information for a report to congress on Smart Grid security as required by Section 1309 of Title XIII of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. The security of any future Smart Grid is dependent on successfully addressing the cyber security issues associated with the nation’s current power grid. Smart Grid will utilize numerous legacy systems and technologies that are currently installed.Therefore‚ known vulnerabilities in these legacy systems must be remediated and associated risks mitigated
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SMART GRID Abstract--The Smart Grid is the integration of Electrical & Digital Technologies‚ Information and communication which facilitates integration of business processes and systems to yield real measurable value across the power delivery chain. It is an intelligent future electricity system that connects all supply‚ grid and demand elements through a communication system. Smart grid delivers electricity to consumers using two-way digital technology that enable the efficient management of
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pertaining to actual usage. Smart grids allows for two way communications between the electricity company and the homes allowing both electric companies and homes to operate more efficiently. This two way communication will allow home users to cut costs by efficiently utilizing energy. Smart grids will also allow the electricity companies to raise prices when the demand is high and lower prices when the demand is low. Mirroring the price advantage‚ smart grids will allow the user to dictate the
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Grid Designing Abstract: In an increasing number of scientific disciplines‚ large data collections are emerging as important community resources. Grid computing has emerged as an important new field‚ distinguished from conventional distributed computing by its focus on large-scale resource sharing‚ innovative applications‚ and‚ in some cases‚ high performance orientation. The foundation of a grid solution design is typically built upon an existing infrastructure investment. However‚ a grid
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facility technique (ITF) involves auditors establishing a mini company or dummy company on the live files processed by an application system. For example‚ in a payroll system‚ auditors might establish a master-file record for a fictitious employee. Auditors then submit test data to the application system as part of the normal transaction data entered into the system. They monitor the effects of their test data on the dummy entity they have established. Two major design decisions must be made when
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Critique on the Michael J. Earl’s article “Experiences in Strategic Information System Planning” Submitted By Manuel Alfredo Corporán Diaz To THE STEVENS INSTITUTE MIS 630 Data and Knowledge Management Chris Asakiewicz‚ Ph.D. Professor January 14‚ 2008 The purpose of Strategic Information Systems Planning in today’s business environment is to study organizational information needs‚ identify strategic opportunities and develop a plan to address those information needs
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Kevin Chisaki LA 280 OL1 – Feature Story Final Draft July 30‚ 2013 Off the Grid Clocks never seem to move faster when I stare at them. Everyday this summer has felt like clockwork. I wake up‚ go to work for eight hours‚ go back home‚ do homework‚ go to sleep and the cycle restarts. Today‚ however‚ is different. July 24th‚ 2013 is the day my old high school friends and I decided to hang out together and catch up on things. Every summer we decide on one day to go out and do something together
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Information System Audit Information technology (IT) has become increasingly sophisticated and complex‚ escalating the ongoing change within Kudler Fine Foods. As IT information is adopted within the organization‚ automation controls many processes within the Kudler’s environment. As Kudler has become more virtualized‚ a need for increased trust and assurance in the relationships with consumers‚ partners and suppliers. The swell of e-commerce business has created new ways of conducting an audit. Statement
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INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND SECURITY AUDIT 1. Define the following terms: (6 Marks) -Integrity In information security‚ integrity means that data cannot be modified undetectably. This is not the same thing as referential integrity in databases‚ although it can be viewed as a special case of Consistency as understood in the classic ACID model of transaction processing. Integrity is violated when a message is actively modified in transit. Information security systems typically provide message integrity
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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education *4849274249* 0580/42 MATHEMATICS October/November 2012 Paper 4 (Extended) 2 hours 30 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Paper. Additional Materials: Electronic calculator Mathematical tables (optional) Geometrical instruments Tracing paper (optional) READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name on all the work you
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