In our increasingly digital world, it’s becoming harder and harder to distinguish between what’s real and what’s been generated by some all-powerful computer that feeds off of the data we give it to inform us of things we could probably find out by doing our own independent research. Sure, it’s incredibly fast and in some cases democratizing, but is it really better to rely on software and programming to tell us everything we need to know in less time than it takes to warm up a slice of pizza? What about, I don’t know, just picking up a book? We don’t even know ourselves anymore. Am I AI? Am I dancer? The answer remains inconclusive.
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Regardless, it’s been said that once a fuse is lit, it can no longer be put out, and it appears my friends that we’re only seeing the beginnings of the flame. With most systems being digitized entirely, or at least backed up to some version of the cloud, without the right security and protocols in place, the information stored in these seemingly invisible data centers is ripe for cyber criminals to have a field day. Add in an ease to the rules in place that protect us from such attacks, and it’s only a matter of time before catastrophe strikes. In the case of national food supplier United Natural Foods, that’s exactly what happened.
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The Rhode Island-based food distributor shared in a June 9 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that they had discovered unauthorized activity on internal networks, causing major disruptions to their supply chain and ability to fulfill orders. As one of the largest U.S. grocery distributors of organic goods and healthier food options, United Natural supplies chains such as Whole Foods, Walmart, and Target, all of which are considered major retailers by consumers. To stop the attack, the company has taken certain systems offline and is investigating the source of the threat; however, it does anticipate that the incident will continue to affect its ability to fulfill orders.
While we can’t say for certain that we’ll see any empty shelves, attacks like these are becoming increasingly more common, and there is the potential for it to disrupt our supply chain long-term. Not saying the solution is to go back to paper ledgers and filing cabinets, but maybe it would be a good idea to stop worrying about people exercising their right to peacefully organize, and more time actually protecting each other. Just a thought.
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