Pinkerton Insights Podcast

Each week, we break down international news into our four quadrants of risk and present ways to mitigate those risks. technology and information risks: - Per media reports on February 16, 2018, new ransomware called Saturn has been discovered that can encrypt files on an infected server. - In recent days, Digita Security cyber consultant reported it had just identified a Trojan virus that has been operating since 2016, Coldroot. - As reported on February 15, 2018, cyber-security researchers with NewSky Security identified a new Internet-of-Things (IoT) botnet. hazard and event risks: - On February 18, 2018, approximately 10,000 supporters of opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvil marched in 26 cities in Ukraine, demanding the impeachment of Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko. - Per reports on February 21, 2018, four Indonesian provinces, Riau, West Kalimantan, South Sumatra, and Central Kalimantan have declared disaster alerts for land and forest fires. - In recent days, Petroleos Mexicanos Company (PEMEX) c