March 18, 2020
Re RISK ASSESSMENT FROM CORONAVIRUS IMPACT ON INSURANCE POLICIES: While government Emergency financial support is being developed, be aware that standard contract clauses address the scope of business interruption, supply chain disruption & other applicable insurance benefits. ‘Force Majeure’ clauses... Continue
Weekly Report 20-12
March 11, 2020
We’ve waited decades for the presumed ‘end of the world’ forecasted from Viruses, but somehow survived. 2001- Anthrax, 2002- West Nile, 2003- SARS, 2005- Bird Flu, 2006- E-coli, 2009- Swine Flu, 2014- Ebola, 2016- Zika, now 2020- Corona. It’s fear... Continue
Weekly Report 20-11
March 5, 2020
WHAT EXACTLY IS CORONOVIRUS? Actually, viruses are just a bunch of genes whose only function are to replicate. “A single sneeze can release 100,000 viruses into the air – as common colds, flu, measles, HIV, Ebola, etc. They infect the... Continue
Weekly Report 20-10
February 28, 2020
INFO TECH COMPANIES ARE DEVELOPING FACIAL-RECOGNITION ALGORITHMS TO DETECT ‘EMOTIONAL STATE’ based on artificial intelligence analysis of video footage; some companies already base hiring systems on machine-learned examination of required video CV submissions. But latest studies at Northeastern University Boston... Continue
Weekly Report 20-09
February 20, 2020
• PHISHING EMAILS & ROBOTEXTS CONTINUE TO EXPAND, linking to nearly 80% of all cyberespionage incidents in 2018 and representing nearly 20% of all global spams against Facebook clients just last quarter. Scammers use imitation links and web-page designs that... Continue