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<img alt="&quot; &quot;" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="3ff95187-83c7-4930-a915-60cc339eef01" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/2025%20Summit%20LinkedIn%20Banner%20resized.jpg" class="align-center" width="792" height="528" loading="lazy" />Sustainability is no longer a trade-off — it’s a catalyst for growth, resilience, and profitability. Companies with strong ESG performance are unlocking enhanced brand reputation, recruiting better talent, and attracting long-term investors who are seeking credible, future-fit business models. As the market evolves, it’s increasingly clear: sustainability is not only ensuring commercial resilience, it’s also strengthening the bottom line.

To explore how sustainability can deliver tangible business benefits, the UN Global Compact Network UK Annual Summit comes to Church House Westminster on 14 October 2025. Join us in-person or via the online livestream to gain access to key insights from UK sustainability leaders across all sectors, sizes, and geographies.

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This year's sessions will delve into:

<ul><li>Financing the Future: How can businesses improve access to capital and reduce costs by advancing their sustainability performance?</li>
	<li>Supply Chain Engagement: How can sustainable supply chains help to future-proof businesses by delivering resilience, cost savings, and other commercial benefits?</li>
	<li>Transformative Innovation: How can businesses achieve long-term growth with breakthrough solutions to global challenges?</li>
	<li>Shaping the Business Ecosystem: How can bold policy better support your company’s ESG targets and make sustainable business practices more competitive?</li>
	<li>Promoting Equality: How can companies improve profitability and enhance long-term business performance by reducing workforce inequalities?</li>
	<li>Communicating Sustainability: Should increasing communication about sustainability efforts be seen as a strategic power play for competitive advantage, or does it risk fuelling backlash in today’s polarised environment?</li>
</ul>Don’t miss out on the interactive panels, workshops, and networking opportunities offered during our biggest event of the year – <a href="https://www.unglobalcompact.org.uk/summit-2025/" target="_blank">register now!</a>

Spaces are limited, so make sure to secure your in-person ticket <a href="https://unglobalcompactuk.swoogo.com/annualsummit2025" target="_blank">here</a> for just £499 +VAT, or online <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Wt_3QCTlTmK-YaYcvgjq1A#/registration" target="_blank">here</a>.

Best wishes, The UN Global Compact Network UK  

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<img alt="Breast Cancer Memorial Garden in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="0ad53c3a-8cf8-4964-94ab-c37588ee8b8a" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Breast-Cancer-Memorial-Garden_Gilead-Sciences_050725-1.png" width="640" class="align-center" height="1249" loading="lazy" />We recently commemorated the opening of the <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/bay-area-young-survivors-bays-inc/" target="_blank">Bay Area Young Survivors</a> Breast Cancer Memorial Garden in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. As the first memorial of its kind, the garden serves both as a place to honor the lives taken by metastatic breast cancer and as a beacon of remembrance and hope for the community. 
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We’re dedicated to supporting organizations like BAYS – and we’ll continue our work to create new possibilities for people living with cancer.
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About Gilead Sciences, Inc. 
Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. The company strives to transform and simplify care for people with life-threatening illnesses around the world. Gilead has operations in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California.

Gilead Sciences Commemorated the Opening of the Bay Area Young Survivors Breast Cancer Memorial Garden

<img alt="John McCusker" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="2bdff627-b0ac-4168-b78d-9f89ce72f7c7" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/talent-management-vp-blending-160-year-family-heritage_BACARDI-MARTINI_052825.png" width="640" class="align-center" height="600" loading="lazy" /><a href="https://www.worklife.news/leadership/bacardis-talent-management-vp-on-blending-a-160-year-family-heritage-with-a-modern-twist/" target="_blank">Originally published on WorkLife </a>

As global VP of talent management for the past decade-plus at one of the world’s best-known spirits brands, John McCusker has witnessed firsthand the challenges faced by HR teams everywhere — but with a twist.

At a time when conversations about the workplace tend to revolve around AI, RTO, the impact of President Trump’s rapid-fire directives and other changes in the way business is done, McCusker remains focused on something fundamentally different at Bacardi Ltd.: preserving human connection.

