by Alphonso Rivera | Dec 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
For about three years, a diesel engine company in Bakersfield was a member of Kern Economic Development Corporation — but now it is a direct beneficiary. The company, Central California Power, is one of nine small to medium-sized businesses in Kern County that added a...
by Alphonso Rivera | Dec 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
He called himself the BTK serial killer. It stood for “bind, torture, kill.” And he taunted Wichita, Kansas, law enforcement for more than two decades until his ego and computer forensics brought him down. The BTK arrest in 2005 and the killer’s eventual sentencing to...
by Alphonso Rivera | Dec 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
A cyberattack in April on a shared data network forced four U.S. natural-gas pipeline operators to temporarily shut down computer communications with customers. It was one of the latest displays of the vulnerability of America’s power grid and energy industry to...
by Alphonso Rivera | Dec 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Centennial High School mock trial students competed against others from China, Atlanta, Florida and Texas and took 10th place out of 28 teams, coach Brett Dobson said. The team returned from the Empire San Francisco Mock Trial Tournament this weekend. “It is basically...
by Alphonso Rivera | Dec 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Whether you are in Kern County’s energy or IT segments — or any other segment of our economy — none of us can ignore the risk of cybercrime. Uniquely, it is both a property and liability risk. In the last issue of the Kern Business Journal, Alphonso Rivera, CEO of...
