Dashboard 2-25-22
Twitter Hits
Very exciting to have new hires like Zach join Team C-SPAN. His smarts, energy and commitment are already making a difference and truly helping educators and their students. Way to be, Zach! https://t.co/tLLhGMDyjs
— Peter Kiley (@PDad) February 25, 2022
I want to congratulate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on her nomination to the Supreme Court. Judge Jackson has already inspired young Black women like my daughters to set their sights higher, and her confirmation will help them believe they can be anything they want to be. https://t.co/aCwiUBFTyj
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 25, 2022
At Cox, we’re encouraged to BEE ourselves. And we further our commitment to create a better future for the next generation through our partnership with Bee Downtown and with four newly-redesigned hives. #LifeAtCox #Purpose #HoneyHarvest pic.twitter.com/MDaqQEW0tX
— Al Viller (@alviller) February 25, 2022
Research
(Source: IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index)
➢ In 2021, phishing was the most common cause of cyberattacks.
➢ IBM’s Security X-Force found a 33% increase in attacks caused by vulnerabilities in unpatched software. Those represented the cause of 44% of ransomware attacks.
➢ Manufacturing became 2021’s most attacked industry (23%), dethroning financial services and insurance.
➢ The average lifespan of a ransomware group before shutting down or rebranding is 17 months.
Up Ahead
Feb 28-March 3: Mobile World Congress Barcelona
March 3: FCC Digital Health Symposium, Virtual
March 3-4: NCTC IdeaXchange, Nashville
March 11: The FAXIES 2022 Entry Deadline
March 20-23: WICT Network Senior Executive Summit, Stanford University
Quotable
“As we respond, my administration is using every tool at our disposal to protect American businesses and consumers from rising prices at the pump. As I said last week, defending freedom will have costs for us as well, here at home. We need to be honest about that. But as we will do — but as we do this, I’m going to take robust action and make sure the pain of our sanctions is targeted at the Russian economy, not ours.”
– President Joe Biden on the Russian invasion of Ukraine that began Thursday