“How do we keep humanity in the workplace?” he asks, recalling conversations with fellow HR leaders at a recent conference. While everyone else there was fixated on the implementation of AI, McCusker found himself wondering about a more pressing matter: how companies can deploy AI to help line leaders connect with their people on a more personal level.

That thinking comes at a time of intense challenges for the spirits trade — particularly as Trump’s trade policies <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/trumps-tariffs-set-drive-up-bar-bills-cut-jobs-2025-04-03/" target="_blank">threaten</a> to turn that industry, as so many others, upside down.

The emphasis on people is not some touchy-feely proposition. A people-first approach to talent management is at the heart of the 160-year-old, family-owned spirits marketer, beginning with how the company views its employees — affectionately called primos, Spanish for cousins. The term originated years ago when the chairman was addressing senior leadership and noted, “When we talk to one another as family members, we say ‘Hola, primo!’ — because when we think about you as leadership and the rest of the organization, we see you as extended family.”

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"In families there are no annual performance reviews — you have just-in-time, dynamic, in-the-moment, authentic conversations about what’s working and what isn’t working.”

- John McCusker, VP of talent management, Bacardi Ltd.
</blockquote>

At Bacardi, that isn’t just corporate speak — it is at the core of how talent management functions. As McCusker explains, “Do you sit down with your spouse or your partner at the end of the year and have a formal year-end review? In families there are no annual performance reviews — you have just-in-time, dynamic, in-the-moment, authentic conversations about what’s working and what isn’t working.”

It is that perspective that catalyzed the creation of “Let’s Talk,” Bacardi’s distinctive approach to performance management, launched in 2016. Rather than traditional performance reviews, the program encourages natural, employee-driven conversations that happen across the year. “We said the world’s changing at a pace that we probably need to rethink,” McCusker said. “Is it really relevant to say on the first of April, ‘Here’s what we’re going to do’ — and then the world changes and you look back on the 31st of March to something that very quickly became out of date?”

The company’s timing executing an ongoing, fluid dialogue with its people couldn’t have been more perfect. When the pandemic hit and Bacardi’s workforce went remote, it meant the company already had a performance system in place built on trust, authentic communication and regular conversations. The results speak for themselves: employee engagement scores improved after the implementation of the policy, while metrics related to performance management showed marked improvement. Team members reported high satisfaction with both the frequency and quality of conversations about expectations and career development, according to McCusker.

Bacardi’s talent approach is anchored in what McCusker calls the “Three F’s”—Fearless, Family and Founders. The “Fearless” component carries dual significance, meaning the courage to, as McCusker puts it, “run through walls to deliver objectives,” as well as the vulnerability to “put your hand up and say, ‘I need help.’”

The emphasis on authentic leadership runs like a thread through all the company’s development programs, McCusker explains. “How do we move leaders from being heroes to humans?” he said, noting that corporate leaders are encouraged to embrace their own humanity and vulnerability versus maintaining some façade of perfection.

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“John brings a level of expertise, empathy and vulnerability that creates an open dialogue central to creating a positive workforce where talent can flourish.”

- Tony Latham, regional president, Bacardi North America
</blockquote>

Meanwhile, the “Family” element manifests in an “all-in mentality,” encouraging employees to think “Bacardi first, then team, then you.” The approach aligns incentives with collective success rather than short-term individual gains — a marked departure from the shareholder-first mentality of many publicly traded organizations.

For a company with a century and a half under its belt, balancing tradition with innovation can be a tall order. McCusker sees it not as a contradiction, however, but as complementary. “It’s not an either-or — it’s and,” he said, with team members encouraged to ask: “How do you celebrate the past as you build an even richer and more successful future?”

<a href="https://www.worklife.news/leadership/bacardis-talent-management-vp-on-blending-a-160-year-family-heritage-with-a-modern-twist/" target="_blank">Read more</a>

Bacardi’s Talent Management VP on Blending a 160-Year Family Heritage With a Modern Twist

<figure role="group" class="align-center"><img alt="&quot; &quot;" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="319f530f-b5c7-4f7f-a1ad-8281609ae999" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/mini-golf-destination-grew-digital-tools-and-grit_Verizon_052825.jpg" width="640" height="690" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>LaNeta and Doug Roth turned family entertainment into a community investment. Photo credit: Tom Sanders</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.verizon.com/about/news/mini-golf-destination-grew-digital-tools-and-grit" target="_blank">Verizon</a>

