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Power blackouts stories

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Kacific launches service to combat enterprise power outages
Tue, 12th Apr 2022
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spacetech
Kacific Broadband Satellites Group has launched Enterprise Backup, a new service intended to protect organisations against frequent power outages.
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Germany infiltrated by Russian group that crippled Ukraine’s power
Wed, 9th May 2018
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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The power grid in modern countries may not be as secure as you think, as reports have emerged revealing hackers have breached Germany's supply.
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Need for backup services exposed as power outages surge - report
Wed, 14th Mar 2018
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cloud services
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business continuity
Eaton’s annual Blackout Tracker Report reveals 27% surge in power outages affecting more than 1.7 million people in 2017.
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Maintaining data center operations, come hell or high water
Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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cloud services
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uptime institute
Throughout history, the Asia-Pacific region has been hit with its share of floods, earthquakes, landslides and typhoons.
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The malware that brought down Ukraine – is it really that sophisticated?
Wed, 21st Jun 2017
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malware
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cybersecurity
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hackers
Tenable director says the significance of this malware as a stand-alone event is in fact quite small - but vendors have some catching up to do.
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Hangry birds and cats with nine lives caused power blackouts in 2015
Mon, 23rd May 2016
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risk & compliance
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eaton
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power blackouts
When birds get hangry, bad things can happen, according to Eaton's 2015 Power Blackout Tracker report for Australia and New Zealand.