Juval Aviv on the Next Big Threat and How to Prepare

The opening session of the 2012 Medical PL and Professional Risk Symposia had attendees buzzing, thanks to Juval Aviv, counter-terrorism expert and President & CEO of Interfor. In the below interview, exclusive to PLUS blog, Mr. Aviv looks at what he considers to be the next big threat and how you can prepare to survive it.

Medical Devices (and other things) Can be Hacked!

Today’s Fall Through the Cracks Friday looks at the potential cyber exposures to everyday items, from pacemakers and automobiles to emergency responders’ radios. With the 2012 Medical PL Symposium, with an added cyber focus, coming up in just 3 weeks this video really struck a chord with us at PLUS blog.

From our friends at TED

Have a fantastic weekend friends. Watch for great content next week on kidnap & ransom insurance and disastrous PLI claims – fun stuff!

Online Privacy – An Oxymoron? The Risks of Online Behavioral Advertising

PLUS CyberIn this clip from the 2011 PLUS International Conference educational session entitled “Online Privacy – An Oxymoron? The Risks of Online Behavioral Advertising,” Laura Berger, Esq. (Federal Trade Commission) and Adam Sills (Allied World Assurance Company) discuss the unique exposures present in today’s online world.

PLUS members can view this entire educational session by visiting www.plusweb.org/education/multimedia. You must be a member and logged-in to the website to view the multimedia content.

Other panelists at this session were: Michael W. Born (ThinkRisk, LLC), Dominique R. Shelton, Esq. (Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, LLP), Joe DePaul (Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc.) and Jim Adler (Intelius, Inc).