When LaNeta and Doug Roth opened <a href="https://www.scarystrokes.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Scary Strokes</a>, an 11,000-square-foot black light mini golf course and arcade, they wanted to bring a little family vacation magic to their hometown of Waldorf, Maryland. They were novices to the family entertainment industry, but it wasn’t their first time investing in their community.
<figure role="group" class="align-center"><img alt="&quot; &quot;" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="72167fb9-211a-4744-bfba-a7b2a4bb033f" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/mini-golf-destination-grew-digital-tools-and-grit2_Verizon_052825.jpeg" width="640" height="393" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>Scary Strokes’ immersive course incorporates haunted houses, cemeteries and even ancient Egypt in its uniquely crafted adventure. Photo credit: Tom Sanders</figcaption></figure>Years earlier, after moving to a sleepy town in Maryland with their young children, they found that the nearest kid-friendly activities were more than an hour’s drive away. So the Roths created a youth flag football league that eventually became the largest in the state. “At one time, we were the third largest in the world,” says LaNeta. “We were at maximum capacity at 500 kids. That [shows] how many kids were looking for something to do in our area.”

As their children grew older, the Roths wanted to create something they could still do as a family and turned their focus from youth sports to all-ages entertainment. The question the couple asked themselves was, “What is that one thing that people can do all the way to age 99?” They recalled how much fun they had as a family playing miniature golf during vacations, especially at night time. The wheels started turning on how they could bring the experience to their town.
<figure role="group" class="align-center"><img alt="&quot; &quot;" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="364e5fc0-804c-4d73-a552-6c75f57c4aef" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/mini-golf-destination-grew-digital-tools-and-grit3_Verizon_052825.jpeg" width="640" height="393" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>Against a soundtrack of spooky music hits, resident ghouls greet guests along the course. Photo credit: Tom Sanders</figcaption></figure>Doug, a former specialized data technician in the U.S. armed forces, and LaNeta, a marketing and human resources professional, put their heads together to draft a business plan. And after a year researching community arcades and entertainment centers, the Roths opened Scary Strokes in 2017. It became a local favorite, earning accolades as a top family entertainment center.

But despite positive word of mouth, visibility remained a major hurdle. Tucked away in an industrial park with no street-facing signage, Scary Strokes was easy for potential customers to miss. And the Roths were still navigating a learning curve as new entrepreneurs. Startup costs came directly out of their personal savings. But they were ready for the challenge. “Anything good in life isn’t easy; you have to know that going in,” says LaNeta.

A hefty investment in a billboard ad gave them their first big influx of customers, but the difficulty of finding new customers in an increasingly digital world led LaNeta to the free courses and learning tools of <a href="https://digitalready.verizonwireless.com/?utm_source=verizon-csr&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=digital-ready_verizon-csr_05142025_smb-0053&amp;utm_content=ScaryStrokes" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Verizon Small Business Digital Ready</a>. “I needed to know more about social media,” says LaNeta, who knew that online platforms were driving business. “That is where I needed to invest.” She launched a new social media account and grew it from the ground up, earning 10 times the average views for new accounts.
<figure role="group" class="align-center"><img alt="&quot; &quot;" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="ed6aa0a5-a5b9-4475-9de7-73b0529a3439" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/mini-golf-destination-grew-digital-tools-and-grit4_Verizon_052825.jpeg" width="640" height="393" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>Scary Strokes also hosts weekly virtual reality gaming contests for cash prizes up to $400. Photo credit: Tom Sanders</figcaption></figure>LaNeta says that Digital Ready’s live events are a unique program benefit. She appreciated the opportunity to learn from both the instructors and the fellow small business owners taking part in the events. “What I really liked was that the instructors were very open, honest and collaborative. There were people from all different generations, ages, races, salaries, all different walks of life,” says LaNeta. “You’re hearing struggles as well as [successes]. We may not be in the same industry at all, but I’m hearing what it is that’s working for other people.”

