Pinkerton Insights Podcast

In this edition, the following key global security issues are reviewed based on Pinkerton's four quadrants of risk:   Hazard and Event Risks - U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED AN UPDATED TRAVEL WARNING FOR U.S. CITIZENS HEADING TO MEXICO DUE TO INCREASED VIOLENCE. - ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY, ABOUT 60 MILLION PEOPLE IN PAKISTAN ARE AT “HIGH RISK” OF ARSENIC POISONING FROM CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER. Technology and Information Risks: - A SECURITY REPORT SUGGESTS THAT TURLA, A RUSSIAN-LINKED CYBER-ESPIONAGE GROUP, HAS BEEN USING A NEW MALWARE DROPPER. - THE UNITED STATES HAS OFFICIALLY INITIATED INVESTIGATIONS INTO CHINA’S ALLEGED THEFT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. - ACCORDING TO MEDIA REPORTS, IDENTITY THEFT HAS REACHED AN “EPIDEMIC LEVEL,” HENCE, MAKING ONLINE FINANCIAL ASSETS, AND PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION, MORE VULNERABLE. - ALIBABA’S UC BROWSER IS UNDER GOVERNMENT SCRUTINY FOLLOWING ALLEGATIONS THAT THE BROWSER IS A TOOL FOR DATA THEFT. OPERATIONAL AND PHYSICAL RISKS - LAST TUESDAY IN COLUMBIA, AT L