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Sheila holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of São Paulo (Brazil), but she fell in love with Journalism when she was invited to be part of the PC Magazine editorial staff. After that, Sheila was responsible for other technology publications and started to work with Content Production and Consulting in Communication for companies in IT, science and financial industries in 2004. She also has a graduation degree in Public Relation and Corporate Communication.
One of the largest pipelines in the United States, the Colonial Pipeline, was the target of a ransomware attack, prompting the issuance of an emergency alert. Proactively, the company took some systems offline to contain the threat. These actions temporarily halted all pipeline operations and affected some of our IT systems. Company technicians are now working on the restoration process. In the past 48 hours, Colonial Pipeline personnel has taken additional precautionary measures to help monitor and further protect the security of their operations.
How can IoT help distribute Covid-19 vaccines quickly and safely to billions of people? After the challenge of developing and producing immunizers, this has been the newest challenge posed by the pandemic. To get an idea, manufacturers have announced that they will have more than 12 billion doses of vaccine available for distribution by 2021. By comparison, the first wave of COVAX sent to 92 low and middle-income countries alone will double or triple UNICEF's annual routine immunization program.
A massive attack on the Microsoft Exchange Server opened another chapter in the current global cybersecurity crisis in March 2021. According to Microsoft, only on-premise environments have been invaded; the online version of the Exchange Server is not vulnerable. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) attributes this attack to HAFNIUM, a group sponsored by the Chinese state. This is the second massive cyberattack incident in less than four months. At the end of 2020, one of the most complex and longest-running attacks came to the fore; its initial target was the Orion platform, developed by SolarWinds. The invasions ended up compromising the systems of several U.S. state government agencies and private companies.
