by Jacqueline Kochak | Aug 9, 2018 | Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Food Safety, Humanitarian Crises, Just Interesting, Logistics Security, Public Health, Tariffs, Terrorism, The Future, Threat Intelligence, Weather Emergencies
U.K. readies for Brexit disruptions: The U.K. government is making plans to stockpile food and medicine in case a no-deal Brexit, where the U.K. exits the EU next March without any arrangement in place, causes regulatory and customs chaos. The government’s stockpiling...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Mar 2, 2017 | Bobs Blog, Logistics Security, Op Sec, Terrorism, Threat Intelligence, Uncategorized
By R.A. Norton A recent article published by Washington’s Top News probably was missed by most food defense managers. Although the headline is a bit sensationalized, the article, entitled “US official: ISIS has ‘people in place’ to conduct ‘steady’ attacks,” actually...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Feb 27, 2017 | Bobs Blog, Logistics Security, Op Sec, Process Security, Terrorism, Threat Intelligence, Uncategorized, Water Safety
THREAT INTELLIGENCE British citizens are facing a level of threat from terrorists not seen since the IRA bombings of the ’70s, the country’s new terrorism watchdog told UK’s Telegraph newspaper. Max Hill said the terrorist group ISIS was planning...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Feb 24, 2017 | Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Logistics Security, Op Sec, Process Security
Every executive in agriculture or food processing needs to be aware of cyber-security, so here’s a guided tour through the world of cybercrime. One of the strange features of cybercrime is how much of it is public, a cybersecurity professional tells the BBC. A...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Feb 23, 2017 | Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Logistics Security, Op Sec, Public Health
Companies in the vital agriculture and water sectors cannot be too careful about cybersecurity. CyberX, a new Israeli cyber-industrial security firm, says it has discovered a new, large-scale “cyber-reconnaissance operation” targeting a broad range of...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Feb 13, 2017 | Bobs Blog, Logistics Security, Op Sec, Perimeter Security, Personnel Security, Terrorism, Threat Intelligence, Uncategorized
A series of failed bombings at popular, crowded eating places suggests a disturbing pattern that hasn’t percolated into public awareness yet. The attempts underscore the fact that hotels and restaurants, places where people gather in close proximity, are...
