniques and digital transformation to advance energy efficiency and lead the way to a lower-carbon, higher-efficiency economy that will ensure energy and climate security.

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Protecting America’s Critical Infrastructure

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

From taking a shower, to brewing your coffee, and watching the news, your morning routine is fueled by the energy sector. If you’re like millions of other Americans, your TV is connected to the Internet and uses technology generated from the nation’s power grid. The Rising Threat. It also makes me fear that few are.

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Halliburton Confirms Network Disruption After Suspected Cyber Attack

SecureWorld News

The incident has raised concerns within the energy sector, as Halliburton plays a crucial role in global oilfield operations, and any disruption to its networks could have far-reaching implications. The potential cyberattack on Halliburton underscores the growing threat to critical infrastructure and companies within the energy sector.

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MY TAKE: Memory hacking arises as a go-to tactic to carry out deep, persistent incursions

The Last Watchdog

In fact, memory attacks have quietly emerged as a powerful and versatile new class of hacking technique that threat actors in the vanguard are utilizing to subvert conventional IT security systems. Virsec is a leading innovator of memory protection technologies. Here’s what I took away from our discussion: Transient hacks.

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STEPS FORWARD: Math geniuses strive to make a pivotal advance — by obfuscating software code

The Last Watchdog

Digital technology, like music, is all about math. We’ve come a long way leveraging algorithms to deliver an amazing array of digital services over the past 30 years; yet so much more is possible. Alexander now heads up studies to advance “digital twin” technology, focusing on eventual deployment of a virtual human heart.

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