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Where Hurricane Earl may hit IT

Hurricane Earl may present a blustery challenge for some IT systems, but the most likely casualties will be teleworkers, not data centers, analysts predict. Backup facilities and generators tend to Read more...

Remember to protect your juice

Your computer system is only as good as the electricity that powers it. And that's why utilities nationwide will triple their investments in equipment protection by 2015. Pike Research forecasts that Read more...

Congress rethinks power grid cybersecurity

Concerns about a cybersecurity attack on the nation's electric power grids are being raised in Congress, with lawmakers considering legislation to broaden federal authority over electric companies. Read more...

Press Releases

Mitsubishi Electric Begins Full-scale Testing of Smart Grid in Japan

Targeting annual sales of 1.3 trillion JPY by 2016 TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it has begun full-scale tests of smart grid and related Read more >>

Dr. Whitfield Diffie Discloses Innovative Cryptographic Solutions at the Smart Grid Security Summit

Dr. Diffie will give a keynote at the popular Smart Grid Security Summit on October 4th in San DiegoDALLAS, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Revere Security's Chief Cryptographer, Dr. Whitfield Diffie, Read more >>

Textura Corporation Successfully Relocates Data Center

Proactive data center management ensures high availability and data security.DEERFIELD, Ill., Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Textura Corporation, the leading provider of collaboration solutions for Read more >>

Eurotech: $1.7M Follow-On Order for ZyWAN Router in Smart Grid Application

Regional Power Company Uses ZyWAN to Improve Efficiency and Deliver Data for Operational Control in Smart Grid InitiativesCOLUMBIA, Md., Sept. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Eurotech, a leading supplier of Read more >>

Utility Investment in Cyber Security for Industrial Control Systems to Total $4.1 Billion by 2018, Forecasts Pike Research

BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- At one time in the not-too-distant past, electrical grids were controlled by electromechanical and pneumatic devices. Now, they are controlled by computers running Read more >>