Drones pose a significant threat to electrical utility infrastructure by enabling nefarious actors to damage critical equipment and disrupt the power grid. Convergint provides drone detection solutions for the utility industry that detect, classify, locate, and track both drone and pilot simultaneously, delivering an early warning to security teams to respond quickly and effectively
Convergint, a global leader in service-based systems integration, today announced its plans to expand recruiting efforts across the utilities vertical to help meet the increase in customer demand and continue to provide best-in-class service to its customers. The announcement comes due to the expansion of Convergint's expertise across this vertical and the growth within
Utility providers often struggle with automating operational tasks due to outdated systems. They are desensitized to excessive false alarms, so true mission-critical events sometimes are disregarded as non-critical. Now, with the expansion and adoption of Distributed Energy Resources (DER), utility companies are starting to understand the importance of operational efficiencies while optimizing every aspect
Sophisticated hackers could breach the U.S. power grid to steal intellectual property. Threats to the electrical utility industry are on the rise, including the ongoing and major threat of sophisticated hackers. These malign actors have the capability to attack and manipulate business-critical operational technology (OT), with the objective of stealing intellectual property such
The electric utility industry relies on mission-critical equipment and facilities to ensure successful operations. Any equipment failure can result in a sizeable challenge. For example, a loose or hot electrical connection can lead to heat buildup which can in turn cause a circuit failure and power outage, resulting in system downtime, business disruption, and
A drone breached energy infrastructure with the potential to cause broad power outages. In July 2020, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), or drone, crashed near a Pennsylvania power substation. Officials concluded that its likely purpose was to damage or disrupt the electrical equipment. This drone attack is the first known case of a UAV
Threats to the electrical utility industry are on the rise. From cybersecurity attacks to physical security threats, electrical utilities need to pursue innovative approaches to predicting, detecting, identifying, and responding to vulnerabilities. This level of innovation should follow a streamlined process of various assessments, including risk, threat, vulnerability, and engineering, to determine the most
Operating in the utilities industry can be arduous, from ensuring security operations are meeting industry regulations to finding ways to automate operational tasks and better respond to security incidents to increase operational efficiencies. The industry requires technology that can manage operations under a single, unified platform in order to respond effectively to incidents and
As technology continues to evolve, so do the laws and industry regulations that focus on protecting consumers, markets, and critical infrastructure. Companies in the utilities industry need to stay on top of these changing regulations and modernize compliance practices accordingly. The utilities industry is becoming increasingly regulated. Regulatory agencies oversee the reliability and safety
With increasing amounts of security threats, it can be difficult to identify true mission-critical events. Utilities companies don't have a way to automate operational tasks, so when a real security incident occurs they're desensitized from the high false alarm rates they experience. In addition, with the expansion and adoption of Distributed Energy Resources (DER),
