Hurricane Harvey – Computer Security Articles

Post Hurricane Harvey: Key Steps to Ensure Fast Recovery of Oil and Gas Operations

October 19, 2017 admin Business Continuity, Critical Power, Disaster Recovery, Hurricane, Hurricane Harvey, LifeIsOn, Oil and Gas, power and cooling, Power Management, Power Protection, Safety, Secure Power

Credit to Author: Philippe Carle| Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 15:00:20 +0000

The record-breaking Texas floods spawned by Hurricane Harvey drove news headlines with many stories of dramatic suffering and bravery. The disaster also presented many complications for companies struggling to service… Read more »

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Trump’s FCC Will Let Big Telecom Destroy Small Houston ISPs As It Rebuilds After Harvey

September 15, 2017 admin Broadband, Broadband Land, digital divide, Hurricane Harvey, hurricanes, Infrastructure, Natural Disasters

Credit to Author: Kaleigh Rogers| Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 15:33:59 +0000

The FCC has rules in place to prevent Big Telecom from leaving local competitors in the lurch, but it’s currently scrapping those rules.

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TV Weathercasters Are Being Recruited to Convince People Climate Change Is Real

September 8, 2017 admin broadcasting, Climate Change, climate matters, environment, extreme weather, GLOBAL WARMING, Hurricane Harvey, hurricanes, meteorologists, Read, Reddit, storms, tv news, Weather, weathercasters

Credit to Author: Kate Lunau| Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2017 14:43:18 +0000

Weathercasters’ on-air reporting about climate change increased over 1,200 percent between 2013 and 2016.

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Transatlantic Cable Podcast, Episode 1

September 1, 2017 admin Burger King, Hurricane Harvey, instagram, podcast, Threats, Transatlantic Podcast, WhatsApp

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2017 15:22:14 +0000

This week’s Transatlantic Cable podcast features stories on Burger King, scams, Instagram security and more.

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Beware of Hurricane Harvey Relief Scams

August 30, 2017 admin Federal Trade Commission, Hurricane Harvey, Other, US Computer Emergency Readiness Team, US-CERT

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 14:55:10 +0000

U.S. federal agencies are warning citizens anxious to donate money for those victimized by Hurricane Harvey to be especially wary of scam artists. In years past we’ve seen shameless fraudsters stand up fake charities and other bogus relief efforts in a bid to capitalize on public concern over an ongoing disaster. Here are some tips to help ensure sure your aid dollars go directly to those most in need.