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America Is Lost in a Dark Forest, But There’s a Path Out

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Sadly, in these not-so-United States, we have found our way deep into a dark forest, and the question before us is how do we find the path out of this dangerous thicket into which we have wandered? Our dire internal divisions are quite extraordinary and worrisome. And here I’m talking to you wherever you are on the political spectrum from MSNBC to Fox News. If you get up in the morning watching Morning Joe and you wrap it up with Rachel Maddow at night; or you start on the white couch over at Fox and you finish up with Sean Hannity—wherever you are on that spectrum, you ought to be concerned about the plummeting nature of our discourse with each other.

That division is the dark forest into which we have wandered, and the real challenge is that the world is not going to wait for us while we figure out how to escape. The world does not see us standing coherently together and facing the challenges and turbulence that roil the globe. This weakens us dramatically.

Consider the challenges: an ongoing global pandemic, a broken withdrawal from Afghanistan, Vladimir Putin rattling the saber of nuclear weapons, failing cyber security, fierce competition with Beijing, Iran moving apace toward a nuclear weapon, Kim Jong-un taunting with ballistic missile launches, terrorism still smoldering in many places, a damaged environment, on and on. The dangers are real, and the world will not wait while we figure out how to face these challenges together as a nation.

We must find practical ways to think through these problems and challenges or face dire consequences both internationally and here at home.

If I’ve brought you this far, you’re probably asking, “Well what do you think, Admiral? What can we do to find a path out of this Dark Forest? What are the tools we need? What should we do?

Counterintuitively, we should start by taking stock of some good news, even as we appropriately wring our hands and worry about all these external challenges and above all about our internal divisions. It’s good from time to time to step back and…

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Brazil is the second country that suffers the most cyber attacks in Latin America

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This is a machine translation of Fortinet‘s press release

São Paulo, August 18, 2022 – Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in comprehensive, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, released data collected in the first half of 2022 by its threat intelligence lab, FortiGuard Labs .

Brazil suffered 31.5 billion attempted cyber attacks from January to June this year – a 94% increase over the same period last year (with 16.2 billion) – being the second most targeted country in Latin America, behind Mexico, with 85 billion, and followed by Colombia (with 6.3 billion) and Peru (with 5.2 billion). In total, the Latin America and Caribbean region has suffered 137 billion attempted cyber attacks.

In addition to the extremely high numbers, the data reveals an increase in the use of more sophisticated and targeted strategies such as ransomware. During the first six months of 2022, approximately 384,000 ransomware distribution attempts were detected globally. Of these, 52,000 were destined for Latin America.

Mexico was the country with the highest ransomware distribution activity in the period, with more than 18,000 detections, followed by Colombia (17,000) and Costa Rica (14,000). Peru, Argentina and Brazil appear next.

Furthermore, according to FortiGuard Labs, the number of ransomware signatures has nearly doubled in six months. In the first half of 2022, 10,666 ransomware signatures were found in Latin America, with only 5,400 seen in the last half of 2021.

“Ransomware attacks are affecting companies across industries, governments and even entire economies, with new variants constantly emerging from the hands of diverse international cybercriminal groups. This is due to the profitability and attention that this type of attack brings to criminals, making them more dangerous and causing great financial and image losses to their victims”, says Alexandre Bonatti, Director of Engineering at Fortinet Brasil.

The most active ransomware campaigns in the region during the first half of 2022 were Revil, LockBit and Hive. Conti ransomware, in turn, has been one of the most popular in the media due to the high impact it has had recently in Costa Rica.

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Latin America Data Center Physical Security Market Report 2022: Increased Data Center Deployment Driving Growth

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Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation.

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DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jul 12, 2022–

The “Latin America Data Center Physical Security Market – Industry Outlook and Forecast 2022-2027” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.

Physical security layers are installed in data centers to prevent unwanted entry and threats. The Latin America data center market is witnessing strong growth and is dominated by colocation providers, followed by internet and cloud service providers.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE LATIN AMERICA DATA CENTER PHYSICAL SECURITY MARKET

  • Increased deployment of the cloud-based and edge data center facilities will increase the demand for physical security solutions such as video surveillance and access control systems.
  • Many data centers use Building Management System (BMS) to manage the physical security of their data centers (as part of the overall management of the building), including CCTV cameras, access controls, and even rodent repellent systems.
  • In 2021, Brazil and Mexico significantly contributed to the Latin America data center physical security market. In terms of Product, Video Surveillance is the major contributor to the Latin America data center physical security market.
  • The rise in data center facilities deployed across the region, mainly in Brazil and Mexico, will increase the demand for physical security solutions such as video surveillance and access control systems.
  • There have been advancements in video surveillance systems connected to cloud systems, which provide services such as recording, image captures, analytics, and notification services. These cloud-based video cameras upload constantly and need a reliable connection since they do not come with local storage. Cloud-based video analytics has become the latest trend in data center physical security.
  • Cloud computing and edge processing will drive the adoption of advanced video content analytics in the coming years. IoT-based sensors are also increasingly being deployed along with camera-based surveillance solutions.
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Future Leaders of America State Awards of Excellence Program.

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The Buchholz High School Academy of Finance/Future Business Leaders of America Chapter enjoyed great success at the State Leadership Conference held March 11-13 in Orlando.

Buchholz High School students picked up 19 top honors at the Future Business Leaders of America State Awards of Excellence Program.  

First place winners were Siddharth Bianchi for Accounting I, Isabelle Tseng for Business Law, Anwyn Tanner for Computer Applications, Eric Diao for Cyber Security, Devika Kumar for Insurance and Risk Management, Noah Hunter for Personal Finance and Dylan Nihil for Supply Chain Management. 

Second Place winners included Max Conde for Accounting I, Vijay Hans for Data Analysis and Kevin Zheng for Insurance and Risk Management. 

Third place honorees were Keen Zhang for Business Calculations and Nathan Wei for Introduction to Financial Math. 

Fourth place honorees were Nolan Gao in Business Communication and Lauren Baltozer for Introduction to Business Communication. 

Fifth place finishers included the team of Hailey Cupp, Hailey Garza and Leslie Sarmiento-Vasquez for Introduction to Social Media, Lila Golde for Introduction to Business Concepts, and Edison Loftus for Network Infrastructures. 

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