In 2024, the Roths were also awarded a $10,000 grant through the Digital Ready program, which enabled them to make much-needed repairs to Scary Strokes’ expansive facility. “The lights are not cheap since they are blacklight and LED,” LaNeta explains.
<figure role="group" class="align-center"><img alt="&quot; &quot;" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="b934b819-25f3-47fe-87f4-fb946f40d36b" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/mini-golf-destination-grew-digital-tools-and-grit5_Verizon_052825.jpeg" width="640" height="393" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>Guests can redeem points won at the video game arcade for prizes at the end of a visit. Photo credit: Tom Sanders</figcaption></figure>Like many small business owners, the Roths are considering growth strategies during a challenging economic time. Having expanded their arcade from 17 games to more than 40, they are exploring new locations that would enable them to continue growing and allow for more exterior signage. “Location is everything,” says LaNeta.

In the meantime, they continue to find success in holding to their motto for Scary Strokes, “Every experience matters,” and keeping their facility best-in-class, from cleanliness to customer service. For LaNeta, that translates to forging a memorable brand experience for customers. “You want to make sure people know who you are from the minute they walk through the door,” she says.

She also stresses the importance of continual learning: reading books, researching trends and tapping into the free offerings from the Digital Ready program. “I recommend [Digital Ready] to a lot of people,” says LaNeta. “Dive in and see what you’re wanting to look for. What is going to resonate with you? Where is it you want the most help? You can pick and choose the classes that will be beneficial to you.”

And more importantly, leveraging the Digital Ready community as a resource can be especially fortifying in navigating uncertainty. “It helps young entrepreneurs, as well as people who are older, understand that you’re not alone; other people are also having these [same] challenges,” LaNeta says.

Verizon Small Business Digital Ready is part of Verizon’s goal to support 1 million small businesses by 2030 with free resources to help them succeed. To sign up, visit <a href="https://digitalready.verizonwireless.com/?utm_source=verizon-csr&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=digital-ready_verizon-csr_05142025_smb-0053&amp;utm_content=ScaryStrokes" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Verizon Small Business Digital Ready</a>. Visit <a href="http://citizenverizon.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">CitizenVerizon.com</a> to learn more about the company’s responsible business efforts. An individual user's experience may vary and results are not guaranteed.

This Mini Golf Destination Grew With Digital Tools and Grit

<img alt="drawing of data coming from a cloud" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="bca927f5-2aa7-42f7-b824-3a498da27ccf" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/energy-grid-ai-cybersecurity_Keysight_050725.jpeg" width="640" class="align-center" height="720" loading="lazy" />As we move into May, my garden in Austin Texas is at its best, the Japanese Maple is flourishing, and the roses and lantana are giving pops of color. The garden benefits from the mild temperatures and gentler spring conditions to allow plants to establish strong roots before the summer heat arrives.

I find myself wondering if there’s an AI tool that would help me keep some of my more challenging plants alive before the weather machine turns to “broil”. This takes me back to my day job, which includes working with energy grid operators to help build the strong roots of cyber security.

April has been an eventful month for the world’s energy grids, let’s look at some of the key developments.

In the U.S., the House Committee on Energy and Commerce heard from former Google CEO Eric Schmidt about the impact and reliance of AI on the energy grid. Schmidt told Congress “Many people project demand for our industry will go from 3 percent to 9 percent of total generation, an additional 29 gigawatts by 2027 and 67 more gigawatts by 2030, this is at a scale I have never seen in my life in terms of energy planning.”

“If China comes to superintelligence first, it changes the dynamic of power globally, in ways that we have no way of understanding or predicting.”

AI’s dependence on the energy grid is clear and if the US cannot keep up with power needs, other countries like China could gain a competitive edge. The energy requirements of data centers are predicted to skyrocket, especially with more advanced and power-hungry systems on the way. The energy grid is being stretched beyond its limits and AI could push up energy prices and create shortages. The energy grid is essential to powering the boom in AI and makes it a prime target for threat actors seeking to destabilize AI leadership or dependent critical systems.

In April we also saw massive blackouts across Spain, Portugal and parts of France that halted public transportation, banking cashpoints and internet connectivity, in one of Europe's biggest ever power system collapses. Spain, Europe’s fourth-largest economy had no electricity, Red Eléctrica de España, the grid operator, is working to figure out what led to this worst-case scenario, a system completely devoid of energy. Whatever the cause, it is an admonitory tale of the importance of a resilient energy grid.

