by Jacqueline Kochak | Feb 13, 2019 | Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Food Safety, Humanitarian Crises, Sustainability, Terrorism, Threat Intelligence
We can think of only one reason: Russian authorities and major internet providers are planning to disconnect the country from the internet as part of a planned experiment, Russian news agency RosBiznesKonsalting (RBK) reported last week. This is significant, as it is...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Feb 11, 2019 | Bobs Blog, Food Safety, Humanitarian Crises, Public Health, Sustainability, Threat Intelligence
Food and ag corporations could be caught in crossfire: The situation in Venezuela continues to deteriorate. Public safety is increasingly threatened as the government intensifies its crackdown on the political opposition, whether real or imagined. As is...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Feb 7, 2019 | Animal Health, Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Emergency Response, Food Safety, Food Security, Humanitarian Crises, Public Health, Sustainability, Threat Intelligence, Weird Stuff
The prion disease is now in 25 states: Just as hunters have been stalking deer and elk, so, too, has a deadly brain disease been stalking their four-legged quarry. Known as a chronic wasting disease (CWD), it infects deer, elk, and moose. It was first confirmed in...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Jan 30, 2019 | Bobs Blog, Public Health, Sustainability
Food corporations should consider evacuations: Venezuela bears very close attention as the political and military situation continues to deteriorate. Food corporations with personnel in that country should consider evacuating non-essentials, as well as family...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Jan 24, 2019 | Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Humanitarian Crises, Sustainability, The Future, Threat Intelligence
Several nations building powerful EMP bombs: Food defense professionals should carefully read the report referenced in this article, which details efforts by several nations, including China and Russia, to build powerful nuclear bombs designed to produce...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Dec 19, 2018 | Animal Health, Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Food Safety, Public Health, Sustainability, The Future
Without their permission: According to a New York Times report, Facebook gave companies like Spotify, Netflix and Microsoft access to users’ private data, sometimes without their knowledge. The report alleged that Russian search engine Yandex and China’s...
