Microgrids designed to backup critical infrastructure and mount cyber countermeasures appear to be practical solutions to bolster security. Cybersecurity incidents and threats are an everyday occurrence. For several years running, this topic has been at or near the top of the growing list of issues that keep power industry leaders

Apparently, we are getting in our own way when it comes to advancing cybersecurity. According to a leading 2018 study by the Ponemon Institute LLC , the three primary causes of data breaches were malicious or criminal attack, system glitch and human error. While the study reports that the length

In the first six months of 2019 alone, there were more than 3,800 publicly disclosed data breaches according to a report from Risk Based Security. In total, these breaches exposed 4.1 billion compromised records. In 65% of those breaches, passwords were included within the leaked data. Passwords alone are – as regular readers

As more and more aspects of our lives go online, how can we make sure that our personal information remains secure, and that our conversations remain private? Here are five simple steps you can take to improve your online safety. 1. Create new, unique passwords for your online accounts It

2019 was a tumultuous year for cybersecurity and privacy, from the WhatsApp hack that injected spyware onto consumer devices to repeated Facebook privacy breaches, GDPR, the rise of cyberattacks against small to midsize businesses (SMBs) and small cities, and more. Large and small companies are reevaluating data privacy and security as a result, learning from