2021 saw two large ransomware attacks on the industrial sector. The first was an attack on the Colonial Pipeline, which ended in a $4.4 million payout and nearly disrupted fuel supplies around the world. The second threatened to shutdown the world's largest meat producer, JBS SA, which is located in Brazil.
In August, we covered a ransomware attack on Kaseya, a large managed IT provider, that led to security issues for about 1500 businesses around the globe. That episode shows how one attack can induce problems throughout an entire supply chain. 2021 has cascaded one problem after another onto manufacturing supply chains in the United States and elsewhere.
Quick Announcement: We're switching gears this week and moving onto a new sector--manufacturing. Stay tuned for additional announcements.
With the new year approaching, many firms are considering how best to protect their enterprises on the IT front.
Everything has an app these days. From fitness trackers to parking meters, everyday technology that was once limited to simple analog mechanisms is now being integrated with algorithms and data bases. Toothbrushes are no different. So called smart toothbrushes have carved out a spot on the tech marketplace over the last few years, and this has many consumers asking if they should invest in this technological innovation.
In September, Science Daily covered a recently published study from a collaborative of researchers at the Universities of Pennsylvania and Indiana. The paper presented research about new technology relating to dental implants, relatively new dental appliances that replace damaged or diseased tooth roots with metal implants.
With news of the Omicron variant dominating headlines, it's time to assess how the COVID-19 virus and its variants have impacted people's oral health. According to a survey from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute, stress from the pandemic has caused an increase in the prevalence of a variety of oral conditions.
According to a recently administered survey from the American Dental Association (ADA), over half of dentists believe that intraoral scanners will be revolutionary tools for their practices in 2021. Intraoral scanners, along with other technologies we've covered here, are innovations that could make dental practices more profitable and more efficient.
Quick Announcement: Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, there will be only one post this week. We will return to our normal publishing schedule next week on Tuesday, November 30, 2021.
Virtual reality (VR) refers to technology that creates interactive, simulated environments.
In February, the magazine Dentistry Today published an article that proclaimed 2021 as the year of 3D printing in dentistry. The article evinces an optimism about the technology’s ability to help professionals in a variety of ways, particularly with restorative dentistry.
In the June 2021 issue of Dental News, a team of dental professors, graduate students, and computer researchers from Montreal published an article summarizing basic information and current trends relating to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in dental care.