Pinkerton Insights Podcast

Highlights from this week's Pinkerton Insights Podcast: Technology and Information Risks: -Per reports on April 11, 2018, a new malware, disguised as a browser update, is spreading through hacked websites. Pinkerton finds that the malware is likely to target businesses that visit websites that use the Squarespace, Joomla, and WordPress content management systems. - Researchers have identified a new threat vector involving insecure radio frequency (RF) communication protocol controls of public emergency threat (siren) systems. - On April 12, 2018, a security investigator of the CERT Coordination Center disclosed a vulnerability of Microsoft Outlook. Operational and Physical Risks: - A recent article posted in the Journal of Commerce (JOC) stated that the U.S. tariffs on imports from China would impact roughly 7% of the total U.S. container trade with China or a total of 2.5% of total U.S. container trade volume. - Per reports on April 9, 2018, the shipping industry is likely to impose carbon emission curbs fol