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The importance of cyber security

by Jacqueline Kochak | Jan 26, 2017 | Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Logistics Security, Op Sec, Perimeter Security, Personnel Security, Process Security, Terrorism, Threat Intelligence

Food defense done right includes the very important elements of cyber security. Threats to food corporations can emanate from many directions, including insiders, foreign governments and military, hackers and hacktivists, criminal organizations and economic...
Maine incident shows potential cost of agroterrorism

Maine incident shows potential cost of agroterrorism

by Jacqueline Kochak | Dec 13, 2016 | Bobs Blog, Op Sec, Perimeter Security, Personnel Security, Threat Intelligence

By Stephanie R. Ostrowski, DVM, MPVM, DACVPM In the middle of the night on Nov. 29, hundreds of cows were turned loose from their pens at a dairy farm—Misty Meadows Farm—in rural Maine, and refrigeration units to the main milk bulk tank storage units were turned off....

Daily Digest

by Jacqueline Kochak | Dec 12, 2016 | Animal Feed Safety, Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Perimeter Security, Personnel Security, Process Security, Terrorism

CYBER SECURITY The botnet that broke the Internet isn’t going away: Cyber-security continues to be a key food defense concern, and Wired magazine warns that things aren’t getting better: When the botnet named Mirai first appeared in September, it announced its...

Truck rams Walmart

by Jacqueline Kochak | Dec 1, 2016 | Bobs Blog, Perimeter Security, Public Health

In a developing story, a pickup truck barreled through the front door of a Walmart in Iowa this morning, killing three people and injuring two. The incident occurred just before 10 a.m. in the town of Pella, about 45 miles southeast of Des Moines. The truck plowed...

Another example: Restaurants are attractive targets for terrorists

by Jacqueline Kochak | Nov 30, 2016 | Op Sec, Perimeter Security, Personnel Security, Terrorism

In another example illustrating that crowded venues such as restaurants are attractive targets for aspiring terrorists, a self-radicalized North Carolina convert to Islam admitted in court this week that he planned to target a bar, club, or concert. The Washington...
Starbucks takes a hit

Starbucks takes a hit

by Jacqueline Kochak | Nov 29, 2016 | Bobs Blog, Perimeter Security, Personnel Security, Terrorism

UPI reports that one person is in custody after suspicious devices were found at three vandalized Starbucks, including one that detonated and caused minimal damage to a franchise in southeast Albuquerue. No information about the suspect has been released, but the...
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