01.02.2013 | By Kennedy Maize A 2007 study sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security confirmed some of the industry's worst fears about the grid's vulnerability to terrorist attack. That study has remained under wraps until recently--and its findings are even worse than you may suspect....
09.17.2012 | By Kennedy Maize
Making sense out of the NERC cyber security rules is inherently difficult; the ever-changing regulatory scene makes it even harder. With Version 4 now in hand, Version 5 is on the way....
07.18.2012 | By Kennedy Maize
Some of the ripest targets for cyber soldiers and techno-terrorists are bland, non-descript boxes sitting inside electric utility generating, transmission, and distribution systems, controlling many of the operations of the utilities. The computer technology, once state-of-the-art, is decades old, and that’s part of the problem....
03.01.2012 | By Molly K. Macauley
Putting more money and effort into information and information technology will pay solid returns when it comes to understanding and adapting to the world around us, including our changing climate....
03.01.2012 | By Kennedy Maize
Is your organization being held back by a “server hugger?”...
11.01.2011 | By Kennedy Maize
Cloud computing is a growing phenomenon for many businesses, large and small, promising significant efficiencies and cost savings. But, as with anything new, computing in the cloud poses some unforeseen legal issues....
09.01.2011 | By Kennedy Maize
"Asset health" offers a conceptual path to integrating information technology with operations technology, thereby overcoming the common management problem of "siloed data," according to a recent study by The McDonnell Group....
07.01.2011 | By Kennedy Maize
How easy is it to hack a generator's SCADA system? It's so easy it scares the heck out of the guy who used to run network security for the Bonneville Power Administration. It's so easy he can't tell us any details, for security reasons. That's why we should all be scared....
07.01.2011 | By Patrick Zirnhelt
Enterprise resource planning software has swept the power industry, promising to improve coordination and management. Has it lived up to the hype? One ERP vendor says the programs often underperform....
01.03.2011 | By Hugh Latimer
Given cloud computing's potential to lower operating costs and increase flexibility, it's no wonder that it is on the cusp of sending the corporate world into a paradigm shift....
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