Although some have ruled out cyberattacks as the cause of the recent blackouts, attacks in the sector are growing. Energy systems are increasingly dependent on IT at every stage of the supply chain-generation, transmission, and distribution- all of which must be protected. The need to strengthen grid security has become more urgent since the invasion of Ukraine.

Over the course of a series of blogs we will explore how Keysight is helping grid operators and manufacturers rise to the challenge of improving power generation and cybersecurity while maintaining agility and regulatory compliance. We will discuss the latest trends and how operators can stay ahead of attackers. You will see coverage of IoT, OT and device security, cloud, and network security, as well as the importance of resilient time in the energy grid.

In today’s blog we will focus on the increasing susceptibility of AI to the hidden threats in IoT/OT and devices in the energy sector.

AI’s demand for electricity

The world’s data centers are using ever more electricity, <a href="https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-2024" target="_blank">the International Energy Agency</a> (IEA) estimates that global electricity usage by data centers will double in just four years, increasing from 460 terawatt hours of electricity in 2022 to 1,000 terawatt hours annually by 2026. This demand is roughly equivalent to the total electricity consumption of Japan. With governments around the world announcing multi-billion-dollar investments in AI, data center electricity consumption is expected to grow at a rapid pace as AI applications begin to penetrate the market.

<a href="https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/articles/AI-poised-to-drive-160-increase-in-power-demand" target="_blank">Goldman Sachs Research</a> estimates that data center power demand will grow by 160% by 2030. Currently, data centers globally consume 1-2% of overall power, but this percentage will likely double to 3-4% by the end of the decade. The overall increase in data center power consumption from AI is expected to be roughly 200TWh/year between 2023 and 2028, with AI representing about 19% of total datacenter power demand.

This heightens the dependence as well as the risk profile of the energy systems that support the AI datacenters and applications, making them targets for cyberattack.

It is also worth highlighting the additional dependency on water consumption. Data centers use fresh mains water, rather than surface water, so that the pipes, pumps, and heat exchangers used to cool racks of servers do not get clogged up with contaminants. Microsoft's global water use soared by 34% while it was developing its initial AI tools, and a data center cluster in Iowa used 6% of the district's water supply in one month during the training of OpenAI's GPT-4. Therefore, cyber-attacks impacting water supply to the datacenter operations may also be of concern.

The energy sector is a major target for cyberattack

The energy grid faces persistent threats from cyber criminals and hostile states such as Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea exploiting ransomware, AI, and advanced intrusion tools. State-linked cyber groups increasingly target industrial control systems pivotal to energy infrastructure. There are major areas of concern in the energy supply chain, where vulnerabilities exist in interconnected systems, for example GNSS and GPS for timing, and the targeting of subsea cables.

In 2021 the Colonial Pipeline Ransomware attack disabled its IT computer systems resulting in fuel shortages and panic buying in affected states. In 2022 a Russian attack on satellites knocked out communications and control of thousands of wind turbines in Ukraine. In 2023 the China-linked group, RedEcho, attacked India’s power sector during border tension.

According to the <a href="https://www.eisac.com/s/resources" target="_blank">E-ISAC</a>, Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center, the nation state actors targeting the US energy sector in 2024 included Volt Typhoon, Salt Typhoon, Lemon Sandstorm/UNC757, APT 29 – Midnight Blizzard and GRU Unit 29155.

Last year Volt Typhoon, a China state-sponsored threat actor, targeted energy, transportation, and water sectors in the US and Canada. Its campaigns affected industrial sectors including Electricity Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution. Chinese hackers were active in Massachusetts’ Littleton Electric Light &amp; Water Departments (LELWD) for over <a href="https://www.securityweek.com/chinas-volt-typhoon-hackers-dwelled-in-us-electric-grid-for-300-days/" target="_blank">300 days without detection</a>.

We have seen CyberArmyofRussia_Reborn (CARR) confirm attacks on US water and energy facilities. Hunt3r Kill3rs targeted internet exposed OT/ICS devices in the US, Europe, and Israel. And just in the last couple of days I saw a new <a href="https://www.securityweek.com/canadian-electric-utility-hit-by-cyberattack/" target="_blank">headline about a cyberattack</a> against a Canadian operator, Nova Scotia Power.

