Latest Critical infrastructure Stories

VANCOUVER, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Wurldtech Security Technologies, leaders in protecting mission-critical connected devices from persistent and dynamic cyber security threats, today announced the appointment of Stephen Munford to its board of directors. Mr. Munford is Non-Executive Chairman of the board of directors at Sophos, a global provider of IT security and data protection products for businesses. He served as Sophos' CEO from 2006 to 2012 and, during that time, led...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Wurldtech Security Technologies, leaders in protecting critical infrastructure from cyber attack, today announced that Info Security Products Guide, the industry's leading information security research and advisory guide, has named Wurldtech's Achilles(TM) Product Portfolio a Bronze winner of the 2013 Global Excellence Awards in the Vulnerability Assessment, Remediation and Management category. The security industry celebrated...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's Healthcare and Public Health Critical Infrastructure has advanced cybersecurity resilience by uniting health sector owners and operators with other national critical infrastructures and government to implement the National Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Cybersecurity Response System. The nation's HPH critical infrastructure includes physical and virtual assets, systems, networks, devices and the data that...

MINNEAPOLIS, March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Xcel Energy President, Chairman and CEO, Benjamin Fowke, has been named to a committee that formed as a result of a NIAC (National Infrastructure Advisory Council) recommendation in an October 2010 report on Electric and Nuclear Sector Resilience. The committee, comprised of CEOs from the utility and nuclear sectors, will receive regular briefings from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Security Agency, Department Of Energy and...

NEW YORK, November 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Waterfall Security Solutions today announced a $234,000 cash and in-kind donation to Michigan Technological University, in support of Dr. Chee-Wooi Ten's research into the cyber-security of the North American power grid. In today's information age of cyber threats, cyber-warfare and the increased connectivity of mission critical environments, there are excellent reasons to be concerned about the cyber-security of the nation's...

GIVAT SHMUEL, Israel, Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DSIT Solutions Ltd. an Acorn Energy company (NASDAQ:ACFN), has received an invitation from the Oil & Gas Critical Infrastructure & Asset Security Forum to present a case study at their international exhibit and forum to take place in Vienna, Austria September 19 - 21, 2012. DSIT will be presenting on the morning of September 20(th), the second day of the event. The forum gathers together industry leaders, senior-level...

LONDON, August 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The security of key energy resources is fundamental to our welfare and prosperity. Many links along the global supply chain for oil and gas have been disrupted due to a variety of security threats in recent years, and the frequency of these attacks is increasing. The Oil & Gas Critical Infrastructure & Asset Security Forum programme has been finalised for the 19 - 21 September 2012 in Vienna, Austria. The programme has...

ATLANTA, June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lancope, Inc., a leader in flow-based security and network performance monitoring, has announced that its president and CEO, Mike Potts, has joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce National Security Task Force/Cybersecurity Working Group. Created by the Chamber's National Security and Emergency Preparedness Department, the task force works to help bolster homeland security while still preserving the economic interests of the private sector. "By...

PHILADELPHIA, May 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Covenant Security Services (CSS) has been contracted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to create a National Security Seminar and Exercise Program focused on Active Shooter awareness and proper response. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120530/CG16014LOGO) The Active Shooter program addresses the importance of having an incident management plan for an active shooter or hostage situation at critical infrastructures,...

LONDON, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a constantly evolving landscape of threats to the oil and gas industry, the role of security operations must continuously adapt to meet changing economic, geo-political, criminal, and terrorist/homeland-security challenges. As new technologies and strategies are developed, it's critical to stay one step ahead of the potential risks to your business. In response to these ever-increasing threats to the industry, Gastech Specialist...