https://www.thewolfcast.com/ Recent content on Wolfcast Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Tue, 11 Jul 2023 08:19:59 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-07-10-title_5_ways_insurtech_can/ Tue, 11 Jul 2023 08:19:59 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-07-10-title_5_ways_insurtech_can/ Underinsurance challenges continue to persist in the insurance industry, creating a pressing need for innovative solutions. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-07-10-how_parametric_insurance_can_help/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 16:36:36 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-07-10-how_parametric_insurance_can_help/ Parametric insurance is a rapidly growing segment in the insurance industry, offering innovative solutions for various risks. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-07-08-title_the_power_of_parametric/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 09:46:16 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-07-08-title_the_power_of_parametric/ As the world becomes more connected and data-driven, the insurance industry is evolving to keep up with the times. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-07-07-how_rogers_july_2022_outage/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 09:12:27 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-07-07-how_rogers_july_2022_outage/ On July 8th, 2022, Rogers customers woke up to a communications nightmare. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-07-04-how_to_build_resilience_in/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 09:09:51 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-07-04-how_to_build_resilience_in/ As an insurance executive, you understand the importance of building resilience in emerging markets. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-07-09-the_future_of_insurance_why/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 05:02:28 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-07-09-the_future_of_insurance_why/ As the insurance industry faces challenging market conditions, managing general agencies (MGAs) or underwriting agencies, are becoming increasingly important partners for insurers. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-06-13-title_the_tough_road_ahead/ Wed, 05 Jul 2023 10:21:40 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-06-13-title_the_tough_road_ahead/ According to a recent report by Oxbow Partners, the road ahead for motor insurers is going to be particularly tough. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-05-26-how_to_use_technology_to/ Wed, 05 Jul 2023 10:15:03 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-05-26-how_to_use_technology_to/ The Indian insurance industry has seen massive growth over the last few years, with insurance penetration increasing from 2. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-06-21-title_5_mistakes_hippo_holdings/ Wed, 05 Jul 2023 10:08:29 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-06-21-title_5_mistakes_hippo_holdings/ In 2021, Hippo Holdings, an insurtech, merged with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) and was valued at $5 billion. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-06-21-title_dont_let_rain_ruin/ Wed, 05 Jul 2023 10:08:07 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-06-21-title_dont_let_rain_ruin/ Are you an insurance executive looking for ways to protect your clients' events from unforeseen weather conditions? https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-06-23-title_avoiding_customer_frustration_what/ Fri, 23 Jun 2023 03:02:57 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-06-23-title_avoiding_customer_frustration_what/ UnionBank’s recent mobile app outage has caused widespread disruptions and inconvenience for its users. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-06-21-how_to_thrive_in_an/ Wed, 21 Jun 2023 05:25:07 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-06-21-how_to_thrive_in_an/ As an insurance executive, you know that the industry is constantly evolving. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-06-13-title_5_common_cloud_service/ Tue, 13 Jun 2023 23:16:42 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-06-13-title_5_common_cloud_service/ The recent outage of Amazon Web Services (AWS) on June 13th affected thousands of users, including the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Boston Globe. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-06-13-when_disaster_strikes_how_insurance/ Tue, 13 Jun 2023 20:20:42 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-06-13-when_disaster_strikes_how_insurance/ On Tuesday, Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced an outage that affected publishers and other businesses who rely on the cloud service. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-06-13-large-scale_internet_outage_due_to/ Tue, 13 Jun 2023 10:17:48 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-06-13-large-scale_internet_outage_due_to/ On Sunday, residents of Nome, Alaska, were hit with a major internet outage that left them without access to the internet and spotty cell service. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-06-11-how_to_protect_your_business/ Sun, 11 Jun 2023 18:32:45 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-06-11-how_to_protect_your_business/ Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have taken a step forward in providing better customer service by compensating users for issues with their internet connection. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-06-06-how_to_implement_parametric_insurance/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 15:35:02 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-06-06-how_to_implement_parametric_insurance/ As an insurance executive, you know that providing real-time quoting to your clients is essential for staying competitive in today’s market. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-06-04-major_internet_outage_in_the/ Mon, 05 Jun 2023 09:05:31 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-06-04-major_internet_outage_in_the/ As an insurance executive, you know that unexpected events can happen at any time. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-05-23-title_5_reasons_why_parametric/ Tue, 23 May 2023 21:06:26 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-05-23-title_5_reasons_why_parametric/ As an insurance executive, you know that business insurance coverage is essential to protect businesses from losses due to events that may occur during the normal course of business. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-05-23-microsoft_365_outages_why_parametric/ Tue, 23 May 2023 10:44:20 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-05-23-microsoft_365_outages_why_parametric/ Microsoft 365 has suffered its sixth outage this year, leaving users unable to access their Outlook mailboxes and connect to the Microsoft 365 servers. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-05-17-insurtech_bolttech_raises_196m_why/ Wed, 17 May 2023 12:01:33 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-05-17-insurtech_bolttech_raises_196m_why/ Insurtech Bolttech has recently raised $196 million in funding, bringing its valuation to $1. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-05-16-when_mobile_networks_fail_the/ Tue, 16 May 2023 16:14:21 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-05-16-when_mobile_networks_fail_the/ On Tuesday afternoon, thousands of customers of O2, Giffgaff, Sky Mobile, and Virgin Mobile were unable to make calls, send texts, or browse the web. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-05-15-how_to_bridge_the_global/ Mon, 15 May 2023 17:05:23 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-05-15-how_to_bridge_the_global/ As the world grapples with the increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters, the global protection gap is expanding at an alarming rate. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-05-08-riskwolf-innovation-project-selected-for-swiss-accelerator-program-by-innosuisse/ Mon, 08 May 2023 09:15:59 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-05-08-riskwolf-innovation-project-selected-for-swiss-accelerator-program-by-innosuisse/ Switzerland allocates a substantial CHF 112 million to support a select group of 53 companies, among them being Riskwolf, chosen from a competitive pool of 752 applications. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-05-07-title_the_rise_of_insurtech/ Sun, 07 May 2023 22:06:11 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-05-07-title_the_rise_of_insurtech/ The insurance industry has been slow to adapt to changing market dynamics, relying on antiquated policies and paperwork. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-04-21-what_happens_to_iot_connectivity/ Fri, 21 Apr 2023 06:23:36 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-04-21-what_happens_to_iot_connectivity/ In today’s digital age, glitches in technology can negatively impact the user experience and brand image, resulting in significant financial losses. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-04-11-spacex_starlink_outage_caused_by/ Tue, 11 Apr 2023 12:22:40 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-04-11-spacex_starlink_outage_caused_by/ Over the weekend, SpaceX’s satellite internet service, Starlink, experienced a global outage due to expired security certificates at its ground stations. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-02-22-crtc_to_require_service_providers/ Wed, 22 Feb 2023 17:21:57 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-02-22-crtc_to_require_service_providers/ On Wednesday, during rush hour, the Dynac computer system, the road’s equivalent of air traffic control, crashed for two hours, which resulted in National Highways staff being unable to close or open lanes to traffic or use radar to spot motorists who had broken down in live lanes. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-02-15-tesla-app-outage-leaves-customers-in-the-dark-and-stranded-connectivity-issues-at-data-center-to-blame/ Wed, 15 Feb 2023 16:02:48 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-02-15-tesla-app-outage-leaves-customers-in-the-dark-and-stranded-connectivity-issues-at-data-center-to-blame/ Tesla experienced an outage in its mobile application, which left car owners unable to access it. