How to Protect Utility Customers from Scams: A Conversation with Utilities United Against Scams Executive Director Michelle Martinez

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Rethinking Utility Security for Field Workers

By Jim Willis, CMAS, CHS-V

11 Key Questions to Ask Before You Plan Your Security Solution

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Substation Security Challenges: Conducting Threat Assessments

Jim Willis, MSc, CMAS, CHS1

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Jim Willis, M.Sc., CMAS, CHS-V

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SOLUTIONS FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY LEADERS & DECISION MAKERS

Talking Utility Security Barrier Solutions With Dominic Dillon, CEO of 3B Protection, and Brent Warzocha, Business Development Manager at Convergint

Theft, Ballistic Threats & Explosives, Oh My!

Ahead of my interview with Dominic Dillon, I visited the 3B Protection website and clicked on the section detailing how its products support utility security. I scrolled down the page to read the list. Then I scrolled down again. It struck me: This is a company that understands the depth and variety of safety and […]

Talking About How Security Equipment Is Expanding Into Other Areas of Operations With FLIR’s Security and Automation Sales Director, Jen Hones, and Convergint’s Utility Vertical Market Director, Steve Sinclair

Beyond Security: How Thermal Camera Technology Is Being Used to Monitor Critical Utility Components

Infrared technology has long been viewed as a solution that allows utilities to see beyond haze and fog for security applications. However, as more utilities look for ways to expand the use cases for security solutions, many are now applying the technology to monitor assets like substations and transformers — spotting signs of overheating or other indicators of malfunction. At Convergint’s annual Unite event, I had the chance to speak with Jen Hones and Steve Sinclair about how thermal camera technology can help prevent wildfires, reduce maintenance costs and make remote locations more sec…

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Talking Unified Platforms, Cybersecurity and the Future of Utility Security With David Nowak, Principal at Deloitte, and Steve Sinclair, Utilities Vertical Market Director at Convergint

Convergint and Deloitte Partner to Build Holistic Utility Security Solutions

Building the Bridge Between Physical and Information Technology

Exploring Utility Security Best Practices, Emerging Threats & How AI is Quickly Impacting Human Monitoring

‘Data Is the New Oil’: Talking Utility Security With Axis Communications’ Scott Dunn and Convergint’s Steve Sinclair

I had the honor of being invited to attend Convergint’s Unite event in Las Vegas earlier this year. Convergint hosts this annual event to bring together its sales, operations and business leaders to learn, grow their skills, connect with key partners, and recognize individuals and teams who have ac…

ICS/SCADA Cybersecurity Symposium Aims to Help Security Professionals Safeguard Critical Infrastructure From Cyber-Physical Attacks

Upcoming Chicago Symposium Offers Utility Security Professionals Key IT-OT Security Strategies & Insights

The threats to — and attacks on — industrial control systems (ICS) continue to rise, and utility security professionals must have sound strategies in place to protect both operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) systems. This will be the focus of the upcoming ICS/SCADA Cybersecurity Symposium, happening June 3–4 in Chicago. The event will provide insights into how utilities an…

An Insightful Interview with a Utility Security Professional

FROM THE GROUND UP TO NEW HEIGHTS: Talking Cloud-Based Physical Security Strategies & Solutions with Sonoma County Water Agency’s Corey Jahn

Utility Security’s Editor-in-Chief Curtis Marquardt Jr. recently sat down to talk with Sonoma County Water Agency’s Corey Jahn. The two talked about Jahn taking on the role of building a physical security solution from scratch, how to get organizational buy-in, implementing cloud-based security solutions and how cameras and AI can be used to track the patterns of fish. Curtis Marquardt Jr.: Thank…

It’s the End of the Year As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

What a year it has been! We here at Utility Security magazine are proud of the year one success of this publication. After 20 years serving the utility industry with our safety publication, Incident Prevention magazine, and our fleet management publication, Utility Fleet Professional, we know from…

Security Moves Pretty Fast. Don’t Miss It!

About 18 months ago, we began our process of creating Utility Security magazine. And as we gear up to attend the Global Security Exchange (GSX) conference this September in Orlando, Florida, it made me think back to last year’s GSX and how it was the very first security event I attended. With fr…

The Past, Present & Future are All Here for You to Succeed

One of my favorite books is Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. And in that book is one of my favorite quotes: “Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.” Every day, the world is growing more comple…