by William Cahalin | Apr 10, 2019 | Agricultural Economics, Animal Health, Bobs Blog, Border Security, Public Health, Venezuela
The second-greatest number of measles cases has been reported in the U.S. since it was eliminated in 2000. The states that have reported cases to CDC are Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts,...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Feb 28, 2019 | Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Food Safety, Humanitarian Crises, Public Health, The Future, Venezuela, Water Safety, Weather Emergencies
And political campaigns are paying attention: Welcome to the new frontier of campaign tech — a loosely regulated world in which simply downloading a weather app or game, connecting to Wi-Fi at a coffee shop or powering up a home router can allow a data broker to...
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 9, 2019 | Animal Health, Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Food Industry Technology, Food Safety, Food Security, Food Technology, Humanitarian Crises, Public Health, Restaurant Security, Threat Intelligence
Everybody talks about Russia, but what about China? The potential for cyber warfare between the U.S.and Russia is openly discussed, and well understood, but few people talk about China and cyberwar. The reason is simple. China is already engaged in its own form of...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Oct 19, 2018 | Bobs Blog, Food Safety, Food Security, Just Interesting, Public Health, Terrorism, The Future, Threat Intelligence, Weird Stuff
Third-party supplier’s recall ripples through supply chain: Portland, Ore.’s Mary’s Harvest Fresh Foods Inc. is recalling some 916 pounds of its own branded ready-to-eat wraps and salads as well as Trader Joe’s salads because they include “a...