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-02-14-t-mobile_outage_hits_users_across/ Wed, 15 Feb 2023 13:32:03 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-02-14-t-mobile_outage_hits_users_across/ T-Mobile experienced major network outages on Monday night, causing a disruption in voice, messaging, and data services across several areas in the United States. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-01-25-microsoft_reports_outage_for_teams/ Wed, 25 Jan 2023 11:06:43 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-01-25-microsoft_reports_outage_for_teams/ On January 25th, 2023, Microsoft experienced a major outage of a number of its products, including Azure, Microsoft Teams, and Outlook, due to a “networking configuration issue. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-01-20-apple_tv_service_outage_causing/ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 11:53:07 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-01-20-apple_tv_service_outage_causing/ Apple TV+ is currently experiencing widespread downtime, with users reporting issues accessing the service on iOS devices and Macs. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-01-16-korean_court_orders_crypto_exchange/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 08:32:58 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-01-16-korean_court_orders_crypto_exchange/ The recent ruling by South Korea’s supreme court in the Bithumb service outage case highlights the need for protection for investors in the cryptocurrency market. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-01-11-faa_lifts_ground_stop_departures/ Wed, 11 Jan 2023 12:20:04 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-01-11-faa_lifts_ground_stop_departures/ The FAA experienced a computer outage that caused a nationwide ground stop on January 11th, 2023, preventing flight crews from accessing safety information and causing thousands of flights to be delayed or canceled. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-12-07-vumatel_says_the_fibre_network/ Wed, 07 Dec 2022 14:13:05 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-12-07-vumatel_says_the_fibre_network/ On Wednesday, fibre provider Vumatel experienced a network outage that affected services in Tableview and surrounding areas. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-12-06-rackspace_confirms_exchange_outage_caused/ Tue, 06 Dec 2022 22:44:11 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-12-06-rackspace_confirms_exchange_outage_caused/ Rackspace, one of the world’s largest managed cloud providers, has reported that its Microsoft email servers were disrupted in a ransomware attack. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-11-29-reliance_jio_users_face_network/ Tue, 29 Nov 2022 07:48:32 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-11-29-reliance_jio_users_face_network/ We now know what the network issue is - the #JIO servers were overwhelmed with lots of users. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-10-27-ep-31-nikolaus-s%C3%BChr-ceo-co-founder-at-kasko-if-your-technology-is-great-but-it-does-not-enable-growth-whats-the-point/ Thu, 27 Oct 2022 23:18:01 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-10-27-ep-31-nikolaus-s%C3%BChr-ceo-co-founder-at-kasko-if-your-technology-is-great-but-it-does-not-enable-growth-whats-the-point/ The Wolfcast spent some high-quality talking with Nikolaus Sühr, the CEO & Co-Founder at KASKO. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-10-06-update_major_comcast_outage_in/ Tue, 11 Oct 2022 19:11:00 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-10-06-update_major_comcast_outage_in/ The large and destructive Category 4 Atlantic hurricane Ian caused massive impacts on critical infrastructure and Internet connectivity. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-10-11-the-cost-of-cloud-resilience-are-there-alternatives/ Tue, 11 Oct 2022 18:40:46 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-10-11-the-cost-of-cloud-resilience-are-there-alternatives/ If you want to run cloud applications fail-safe, you have to think about their architecture. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-10-05-chase_uks_app-only_bank_hit/ Wed, 05 Oct 2022 17:59:55 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-10-05-chase_uks_app-only_bank_hit/ On Oct 04, 2022 - 12:21 BST, Chase online services reported issues with “logging in, completing online card payment security checks and navigating the app. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-10-04-wa_shark_advice_issued_for/ Wed, 05 Oct 2022 06:17:55 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-10-04-wa_shark_advice_issued_for/ Back in 2009 SharkSmart website was introduced to warn beachgoer of sharks at their favorite swimming and surfing places. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-10-03-ethereum_killer_solana_suffers_from/ Mon, 03 Oct 2022 16:35:41 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-10-03-ethereum_killer_solana_suffers_from/ On Friday night, at 7:01 pm EST, the the Solana network was experiencing performance problems. