A 77-year old Indiana Woman received an e-mail from PayPal regarding fraudulent activity stemming from her account. Had someone hacked it? She called the number listed and began working with them to fix the issue.
Of course, the voice on the other line purporting to be PayPal customer service was in actuality across the world waiting for her to send them money to resolve the issue.
The US Department of the Army and the U.S. Defense Digital Services were both hacked as much as 40 times since January 2021 by military-grade and civilian hackers, according to Forbes. However, while the first line may alarm you, you might feel better after learning that it was part of "Hack the Army 3.0," a "a “bug bounty” program that builds on the efforts of Army and Department of Defense security professionals in safeguarding DoD and Army networks, systems and data," according to the U.S. Department of the Army.
“America was changing like crazy, it was happening before my eyes,” said Entrepreneur and Investor Kevin O’Leary during a security seminar in Orlando which included Direct iT President and CEO David Javaheri. “The companies that survived made this incredible pivot, and it was the technology that let them do it.
On June 2nd, Anne Neuberger, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology sent a memo to Corporate Executives and Business Leaders regarding the threat of Ransomware.
“The number and size of ransom-ware incidents have increased significantly, and strengthening our nation’s resilience from cyberattacks – both private and public sector – is a top priority of the President’s,” the memo began, before outlining recommendations to mitigate risk.
Some New England vacationers may have run into a bit of a hitch trying to get to Martha’s Vineyard at the beginning of the month, as the largest ferry service to the island was the victim of a ransomware attack. The website of Steamship Authority, which operates out of Wood’s Hole, had been taken offline, prohibiting the ability to buy tickets for the ferry online.
The US Government had its hand forced last week as one of the major pipelines in the nation, the Colonial Pipeline, was the victim of the largest US oil company infrastructure cyber-attack ever. The pipeline, which carries “45% of the East Coast’s supply of diesel, petrol and jet fuel,” according to the BBC, is shut down indefinitely, causing gasoline prices to spike.
Uber announced in 2020 that it would become fully electric by 2040 in North America, which is why it’s not surprising that they have announced a partnership with Arrival, an electric vehicle manufacturer, to create a vehicle specifically for drivers of their platform.
If you are a customer of Eversource Energy, you might have gotten a notice recently about a data breach the energy company suffered which exposed the names, addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, service addresses, and account numbers of its customers.
Direct iT has joined the Associated Subcontractors of Massachusetts as a Platinum Sponsor! ASM is "the state's leading association for specialty contractors." They "represent companies of all trades, large and small, union and open shop, who work on major building projects across the commonwealth, in both the public and private sector.
If you were to predict what the greatest change in business would be in a post-2020 world what would you say? Sure, more people will likely be washing their hands, but in actuality, the shift to remote work fast-tracked the next industrial leap: Industry 4.0.
Before the pandemic, manufacturers were already moving towards smart technology applications, whether through robotics, autonomous vehicles, or Internet of Things (IoT) devices that tie them all together.