Joseph Stephens

Chief Information Officer of a leading industrial manufacturer. Aviation geek. Adrenaline junkie.

[vx-underground @vxunderground]

All ALPHV ransomware group did to compromise MGM Resorts was hop on LinkedIn, find an employee, then call the Help Desk.

A company valued at $33,900,000,000 was defeated by a 10-minute conversation.

[The Manufacturer @TheManufacturer]

#UKmfg's downturn deepened in August, with output & new orders registering some of the steepest contraction rates outside of events such as the financial crisis or COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest @SPGlobal / @cipsnews UK Manufacturing PMI®.

https://t.co/GBITQi1cXs

[Threatpost @threatpost]

Tens of thousands of cameras have failed to patch a critical, 11-month-old CVE, leaving thousands of organizations exposed. https://t.co/yzvYa6ZsWo

[Threatpost @threatpost]

Feds warn: Power plants and other critical infrastructure at risk from state-sponsored #cyberattackers exploiting CVE-2020-15368 in #ICS devices @CISAgov #APT https://t.co/zEqiWElzOG

[Michael Saylor @saylor]

MicroStrategy looks forward to working with @DigitalAssets to become the first public company to offer their employees the option to invest in bitcoin as part of our 401(k) program.
https://t.co/Za33yj82Qv

[The Manufacturer @TheManufacturer]

Panel Debate – Organisational Culture & Buy-In for Data Strategy

Speakers from: @JLR_News @CoatsGroup @LISIAEROSPACE

“We like to teach that Data isn’t scary and going into the future, we need to learn to embrace data.” #IndustrialData

[The Manufacturer @TheManufacturer]

Registration is now open for Digital Manufacturing Week 2021, incl. Smart Factory Expo. The week long series of events takes place 8-12 Nov at the Exhibition Centre Liverpool. Places are limited - Book your ticket now. #DigiMfgWk #SmartFactoryExpo #UKMfg https://t.co/wNn510Vcxx

[Michael Saylor @saylor]

The Saylor Academy added another 66,570 new student accounts in Q2 of 2021 and had a total enrollment of 948,995. We are committed to providing education free for everyone, everywhere. @saylordotorg
https://t.co/MWWdCaj5TI

[The Manufacturer @TheManufacturer]

The need to rapidly scale up production, while maintaining the validated process, in the face of the COVID-19 #pandemic left many #pharmaceutical #manufacturers questioning their increasingly offshore supply chains.

What's the solution? https://t.co/GcNRjoZBwl

@AccessBioPharma

[The Manufacturer @TheManufacturer]

Data is the key to Smart manufacturing. But how to make use of this precious data? This whitepaper shows how to transform #data into valuable and contextualized information to drive success in your factory. Download now: https://t.co/czLENvzw28 #IoT #manufacturing

[Michael Saylor @saylor]

10,000+ students have enrolled in #Bitcoin for Everybody.

[Danny Kanell @dannykanell]

We’ve gone too far as a society with a message of “you’ve got to do what’s best for you” that we’ve completely forgot what it means to be a part of a TEAM trying to accomplish something greater than a bunch of individuals ever could.

[The Manufacturer @TheManufacturer]

Join us at @santanderuk Manufacturing Industry Week, 20-22 April

There is a great line up of speakers covering a diverse range of sub-sectors from Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Automotive through to Chemicals, Life Sciences & Food & Drink

Register https://t.co/67OGnQhpAD

[JC Gaillard @Corix_JC]

Securing Remote Work through #ZeroTrust Principles > https://t.co/HYvusnWflk on @TechNative

#cybersecurity #security #infosec #remoteworking #WFH #workingfromhome #COVID19 #pandemic #crisisresponse #postcovid #newnormal #business #leaders #leadership #management #CISO #CIO #CEO

[Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer @EvanKirstel]

Reminder: this was the Internet backbone in 1969 #FlashbackFriday #History #Telecom #Networks

[CIO Upload @CIOUpload]

Driving fundamental change thru large orgs- @garyaking, former CIO of #tmobile on @CIOUpload https://t.co/VGd9TL46me

[The Manufacturer @TheManufacturer]

Planning for #futurefactory & #ai? No-charge online #training courses from @LineViewLTD at #LineViewAcademy teaches the measures most critical for this #transformation.

https://t.co/O8Gsdim8cW

#digital #manufacturing #smartfactory #industrie40 #industry4 #BigData

[The Manufacturer @TheManufacturer]

The move towards Net-Zero is becoming all the more important, including looking to replace older machinery for more energy efficient models. Find out how funds can be unlocked from the sale or disposal of old machinery https://t.co/FSY4ZkpfmA

[The Manufacturer @TheManufacturer]

Transforming manufacturing resilience could add £26bn of productivity value to the economy #ResilienceIndex

https://t.co/iGY41IxbwC

[Y Combinator @ycombinator]

YC-backed @djamoci (W21) is building a financial super app for consumers in Francophone Africa: https://t.co/2jloACcr8j