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PRESS RELEASE – NiSource Joins the Asset to Vendor Network in Push to Secure U.S. Utilities
Press Release NiSource Joins the Asset to Vendor Network in Push to Secure U.S. Utilities Orlando, FL, November 17, 2020 - NiSource, one of America’s largest fully-regulated natural gas and electric utilities has joined the Asset to Vendor Network (A2V), a national...
PRESS RELEASE – Hitachi ABB Power Grids joins effort to protect power utilities from cyber threats
Press Release Hitachi abb power grids joins effort to protect power utilities from cyber threats Global leader and pioneer in power technologies will share cybersecurity information with utilities through the Fortress Asset to Vendor Network Raleigh, North...
PRESS RELEASE – Fortress Information Security Adds New Partner In Securing U.S. Power Grid
Press Release Fortress Information Security Adds New Partner In Securing U.S. Power Grid Orlando, FL, June 1, 2020 – The Asset to Vendor Network for Power Utilities (A2V) today announced the group’s first new partner. Founded by Fortress Information Security...
PRESS RELEASE – Security and Compliance Innovator, Tobias Whitney, Joins Fortress Information Security
Press Release Security and Compliance Innovator Joins Fortress Information Security to Develop Groundbreaking Solutions for Utilities, Vendors, and Service Providers Tobias Whitney Joins Orlando-based Security Company Building Solutions for Leading U.S. Energy...
Threat Intelligence Report:Zoom Video Conferencing & Communications
Threat Intelligence Report Zoom Video Conferencing & Communications April 2, 2020 Summary: Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, collaboration, chat, and webinars...
4 KEY FACTORS TO A SUCCESSFUL WORK FROM HOME SECURITY ACTION PLAN
BLOG POST - Business Continuity 4 Key factors to a successful work from home security action plan We know that coping with a pandemic is challenging, and we want you to rest easy in the knowledge that your data remains safe and well protected. Fortress, like many...
White Paper: Asset to Vendor Network for Power Utilities
WHITE PAPER Asset to Vendor Network for Power Utilities The cost-effective CIP-013 supply chain risk management solution Abstract 1. Grid security has now expanded to encompass supply chain vendors.2. Asset to Vendor (A2V) is a joint venture of utility companies and...
THREAT INTELLIGENCE REPORT: Windows CryptoAPI Vulnerability
Threat Intelligence Report Windows CryptoAPI VulnerabilityJanuary 14, 2020 - Microsoft announced a critical vulnerability in CryptoAPI, a Microsoft interface which provides certificate validation for HTTPS connections, signed flies, signed emails, and signed...
PRESS RELEASE: FORTRESS LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION TO HELP PROTECT THE POWER GRID FROM CYBER THREATS
Press ReleaseFORTRESS LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION TO HELP PROTECT THE POWER GRID FROM CYBER THREATSFortress Information Security launches the Asset to Vendor Network (A2V), an new platform where electric energy companies can collectively help reduce the costs of...
U.S. Power Grid Experiences a Denial-of-Service Attack Due to Outdated Security Appliance
Threat Advisory U.S. POWER GRID EXPERIENCES A DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK DUE TO OUTDATED SECURITY APPLIANCE In May of 2019, the U.S. power grid experienced another attack. A series of unpatched Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances belonging to a western electric utility...
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Mixed Reactions on Looming DOE NOPR for Bulk Power System Security
The Department of Energy (DOE) will issue a notice of proposed rule-making (NOPR) to implement President Trump’s broad bulk power system (BPS) security executive order (EO) “later this fall,” a DOE official confirmed to POWER on Oct. 5. Though the...
Power Sector, Federal Entities Scramble to Close Supply Chain Security Gaps
Marking another major federal effort to address potential supply chain risks to the bulk power system (BPS), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Sept. 17 sought industry’s perspective on a number of important considerations,...
FERC investigates risk of foreign adversary-supplied bulk power equipment, with focus on Huawei, ZTE
If utilities are forced to pull suspect components from the grid then the cost implications could be significant, according to Tobias Whitney, vice president of energy security solutions at Fortress Information Security. The average utility could...
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