Author Archives: Anita Lipsky

2018 02 06 – Click to read full article IMPACT: Some marijuana growers say they’re unable to sell their products to retailers ROOT CAUSE: the state’s new computer system is having problems communicating with the retail stores Each product has a traceability number which make it trackable all the way back to the grower and the […]

2018 02 06 – Click to read full article IMPACT: The weather app Accuweather picked up on the message and sent out a mobile alert to subscribers. People along America’s east coast were alerted to the threat of a tsunami on Tuesday morning – only to then be told that the warning message had been sent […]

2018 02 03 – Click to read full article IMPACT: Monthly stipends for 11,000 disabled student veterans are delayed this month, potentially causing the former troops to be late paying rent, food and other pressing bills. ROOT CAUSE: a computer glitch COMPANY RESPONSE: The glitch “has been”fixed and it won’t occur again the future” “We apologize […]

2018 02 03 – Click to read full article IMPACT: Monday’s abrupt halt to trade — and the market’s closure the next two days — tested patience. “Clients yelled at me a lot, I had loads of transactions undone,” one Hanoi-based trader said of the trading halt. ROOT CAUSE: a glitch in the software system for […]

2018 01 31 – Click to read full article PREVENTATIVE MEASURES: The Information Security Hub (ISH) will house a team of IT specialists who will work together with experts from the European aviation industry to develop strategies for defending against cyber attacks and new approaches to the fight against cybercrime All of the facilities are equipped […]

2018 01 25 – Click to read full article IMPACT: Doctors couldn’t access patient contact details or letters from other staff – including blood tests and x-rays ROOT CAUSE: a failure in two data centres … “our reliance on software and the need for it to work perfectly and that’s difficult in IT environments that are […]

2018 01 27 – Click to read full article IMPACT: she had embezzled more than $750,000 from her employer DISCOVERED BY: accidentally installed a virus on his home computer. Since it was also connected to the business network, it had online access to the accounting software. The virus would not let Light sign out of the […]

2018 01 26 – Click to read full article ROOT CAUSE: A technical glitch… still under investigation IMPACT: left many staff unable to access [the NHS computer systems in Wales] on Wednesday COMPANY RESPONSE: We hope the situation is resolved quickly  

2018 01 27 – Click to read full article ROOT CAUSE: a devastating ransomware attack which struck businesses across Europe in 2017 IMPACT: required close to a “complete infrastructure” overhaul and the reinstallation of thousands of machines COMPANY RESPONSE: In total, Maersk reinstalled 4,000 servers, 45,000 PCs, and 2,500 applications in what the chairman called a […]

2018 01 26 – Click to read full article IMPACT: “My Scat packs software “upgraded” last night and now I can no longer select sport mode for the engine” COMPANY REPSONSE: “A software patch was sent out…” However, the patch wasn’t sent to all owners and other model years are having similar issues