In addition to the IT-focused attacks such as Colonial Pipeline which have downstream impacts on industrial control systems (ICS), there has also been an increase in ICS-targeting malware intentionally designed for adverse effects on operational technology (OT) environments. FrostyGoop Malware is an ICS-specific malware tracked by Dragos. It interacts with ICS devices over Modbus TCP/502, a standard ICS protocol used worldwide. It is undetectable by common antivirus software and was used in Ukraine heating outages in 2024.

Legislation and proactive cyber security testing

Laws like the Network and Information Systems (NIS) Regulations and EO 13636 require enhanced resilience in critical sectors, including energy. The cyberattacks in the US and elsewhere are why regulators like Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) are updating their requirements, to ensure power companies are preparing for the latest threats. FERC has begun to take steps to increase stricter cyber security controls for grid and power providers. <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/media/e-1-rm22-3-000" target="_blank">FERC 887</a> and <a href="https://www.nerc.com/pa/Stand/Reliability%20Standards/CIP-003-9.pdf" target="_blank">NERC CIP 003-9</a> are new regulations that impose stricter requirements on electric utilities for internal network security monitoring and remote access.

The costs of non-compliance can be significant. Back in 2019 NERC fined Duke Energy $10 million for cybersecurity failings relating to the CIP (critical infrastructure protection) compliance program.

How Keysight can help

With cyberattacks in the energy sector on the rise it is crucial to implement proactive security measures to safeguard your infrastructure and mitigate potential risks. It is important to validate new devices, networks, application workloads and traffic mixes. Our security testing solutions replicate your environment and support a wide range of protocols and applications with real-world test scenarios.

Keysight can help you to validate and refine your security posture, improving resilience to cyberattacks and ensuring adherence to cyber security requirements. To safeguard your infrastructure Keysight helps you in several ways including awareness and training, configuration management, incident response, risk assessment, security assessment, access control, identification, and authentication, as well as system and communications protection.

Let us explore further how Keysight can help you with device and IoT security.

Spotlight: Device and IoT security in the energy sector

As the energy sector becomes increasingly connected, communications networks will include both terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks which open up additional attack vectors. Back in 2022, Starlink terminals were hacked using voltage fault injection and side channel attacks to gain access to the Starlink network.

Keysight can conduct security assessments of devices connected to the energy grid, including validation of Smart Meters to the relevant Common Criteria Protection Profile. We analyze the hardware (debug and test interfaces and memories), software design, secure boot process, OS (Linux, Android, RTOS), as well as application security and perform targeted reviews to understand the security of your device. We can also analyze the security of the chipsets by considering logical, fault injection and side-channel threats, as well as the immutable firmware on the chips and the overall architecture.

Upgrades, especially of production OT devices, can be very expensive. Do you really want to take a substation down because you need to upgrade the firmware to fix a security flaw? This is why it is so important to do extensive pre-deployment testing of smart inverters, relays, phasors, and other operational devices so you can fix as many problems as possible early. It is also important to maintain an SBOM of deployed devices so that you can get immediate notification if a vulnerability is discovered in a library utilized in a device’s firmware so that it can be remedied or mitigated before hackers can exploit it.

With a long history in the energy sector, Keysight is dedicated to safeguarding critical national energy systems. You can read more about how we keep energy grids safe on our <a href="https://www.keysight.com/us/en/industries/grid-and-energy.html" target="_blank">Grid Modernization</a> page.

Keysight is your partner for energy cyber security.

Establishing Strong Roots of Grid Security for the Sustainable Growth of AI

<img alt="Entergy Louisiana President and CEO Phillip May, alongside Entergy New Orleans President and CEO Deanna Rodriguez, presented a $35,000 grant to the College Fund and the Chief of the United Houma Nation." data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="5a4dc71d-f4a7-46b0-bf97-c9ef598fc344" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Tribal-Scholarship-1_Entergy_52225.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="720" loading="lazy" />Recently at the New Orleans Jazz &amp; Heritage Festival, Entergy proudly continued its partnership with the American Indian College Fund, or the College Fund, by announcing a significant grant aimed at enhancing educational opportunities for Native American students. 2025 marks the 11th year of this collaboration. Entergy's support has been essential in helping Native American students pursue impactful careers and thrive as influential leaders in their communities.