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-09-22-ep-30-dan-draper-ceo-and-founder-of-cipherstash-simple-protections-dont-do-the-job-anymore/ Thu, 22 Sep 2022 02:41:33 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-09-22-ep-30-dan-draper-ceo-and-founder-of-cipherstash-simple-protections-dont-do-the-job-anymore/ The Wolfcast learned a lot from its discussion with Dan Draper, the Founder and CEO of CipherStash. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-08-19-internet_service_restored_after_several/ Tue, 23 Aug 2022 19:33:53 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-08-19-internet_service_restored_after_several/ Internet connectivity was fully restored in central and northern parts of Pakistan on Friday after a… https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-08-19-fault_in_optic_fiber_network/ Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:40:08 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-08-19-fault_in_optic_fiber_network/ Pakistan on Friday suffered a massive internet outage when a technical fault in the optic fiber netw… https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-08-21-ep-29-%C3%B6zg%C3%BCr-arslan-ayaydin-clinical-professor-of-finance-at-university-of-illinois-at-chicago-alternative-banking-systems/ Sun, 21 Aug 2022 06:38:52 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-08-21-ep-29-%C3%B6zg%C3%BCr-arslan-ayaydin-clinical-professor-of-finance-at-university-of-illinois-at-chicago-alternative-banking-systems/ The Wolfcast was interested to speak with Özgür Arslan-Ayaydin, Clinical Professor of Finance at the University of Illinois at Chicago. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-08-18-rogers_reveals_july_8_outage/ Sat, 20 Aug 2022 19:49:49 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-08-18-rogers_reveals_july_8_outage/ Rogers has shared more information regarding the July 8th outage. We now know the outage impacted mo… https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-08-17-were_you_hit_with_an/ Sat, 20 Aug 2022 16:01:26 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-08-17-were_you_hit_with_an/ Multiple Apple services were down last night. It included all the services related to iCloud and App… https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-08-16-applied_systems_acquires_tarmika/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 14:36:00 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-08-16-applied_systems_acquires_tarmika/ You can now listen to Insurance Journal articles! Applied Systems said it has acquired Tarmika, a le… https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-08-16-verizon_experiencing_outage_in_willmar/ Tue, 16 Aug 2022 23:06:06 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-08-16-verizon_experiencing_outage_in_willmar/ WILLMAR — A cut in a fiber-optic cable caused service interruptions for Verizon customers in the Wil… https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-07-22-kddi_to_pay_damages_to/ Thu, 28 Jul 2022 06:19:20 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-07-22-kddi_to_pay_damages_to/ Earlier this month, millions of users were affected by a major service outage that lasted for several days; Mobile Service Operator KDDI Corp. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-07-24-rogers_to_invest_10_billion/ Mon, 25 Jul 2022 11:12:24 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-07-24-rogers_to_invest_10_billion/ After weeks millions of Canadians suffered from a 19 hours telecommunication outage that impacted internet, emergency 911 calls and other services, Rogers announced a $10 billion investment over the next three years into AI, testing and more oversights. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-07-22-ep-28-struan-todd-co-founder-pandamatics-every-business-is-bound-to-have-a-cyber-attack/ Fri, 22 Jul 2022 11:13:48 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-07-22-ep-28-struan-todd-co-founder-pandamatics-every-business-is-bound-to-have-a-cyber-attack/ Another episode, another panda…The Wolfcast was joined by Struan Todd, a co-Founder of Pandamatics. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-07-11-businesses_lost_more_than_internet/ Mon, 11 Jul 2022 16:33:22 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-07-11-businesses_lost_more_than_internet/ Last Friday, more than 10 million Canadians across the country woke up to a nationwide Rogers network outage that left many without cell service, scrabbling for an internet connection and unable to make purchases with their bank cards. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-07-10-dont_bundle_carry_cash_rogers/ Mon, 11 Jul 2022 09:47:03 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-07-10-dont_bundle_carry_cash_rogers/ At 7:30 a.m. PDT throughout Saturday, an telecommunication outage in Canada disrupted the internet access, cellphone and landline phone connections. