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Former CIA head Woolsey says utility firms not interested in data security
Utility companies are not very interested in securing data these days, according to James Woolsey, former director of the CIA. Nearly all of the country's critical infrastructure runs on electricity,
GE announces first U.S. WiMAX-based smart-grid pilot
GE announced the first U.S. smart-grid pilot program that will incorporate WiMAX technology with Consumers Energy in Michigan. Using WiMAX and GE smart meters, the goal of the pilot is to demonstrate
Researchers demonstrate more physical ways to spy on keystrokes
At the CanSecWest security conference this week, researchers Andrea Barisani and Daniele Bianc demonstrated how they were able to determine the letters typed on a laptop some 50 to 100 feet
Critical vulnerability opens electrical grids to attack
A critical buffer overflow bug has been found in yet another computerized control system that is used to run vital national infrastructure, such as electrical grids. Researchers from specialist firm
