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Your Utility Is Required By Law To Establish An Identity Theft Prevention Program
Learn More: Your Utility Is Required By Law To Establish An Identity Theft Prevention ProgramFederal and many state regulations require electric, water, wastewater, and gas utilities to establish an identity theft prevention program. Utilities must have policies and procedures in place to detect, prevent, and mitigate the theft of personal customer information. What does this mean for your community-owned utility? You must evaluate and address all of the ways…
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Cybersecurity After COVID-19: 10 Ways To Protect Your Utility & Refocus On Resilience
Learn More: Cybersecurity After COVID-19: 10 Ways To Protect Your Utility & Refocus On ResilienceIn the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant implementation of social distancing directives, altered business processes, and new economic realities, community-owned utilities must review and address their technology infrastructure and cybersecurity measures.
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3 Best Practices To Prepare For A Ransomware Attack
Learn More: 3 Best Practices To Prepare For A Ransomware AttackCyber-attacks remain a top business risk for all utilities and municipalities, increasing in frequency, severity, and sophistication. At the top of the cyber-attack list? Ransomware. The recent attack on the Colonial Pipeline is focusing heavy attention on the threat of ransomware on U.S. energy infrastructure. The bottom line: planning is everything. Learn the three best…
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Gas Pipeline Ransomware Attack Is Wake Up Call For Public Power
Learn More: Gas Pipeline Ransomware Attack Is Wake Up Call For Public PowerFront page headlines, consumer panic, political fallout, and a $5 million ransom paid. The attack on the largest fuel pipeline in the U.S. is focusing attention on the vulnerability of our energy infrastructure like never before. With people lining up at gas stations when facing only a few days of a shortage, imagine the reaction…
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Supply Chain/Third Party Breaches — Your New #1 Highest Cyber Risk
Learn More: Supply Chain/Third Party Breaches — Your New #1 Highest Cyber RiskFor years the security community has viewed internal resources as presenting the greatest cyber risk to an entity. In 2021, shortly on the heels of the much-publicized SolarWinds breach, as well as many other supply chain/third party cyber breaches, it can be argued that supply chain/third parties now represent a greater cyber risk than insiders.…
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Gather Baseline Information Prior To Engaging Cybersecurity Consultant
Learn More: Gather Baseline Information Prior To Engaging Cybersecurity ConsultantDue to recent news coverage of a major cyber penetration of U.S. government agencies and corporations across the globe, cybersecurity is front and center for city governments and their municipal utility departments. Before reaching out to consultants prepared to help evaluate cyber vulnerabilities and design a protection program, each community-owned utility should gather a baseline…
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Cybersecurity Is Easier Than You Think
Learn More: Cybersecurity Is Easier Than You ThinkYou don’t need to be an expert in IT or have a huge consulting budget to champion your utility’s cybersecurity program. First and foremost, you must recognize that every city employee, utility employee, and governing official plays a key role in maintaining a cyber defense that protects business operations.
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Hometown Connections Launches Public Power Cybersecurity Management Program
Learn More: Hometown Connections Launches Public Power Cybersecurity Management ProgramTo meet public power’s need for cybersecurity solutions that are comprehensive and cost effective, Hometown Connections, Inc. has launched a Cybersecurity Management Program for public power electric, gas, water, and wastewater utilities and other city departments. Hometown Connections is helping community-owned organizations across the United States evaluate their cybersecurity requirements, develop plans for cyber risk…
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Webinar Series on The True Costs of Cyber Crime: Cyber Risk Management for Public Power
Learn More: Webinar Series on The True Costs of Cyber Crime: Cyber Risk Management for Public PowerUnderstand the cyber threat landscape, learn how to estimate the true financial costs of a cyber crime, and get tips on building your budget and risk management strategies. Register for this two-part webinar series to be held in June 2020 by the American Public Power Association Academy. Speakers include representatives from Acumen and Marsh Wortham Power…
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Protect Your Utility from COVID-19 Phishing Attacks with Support of Acumen
Learn More: Protect Your Utility from COVID-19 Phishing Attacks with Support of AcumenCyber criminals are trying to leverage the COVID-19 emergency by sending out “phishing” attacks that lure internet users to click on malicious links or files. Through emails with phony pledges for health information, hackers are gaining access to sensitive data. Acumen is deploying remote cybersecurity services to help community-owned utilities protect against these dangerous COVID-19 phishing…
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Engineering Consulting Services by Acumen Enhance IT/OT Systems for Public Power
Learn More: Engineering Consulting Services by Acumen Enhance IT/OT Systems for Public PowerExpanding the scope of services offered to public power systems, Acumen is helping municipal utilities maximize the return on their operations technology (OT) investments and optimize operations. Acumen’s technical knowledge and real-world utility expertise in IT/OT engineering provides vital support to utility personnel.
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Cyber Threat Reality Check: Municipal Utilities Are Prime Targets
Learn More: Cyber Threat Reality Check: Municipal Utilities Are Prime TargetsReports of high profile cyber attacks on banks, insurance companies, large retailers, the military, and more are all over the media. In response, these institutions have dedicated great resources to harden their cyber defenses. While still targets, these major institutions are increasingly difficult to penetrate. So where are hackers turning their sights?
