Pinkerton Insights Podcast

Hazard and Event Risk In Japan, heavy rains and an impending Typhoon are creating a crisis resulting from flooding and landslides In Mexico, the Specialized Prosecutor's Office for the Attention of Electoral Crimes reported that 19 people have been arrested for their alleged participation in electoral crimes. Technology and Information Risk On June 27, Wired reported that a security researcher had uncovered a data breach made by marketing and data-aggregation firm Exactis that exposed the personal information of U.S. citizens contained in an estimated 340 million files, divided between approximately 230 million consumers and 110 million businesses. The California State Legislature has passed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, and Governor Jerry Brown signed the act into law on June 28. Per reports on July 5, 2018, Germany’s telecommunication regulator is considering regulating Internet-based telecommunication services in order to meet data protection, public safety, and registration requirements.