Last week I enjoyed some family time at the beach and got lots of reading done, which for me is such a great pastime. Because I like to read an actual book while also listening to an audiobook, I read The Promise of a Pencil by Adam Braun and listened to Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford (which was a heavy memoir). Then, I enjoyed a few laughs via Yes Please by Amy Poehler and started listening to Our Next Reality, by Alvin Wang Graylin and Louis B. Rosenberg (side note: Graylin is a panelist on an upcoming RSAC 365 webcast). This one is incredibly thought-provoking as it imagines all the ways AI and the metaverse will impact our world.

In the midst of all this reading, the world suffered two massive outages: the global outage on July 19 resulting from a CrowdStrike update to its Falcon platform and this week’s Microsoft Azure Outage resulting from a DDoS attack. As I think about the future Graylin and Rosenberg envision, I am also tentative about the pace at which technology is changing our world.

According to Yahoo! Finance, I’m not alone in having concerns that the rapid pace of technological changes, “poses a significant challenge for creating a resilient technology infrastructure,” as Ollie Whitehouse, Chief Technology Officer for the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) suggested. As a result of these stories, we’re engaging in more conversations about cybersecurity resilience.

“This event has underscored the need for a resilient approach to technology development and deployment, highlighting how critical it is to adhere to basic engineering and quality assurance (QA) principles,” wrote Tony Bradley, Senior Contributor, Forbes.

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Now let’s take a look at what else made industry headlines this week.

Aug. 2: A new report by the US Government Accountability Office has found rising cyber risks to water and wastewater systems.

Aug. 1: FBI warns of scammers impersonating cryptocurrency exchange employees to steal funds.

Aug. 1: CISA announced its first CISA Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, Lisa Einstein.

Jul. 31: A ransomware attack on a technology services provider has forced payment systems across almost 300 small Indian local banks to shut down.

Jul. 31: Two US senators have called the US Federal Trade Commission to hold automakers accountable for sharing driver data without consent.

Jul. 30: Security Week reported, “Apple on Monday announced a hefty round of security updates that address dozens of vulnerabilities impacting both newer and older iOS and macOS devices.”

Jul. 30: Cybersecurity researchers warn of a new phishing campaign that targets Microsoft OneDrive users.

Jul. 29: HealthEquity announced that their cybersecurity incident has compromised information of 4.3 million individuals.

Jul. 29: The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada is set to add a system-wide AI that will scan riders on over 400+ buses to identify anyone with a firearm.