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10/24/2024

10/23/2024

News Alert: Harris says Kelly's remarks offer "a window into who Donald Trump really is"

Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that “it is deeply troubling and incredibly dangerous that Donald Trump would invoke Adolf Hi**er” in response to comments by John Kelly, the former president’s onetime chief of staff, that Trump wanted the “kind of generals Hi**er had.”

“We know what Donald Trump wants. He wants unchecked power. The question in 13 days will be what do the American people want,” Harris said at the Naval Observatory in Washington.

10/11/2024

American Water Works, the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the U.S. serving over 14 million people across 14 states, announced on Monday that hackers had breached its computer networks and systems. The Camden, New Jersey-based company became aware of the unauthorized activity on Thursday. It took protective measures, including shutting down specific systems and pausing customer billing, ensuring no late charges would be applied during this period. While the company stated that its facilities and operations were not impacted, it is still investigating the full scope of the incident and is cooperating with law enforcement. This cybersecurity incident occurs amid growing concerns by U.S. officials about attempts by foreign actors to breach critical infrastructure networks.

This story reminds me of a recent conversation with a rural water district. They were interested in using CTI to confirm that they hadn't experienced any historical data breaches they were unaware of and to check for any new breaches following a recent project with an engineering company to enhance their cybersecurity technologies and processes. After a quick review, we found that they were aware of all the past security incidents and that there were no current cyber threats. These are the kinds of demonstrations I enjoy. However, when I inquired about the engineering company they had hired to revamp their cybersecurity, the positive news turned negative. It turned out that the engineering company responsible for establishing and maintaining its cybersecurity had been breached, and neither the engineering company nor the water district had been aware of the breach. This is a reminder that when a company outsources work to a supplier, they do not outsource the associated risks. Instead, they inherit all the risks linked to their supply chain.

Barksdale's Business Guard, Inc. believes that the safest way to protect yourself is through an Air Gap Solution. . .

American Water Works says it's investigating impact of breach; utility supplies drinking water to 14 million people.

04/26/2024

News Alert: Blinken tells CNN the US has seen evidence of China attempting to influence upcoming US elections:

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US has seen evidence of Chinese attempts to “influence and arguably interfere” with the upcoming US elections, despite an earlier commitment from leader Xi Jinping not to do so.

07/10/2020

I have been researching different security products that would allow you to work remotely and not have that fear. These are not the Norton 365 level, but for real businesses. I have found nothing that comes to this level of security at this price. I am talking less than $65.00 per year. It also covers all platforms including the IOS, that many can't secure. The are now a part of Business Guard, Inc. Let me know if you have a need: [email protected]

07/17/2019

We have a 1M BBL vessel in Lome waters from a Non-NNPC major.

Discount is $7 to the buyer

- Buyer issues ATB after signing SPA.

- Buyer's team is invited on board the vessel for Q+Q

- Buyer's team takes sample from vessel.

- Buyer makes payment by MT103

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Blessings . . .