FTR Shippers Conditions Index heads down again Summary FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) declined to -3.6 for June, signalling a less favourable environment for shippers. The reading worsened from May’s -0.9 and follows a multi-month downward trend after modestly positive readings earlier in the year. Fuel-price volatility—linked to recent tensions with Iran—and rising costs are […]
Marvel’s Wolverine Release Window Leaks, Mark Your Calendars Published: 2025-09-15T09:43:42.938+00:00 Summary Insomniac Games’ Marvel’s Wolverine — first announced in 2021 — has resurfaced in recent rumour reports suggesting a 2026 launch. Sources claim a new trailer could debut at The Game Awards 2025, and MP1st reports the game is aiming for 2026. No official date […]
Manufacturing contracts in August, for sixth consecutive month, reports ISM Summary The Institute for Supply Management’s August Manufacturing Report on Business shows manufacturing output contracted for the sixth month running. The PMI registered 48.7 (below the 50 growth threshold), up 0.7 points from July, signalling slower contraction. Meanwhile the overall economy continued to expand for […]
Joint guidance on managing cryptographic keys and secrets – Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Summary The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, together with the Australian Signals Directorate’s ACSC and international partners (Australia DISR, JPCERT/CC, Japan NCO, New Zealand NCSC, and the UK NCSC), has released joint guidance on managing cryptographic keys and secrets. The guidance […]
Pandemic lessons and trade war turbulence define a new logistics era Summary In nearly 20 years covering the sector, Jeff Berman argues the past five years — most notably the pandemic and shifting trade policies — have produced rare and sustained volatility for supply chains. The pandemic kickstarted an e-commerce boom that strained networks, producing […]
Security considerations when developing and managing your website (ITSAP.60.005) – Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Summary The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security’s ITSAP.60.005 (July 2025) summarises common threats to websites and provides practical security and privacy measures to develop and manage web services securely. It covers injection attacks (SQL injection, XSS), cross-site request forgery (CSRF), […]
Security considerations for critical infrastructure (ITSAP.10.100) – Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Summary Published July 2025 as part of the Cyber Centre’s Awareness series, this guidance outlines key risks to Canada’s critical infrastructure (CI) and practical security measures CI operators should adopt. It describes CI sectors, explains how cyber attacks can cause service disruption, and […]
Introduction to cloud computing (ITSAP.50.110) – Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Summary This guidance from the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security gives an accessible introduction to cloud computing and why organisations are moving services to cloud service providers (CSPs). It defines cloud computing as the on-demand delivery of IT resources over the internet, explains how […]
Models of cloud computing (ITSAP.50.111) – Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Summary This guidance explains the primary service and deployment models used in cloud computing to help organisations choose the most appropriate approach for their needs. It outlines the three core service models — Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and […]
Joint guidance on foundations for operational technology cyber security and asset inventory guidance for owners and operators – Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Summary The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security has joined the United States’ CISA and a group of international partners to publish joint guidance on foundations for operational technology (OT) cyber security and […]
