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Car Hacking Danger Is Likely Closer Than You Think

Connected cars are great, until they’re not. A recent Detroit Free Press article shows that vehicle hacks are more common and more dangerous that most people realize. There were at least 150 automotive cybersecurity incidents in 2019, part of a 94 percent year-over-year increase since 2016, according to a report from Upstream Security. Oh, and […]

CISA urges IT teams to address critical vulnerability affecting Cisco Enterprise Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure Software

CISA released a note this week urging IT teams to update a Cisco system that has a critical vulnerability.  The vulnerability affects Cisco Enterprise Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure Software Release (NFVIS) 4.5.1 and Cisco released software updates that address the vulnerability on Wednesday. The vulnerability “could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and […]

Auto-Themed Air Fresheners That Look and Smell Like Winners

Boostnatics It’s a fact: Cars get stinky. The mixture of smelly feet, under-seat taco filling, and the daily internal roasting your car gets when it sits out in the sun is a recipe for unpleasantness. Luckily, air fresheners are plentiful and proven to work. The Gear Team, however, enjoys everyday products with a bit of […]

Schneider Electric Launches Square D X and XD Series Connected Wiring Device Lines Offering Greater Insight and Control of Residential Energy

smartbuildingmag.com 02 {{ “2021-09-02T00:00:00+00:00” | date “MMM” }} ’21 Written on {{ “2021-09-02T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Modified on {{ “2021-09-02T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Schneider Electric News Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today unveiled the Square D X and XD Series connected wiring devices to the public […]

Quanta Services Purchases Blattner – Solar Industry

Quanta Services Inc. is acquiring Blattner Holding Company, a utility-scale renewable energy infrastructure solutions provider in North America. Minnesota-based Blattner provides front-end engineering, procurement, project management and construction services to renewable energy developers for wind, solar and energy storage projects. The consideration to be paid at closing for the transaction is approximately $2.7 billion. Blattner […]

Govt files response before Madras HC for pleas challenging IT Rules 2021, IT News, ET CIO

The Centre on Friday submitted its counter affidavit to the Madras High Court in response to a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules, 2021). The bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice P.D Audikesavalu listed the matter for […]

Kerlink and NetOP Technology Partnering on World’s-First, IoT-Based Wildfire Prevention System

Written on {{ “2021-09-02T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Modified on {{ “2021-09-02T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Kerlink (AKLK – FR0013156007), a specialist in solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), and NetOP Technology, which designs and produces tailor-made IoT solutions for multiple verticals and applications, today announced their collaboration on a wildfire-prevention system that […]

EDF Renewables, Clean Power Alliance Ink Power Purchase Agreement

EDF Renewables’ Desert Harvest 1 Solar project in California EDF Renewables North America (EDFR) and Clean Power Alliance (CPA) have signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Desert Quartzite Solar-plus-Storage Project. The California project, consisting of a 300 MW AC solar project coupled with a 600 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), is […]