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Stuxnet: Prelude to smart grid security threats

August 13, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez 1 Comment

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Have you heard of Stuxnet? Unless you run industrial or power control systems, the emergence of this nasty little piece of malware probably didn’t even cause the slightest blip on your radar. But that’s no reason to ignore it. Stuxnet targets Siemens Simatic WinCC, a Windows-based suite of software that’s used by industrial plants and […]

Filed Under: Featured, Smart Grid Tagged With: Android, Android OS, Microsoft, security, Smart Grid, Stuxnet, Symantec, Windows

Centralized Power Management Drives IT Energy Efficiency at Fairmont Hotels

July 7, 2009 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Power management is often described as a low-hanging fruit in establishing a green IT strategy. It seems dead simple: set your desktop and PCs to sleep or power-down after X-number of minutes and bask in lower energy bills. But…

Filed Under: Green IT Tagged With: desktop, Green IT, Power Management, Windows, workstation

HP's Power to Change Desktop Widget – Nags You to Shut Down, Nicely

June 2, 2009 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Testing the ability of positive reinforcement to effect change, HP is trying to help PC users go green with a novel little software widget for Windows desktops. HP’s Power to Change widget encourages users to turn off their PC’s…

Filed Under: Green IT Tagged With: desktop, HP, power monitoring, Power to Change, software, widget, Windows

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