Short Takes – 7-19-24

EU Shell-Production Capacity, Supplies To Ukraine Fall Far Short Of Promises. RFERL.org article. Pull quote: “"For 30 years, no one has invested in this, and now everyone has rushed to this limited pool of people, production facilities, and components," Byelyeskov said. "It's clear that [boosting production in the EU] will take time. The market is responding, but not as quickly as we would like."”

Ransomware attacks are hitting energy, oil and gas sectors especially hard, report finds. CyberScoop.com article. Pull quote: “According to Sophos, nearly half of successful attacks occurred because of an unpatched or unmitigated vulnerability, while just over a quarter were due to compromised credentials, per the report. Researchers also noted that energy, oil and gas, and utilities make up the sector “most likely to fall victim to the exploitation of unpatched vulnerabilities.””

Looking ahead to the next 25 years of private space stations. Space.com article. Pull quote: “Both Axiom Space and Blue Origin have received support for these initiatives from NASA's Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program. The Starlab space station — a project involving Nanoracks, Voyager Space and Lockheed Martin — also won a NASA award and could come as soon as 2028.”