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-07-07-the-recent-cloudflare-outage-and-its-implications-for-digital-businesses/ Thu, 07 Jul 2022 12:07:27 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-07-07-the-recent-cloudflare-outage-and-its-implications-for-digital-businesses/ For around two hours on June 21, 2022 morning, many internet services globally were not available or only available to a limited extent. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-06-06-solana_plans_to_disable_feature/ Wed, 06 Jul 2022 14:29:58 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-06-06-solana_plans_to_disable_feature/ Solana dips 12% due to the second outage in the last month! https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-07-06-we-are-not-ready-to-go-cashless-yet/ Wed, 06 Jul 2022 14:06:19 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-07-06-we-are-not-ready-to-go-cashless-yet/ Many shops in Germany had “CASH ONLY” signs displayed at the entrance to their premises. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-07-05-aussie_broadband_hit_with_nationwide/ Tue, 05 Jul 2022 04:49:31 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-07-05-aussie_broadband_hit_with_nationwide/ Aussie Broadband was hit with an Australia-wide outage this afternoon, with numerous customers compl… https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-07-04-equipment_failure_causes_huge_telecoms/ Mon, 04 Jul 2022 10:11:36 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-07-04-equipment_failure_causes_huge_telecoms/ We’re concerned about the outage at KDDI that has impacted so many people in Japan. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-06-25-ep-27-frederic-stallaert-co-founder-at-paperbox-ai-disruption-leads-to-interruption/ Sat, 25 Jun 2022 12:54:15 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-06-25-ep-27-frederic-stallaert-co-founder-at-paperbox-ai-disruption-leads-to-interruption/ The Wolfcast was joined by Frederic Stallaert, a co-Founder of Paperbox.ai. Paperbox employs artificial intelligence to automate the processing of emails and documents from physical and digital mailboxes. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-06-23-cloudflare-suffers-outage-a-day-and-brings-down-half-of-the-internet/ Thu, 23 Jun 2022 19:34:09 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-06-23-cloudflare-suffers-outage-a-day-and-brings-down-half-of-the-internet/ The Content Delivery Network (CDN) provider Cloudflare experienced a brief outage on 15 June, Wednesday. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-06-16-ep-27-chris-kaye-ceo-co-founder-at-sherpa-insurance-the-appetite-was-there-to-do-things-differently/ Thu, 16 Jun 2022 12:50:49 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-06-16-ep-27-chris-kaye-ceo-co-founder-at-sherpa-insurance-the-appetite-was-there-to-do-things-differently/ The Wolfcast was joined by Chris Kaye, a co-Founder and the CEO of Sherpa Insurance. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-05-28-we-understand-this-is-frustrating-and-we-apologize-for-this-disruption/ Sat, 28 May 2022 06:03:05 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-05-28-we-understand-this-is-frustrating-and-we-apologize-for-this-disruption/ Sometimes it feels like there is only one PR agency in the entire world… https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-05-27-ep-25-marc-hauser-f10-incubator-and-accelerator-the-biggest-risk-is-doing-nothing/ Fri, 27 May 2022 14:39:04 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-05-27-ep-25-marc-hauser-f10-incubator-and-accelerator-the-biggest-risk-is-doing-nothing/ The Wolfcast was honored to talk to Marc Hauser, the Head of F10 Europe. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-05-26-if-a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words/ Thu, 26 May 2022 23:18:22 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-05-26-if-a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words/ If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is it worth if it can not be seen? https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-05-14-your-funds-are-safe-the-check-is-in-the-mail/ Sat, 14 May 2022 03:59:14 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-05-14-your-funds-are-safe-the-check-is-in-the-mail/ “Your funds are safe…” “The check is in the mail…” Everything is under control…until it isn’t. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-05-13-ep-24-gene-yu-founder-and-ceo-at-blackpanda-if-you-have-a-computer-you-are-a-target/ Fri, 13 May 2022 15:58:21 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-05-13-ep-24-gene-yu-founder-and-ceo-at-blackpanda-if-you-have-a-computer-you-are-a-target/ The Wolfcast enjoyed our conversation with Gene Yu, the Founder and CEO of BlackPanda. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-04-27-you-are-the-sunshine-of-my-life-you-are-the-apple-of-my-eye-or-are-you/ Wed, 27 Apr 2022 15:22:42 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-04-27-you-are-the-sunshine-of-my-life-you-are-the-apple-of-my-eye-or-are-you/ The internet does not care what the market capitalization of your company is. