by William Cahalin | Apr 23, 2019 | Bobs Blog, Border Security, Cyber Security, Food Safety, Food Supply, Food Technology, Terrorism, Venezuela
At least 137 killed and hundreds hurt in eight explosions in churches and hotels. READ MORE TERRORISM The causes and forms of terrorism are many and varied. The one common denominator is people using violence to attempt to achieve religious or political...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Jan 19, 2018 | Animal Feed Safety, Bobs Blog, Employee Safety, Food Safety, Public Health, Terrorism, The Future, Water Safety
Lice and fleas, not rats, may have been the culprit: Plague came to Europe in the 14th century and rapidly conquered the continent. The pandemic, one of the worst in human history, killed tens of millions. Up to 60 percent of the population succumbed to the...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Apr 13, 2017 | Bobs Blog, Op Sec, Personnel Security, Terrorism, Uncategorized
Two new ISIS cases illustrate need for personnel security: Two cases this week illustrate why it is so important to carefully vet employees, as ISIS appears to be carrying out its strategy of working with radicalized individuals already “in place” in...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Feb 15, 2017 | Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Public Health, Terrorism, Threat Intelligence, Uncategorized
Islamic State recruiters groom children much the way pedophiles do—deploying flattery and attention while pretending to be friends, according to people who study the phenomenon. That’s the grim message of an article in the Washington Post describing how, in...
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...