During the festival, Entergy Louisiana President and CEO Phillip May, alongside Entergy New Orleans President and CEO Deanna Rodriguez, presented a $35,000 grant to the College Fund and the Chief of the United Houma Nation. This investment is set to provide scholarships for students as they embark on their academic journeys, empowering them to create positive change within their communities.
<img alt="Tribal dancers" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="4cf90ee6-6acb-455d-95ac-fecba3f7bfb8" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Tribal-Scholarship-2_Entergy_52225.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="720" loading="lazy" />“Our decade-long partnership with the American Indian College Fund underscores our commitment to empowering Native American communities,” said May. “It’s a meaningful part of our Louisiana 100 plan, which prioritizes education, opportunity and long-term investment.”

“Education is a powerful tool for transformation—not just for individuals, but entire communities,” said Rodriguez. “Entergy New Orleans is committed to helping our youth overcome educational barriers and reach their full potential. We are proud to partner with the American Indian College Fund and the United Houma Nation to support the next generation of leaders and change-makers.”
<img alt="4 people with a large check" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="1c683019-0008-44ad-9f0d-dc5e38ac83ef" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Tribal-Scholarship-3_Entergy_52225.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="720" loading="lazy" />Since the inception of this partnership in 2015, Entergy has contributed over $350,000 in scholarships, positively impacting more than 160 students. Native American individuals remain among the most underrepresented groups in higher education, with a bachelor’s degree attainment rate of less than half the national average.

Every year, the College Fund is a beacon of support for more than 5,000 students, helping them navigate their educational paths and achieve their degrees. The organization aims for a graduation rate of 60% for all scholars by 2025 and has awarded more than 160,000 scholarships, totaling over $349 million since its founding in 1989.
<img alt="Tribal dance" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="9bfcf52e-acf3-44d7-a501-10e34820b233" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Tribal-Scholarship-4_Entergy_52225.jpg" width="640" class="align-center" height="720" loading="lazy" />Entergy's mission, "We Power Life," extends beyond the delivery of essential energy services. We are committed to fostering the growth and well-being of the communities we serve through vital programs and initiatives. By investing in philanthropic efforts, encouraging volunteerism, supporting our low-income customers, and driving economic development initiatives, Entergy is dedicated to nurturing healthy, educated, environmentally sustainable, and thriving communities. Discover more about our <a href="https://www.entergy.com/csr/" target="_blank">community initiatives here</a>.

Entergy’s Tribal Scholarship Provides Educational Opportunities for Native American Students

Sustainability is no longer a trade-off — it’s a catalyst for growth, resilience, and profitability.

<img alt="&quot; &quot;" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="d9ee210c-799e-4194-9651-ba0ffd277c1b" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/workiva_idc-report-leader_Workiva_6.2.25A.jpeg" width="640" class="align-center" height="720" loading="lazy" />We are thrilled to report that Workiva was named a “leader” in the <a href="https://www.workiva.com/resources/idc-marketscape-worldwide-esg-reporting-and-compliance-management-applications-2025" target="_blank">IDC MarketScape: Worldwide ESG Reporting and Compliance Management Applications 2025 Vendor Assessment</a>!

The IDC MarketScape noted the following strengths for Workiva:

Integrated reporting 

“The Workiva platform seamlessly connects sustainability metrics with financial data, providing a holistic view of performance and helping organizations align their sustainability efforts with financial reporting for more comprehensive decision-making“

Comprehensive sustainability reporting

“The Workiva platform integrates automated data collection, framework alignment, and comprehensive reporting capabilities. This enables organizations to seamlessly comply with global ESG regulations and standards, including the CSRD, GRI, TCFD, and others, while maintaining data accuracy and consistency across multiple reporting frameworks.”

In-platform XBRL® tagging

“Workiva is one of the few vendors offering in-platform XBRL tagging. The platform provides standardized, machine-readable tags for ESG data, ensuring consistency and accuracy across reports.”

Audit capabilities

“With a foundation in compliance management, the Workiva platform has robust audit capabilities built in. The platform ensures full auditability, tracking changes, approvals, and historical data to maintain transparency and accountability throughout the ESG reporting process.”

