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Developing a Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Strategy

Takeaways include the following: Critical infrastructure protection is a long-standing priority, but many organizations lag in their response to cyberthreats.  COVID-19 has broadened the definition of critical infrastructure while also providing a reminder for enterprise companies to question which systems are essential to operations. This article builds on the advice in chapter one of this […]

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Testing IoT Improves Energy Efficiency in Buildings

For the past three years, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland, Ohio, has worked with the U.S. Department of Energy and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to integrate and coordinate energy storage, load management and advanced photovoltaics (PV) forecasting with solar PV to create dispatchable renewable distributed generation by designing and implementing optimal […]

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Smart Building Energy Management Systems Yield Cost Savings

One of the biggest challenges for commercial building owners and managers is how to reduce energy consumption and save money. Indeed, almost 40% of energy consumed in the U.S. powers commercial and residential buildings, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. But enabling smart technologies and real-time energy management systems can reduce costs by an […]