My Connected Life

The US is in a dire supply chain crisis. According to the Federal Reserve, many parts of the country have been hurt by supply chain issues. Gas prices are hitting record highs.

A recent study shows that the pandemic has been associated with a three-fold increase in elevated depression in U.S. adults. Nearly 30% of American adults reported feeling depressed in an October 2021 study, up from 8.5% before the pandemic.

In 2021, 98% of successful cyber attacks were caused by social engineering.

At the same time, social engineering threats also rose by an astounding 270% in 2021.

2021 saw the highest average cost of a data breach in 17 years. With cyber attacks and their resulting cost increasing exponentially, cybersecurity insurance has become commonplace not only for businesses but for consumers as well.

You may have heard of recent terms like metaverse and omniverse and wondered what the buzz was all about. Imagine a world where we each had a "digital twin", a virtual identity that lives in a place called the multiverse.

In 2021, 98% of successful cyber attacks were caused by social engineering.

At the same time, social engineering threats also rose by an astounding 270% in 2021.

Most of us have many smart devices in our homes--smart vacuums, personal assistant devices, smart TVs, smart light bulbs, smart alarms, smart mattresses, smart toys, smart cars, etc.

Scams, Identity Theft, and Fraud destroy millions of people’s lives and the number is increasing.

2021 was a tumultuous year for cybersecurity. The ongoing pandemic, supply chain and widespread ransomware attacks against industries of all kinds including critical infrastructure have made the year feel like nothing short of cyber chaos.