Criteria Evaluated in the IDC MarketScape evaluation 

The evaluation, authored by IDC’s veteran analyst Amy Cravens, leverages her deep expertise in ESG reporting, sustainability management, and governance, risk, and compliance.

This IDC MarketScape report noted, “In evaluating ESG reporting software, factors that should be evaluated include:

<ul><li dir="ltr">“Data management, data verification, and data auditability: As companies face increasing regulatory scrutiny and stakeholder demands for transparency, having a single, unified system to collect and manage ESG data helps eliminate errors, duplication, and gaps in reporting. Reported metrics will need to be "data backed" and reported in a transparent, traceable, and auditable format.”</li>
	<li dir="ltr">“Dashboards and workflows: ESG reporting is becoming an increasingly dynamic process, requiring more frequent review of data and progress with the insight and input of multiple personas across the organization.”</li>
	<li dir="ltr">“AI and automation: AI solutions are emerging that will automate aspects of ESG reporting by streamlining data collection, analysis, and reporting. AI-powered tools can automatically gather and process vast amounts of ESG data from various sources, reducing the time spent on manual data entry and minimizing human error.”</li>
</ul>We invite you to explore the <a href="https://www.workiva.com/resources/idc-marketscape-worldwide-esg-reporting-and-compliance-management-applications-2025" target="_blank">IDC MarketScape excerpt</a>. If you’d like to see the Workiva platform in action, please join us for a live <a href="https://www.workiva.com/request-demo" target="_blank">demo</a>.

We are thrilled to report that Workiva was named a “leader” in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide ESG Reporting and Compliance Management Applications 2025 Vendor Assessment!

Workiva Named a Leader in IDC MarketScape for ESG Reporting and Compliance Management Applications

<img alt="Christopher Young" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="0258588c-4fed-492a-9a07-a94282c30b8e" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Christopher-Young_Qualcomm_060225_1.png" width="640" class="align-center" height="1221" loading="lazy" />SAN DIEGO, June 3, 2025 /CSRwire/ - Qualcomm Incorporated has announced that its Board of Directors appointed Christopher Young to the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Young will serve on the HR and Compensation Committee.

“We welcome Chris to the Qualcomm Board of Directors and are confident that his strategic vision and deep industry expertise will be invaluable to Qualcomm as we continue to innovate with our technology and drive diversification of our business,” said Mark McLaughlin, Chair of the Board.

Most recently, Mr. Young served as Executive Vice President of Business Development, Strategy, and Ventures at Microsoft Corporation, a position he held since 2020. Prior to this role, Mr. Young was the CEO of McAfee, LLC from 2017 to 2020 and held senior leadership positions at Intel Corporation, Cisco Systems, and VMware, Inc. His career also includes significant contributions to EMC Corporation, AOL, Inc. and other technology companies. 

Mr. Young currently serves on the board of directors of American Express and has previously served on the boards of Snap Inc and Rapid7. Mr. Young has also served on the President’s National Security and Telecommunications Advisory Committee and is a former Trustee of Princeton University.

Mr. Young holds an MBA from Harvard University and a BA in Public Policy from Princeton University. 

About Qualcomm 
Qualcomm relentlessly innovates to deliver intelligent computing everywhere, helping the world tackle some of its most important challenges. Building on our 40 years of technology leadership in creating era-defining breakthroughs, we deliver a broad portfolio of solutions built with our leading-edge AI, high-performance, low-power computing, and unrivaled connectivity. Our Snapdragon® platforms power extraordinary consumer experiences, and our Qualcomm Dragonwing™ products empower businesses and industries to scale to new heights. Together with our ecosystem partners, we enable next-generation digital transformation to enrich lives, improve businesses, and advance societies. At Qualcomm, we are engineering human progress. 

Qualcomm Incorporated includes our licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority of our patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries, substantially all of our engineering and research and development functions and substantially all of our products and services businesses, including our QCT semiconductor business. Snapdragon and Qualcomm branded products are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. Qualcomm patents are licensed by Qualcomm Incorporated.

Qualcomm Incorporated has announced that its Board of Directors appointed Christopher Young to the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Young will serve on the HR and Compensation Committee.

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