Security
The Effect of Winter Weather on Hardware
EDIT: The original version of this post stated that there had been no power outages in Texas at the time of publication. This was not accurate. We have changed the relevant line…
2022: The Year of Ransomware
It’s no secret that the last few years have been especially dire when it comes to cybercrime. Several large scale ransomware attacks, in which cyber criminals use advanced encry…
The Internet of Things
We’ve covered both smart factories and industry 4.0 in recent posts. Yet, both of these phenomena are industry specific variations of a much larger technological trend that coul…
The New Industrial Revolution
Last week, we discussed the rise of smart factories, which are modern day manufacturing operations that use top of the line computing and technology to streamline their operatio…
The Importance of Cybersecurity in 2022
2021 saw two large ransomware attacks on the industrial sector. The first was an attack on the Colonial Pipeline, which ended in a $4.4 million payout and nearly disrupted fuel…
Supply Chain Security Revisited
In August, we covered a ransomware attack on Kaseya, a large managed IT provider, that led to security issues for about 1500 businesses around the globe. That episode shows how…
Cyber Insurance in 2022
Quick Announcement: We’re switching gears this week and moving onto a new sector–manufacturing. Stay tuned for additional announcements. With the new year approaching, many firm…
Should the Internet be Regulated?
Quick Announcement: Following the testimony of Frances Haugen to the US Senate, Facebook’s vice president of integrity, Guy Rosen, published a blog post in which he defended Fac…
Facebook’s Woes Part II: Haugen’s Testimony and the Law
Even though we usually focus on issues of technology, cybersecurity, and business on this blog, we’re going to do something a little different today. We are going to explore the…
REvil Strikes Again… Maybe
On September 16th, the VoIP service provider VoIP.ms; located in Quebec, Canada; was hit with a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. VoIP systems employ internet signals…
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