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-04-24-if-the-digital-services-act-matters-can-connectivity-as-a-right-be-far-behind/ Sun, 24 Apr 2022 05:06:18 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-04-24-if-the-digital-services-act-matters-can-connectivity-as-a-right-be-far-behind/ In the small hours local time, European Union lawmakers secured a provisional deal on a landmark update to rules for digital services operating in the region — grabbing political agreement after a final late night/early morning of compromise talks on the detail of what is a major retooling of the bloc’s existing ecommerce rulebook. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-04-21-ep-23-rie-aleksandra-walle-founder-at-no-ties-consulting-it-doesnt-make-any-sense-focusing-on-privacy-without-security/ Thu, 21 Apr 2022 15:55:18 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-04-21-ep-23-rie-aleksandra-walle-founder-at-no-ties-consulting-it-doesnt-make-any-sense-focusing-on-privacy-without-security/ The Wolfcast had an awesome face-to-face conversation with Rie Aleksandra Walle, Founder at No Ties Consulting, about GDPR, (e)Privacy and Data Protection. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-04-08-ep-22-manoj-gopalkrishnan-algorithmic-biologics-an-egg-versus-a-scrambled-egg-are-completely-different-things/ Fri, 08 Apr 2022 14:53:35 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-04-08-ep-22-manoj-gopalkrishnan-algorithmic-biologics-an-egg-versus-a-scrambled-egg-are-completely-different-things/ The Wolfcast was joined by Manoj Gopalkrishnan, a self-declared molecule whisperer and the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Algorithmic Biologics. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-03-26-what-happens-in-vegas-may-actually-have-to-stay-in-vegas/ Sat, 26 Mar 2022 05:03:04 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-03-26-what-happens-in-vegas-may-actually-have-to-stay-in-vegas/ The famous phrase and its eponymous movie may finally (?) be correct due to a protracted internet outage. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-03-24-ep-21-emine-g%C3%B6kce-phillips-phd-co-founder-and-ceo-at-cryptoindexseries-we-dont-need-banks/ Thu, 24 Mar 2022 17:02:28 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-03-24-ep-21-emine-g%C3%B6kce-phillips-phd-co-founder-and-ceo-at-cryptoindexseries-we-dont-need-banks/ The Wolfcast quite enjoyed having Emine Gökce Phillips, Ph.D. on the show. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-03-17-ep-20-ines-cheaib-coo-at-gaia-a-financial-pathway-to-parenthood/ Thu, 17 Mar 2022 12:52:29 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-03-17-ep-20-ines-cheaib-coo-at-gaia-a-financial-pathway-to-parenthood/ The Wolfcast was fascinated talking to Ines Cheaib, the COO at Gaia. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-03-13-were-you-slacking-off-watching-short-videos-listening-to-some-music/ Sun, 13 Mar 2022 04:34:15 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-03-13-were-you-slacking-off-watching-short-videos-listening-to-some-music/ If it was last week and your timing was bad, you were likely not able to do any of those things… https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-02-26-fly-me-to-the-moon-or-anywhere-for-that-matter/ Sat, 26 Feb 2022 16:16:14 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-02-26-fly-me-to-the-moon-or-anywhere-for-that-matter/ Last year we published an episode of The Wolfcast with Urs Gubser on which we discussed the ever-growing complexity of interconnected systems and the impact that system outages could have on our day-to-day lives. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-02-24-ep-19-adi-kaimowitz-group-ceo-at-virtual-actuary-you-might-as-well-start-with-the-client/ Thu, 24 Feb 2022 13:52:20 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-02-24-ep-19-adi-kaimowitz-group-ceo-at-virtual-actuary-you-might-as-well-start-with-the-client/ We were very excited to be joined by Adi Kaimowitz, the Group CEO of Virtual Actuary, a firm of highly experienced actuaries ready to work alongside your existing team. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-02-18-danger-will-robinson-micrometoerite-hits-a-satellite/ Fri, 18 Feb 2022 01:43:08 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-02-18-danger-will-robinson-micrometoerite-hits-a-satellite/ Some of these items sound like articles out of The Onion, but fact can sometimes be stranger than fiction. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-02-15-ep-18-dr-hayley-maynard-and-george-beattie-co-chairs-of-lloyds-product-launchpad-were-not-wizards-were-scientists/ Tue, 15 Feb 2022 10:36:51 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-02-15-ep-18-dr-hayley-maynard-and-george-beattie-co-chairs-of-lloyds-product-launchpad-were-not-wizards-were-scientists/ I knew when we were preparing that this episode was going to be great…and the recording did not let us down. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-02-03-it-is-more-than-just-frustrated-consumers-wfh-makes-connectivity-outages-potentially-costly/ Thu, 03 Feb 2022 02:09:50 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-02-03-it-is-more-than-just-frustrated-consumers-wfh-makes-connectivity-outages-potentially-costly/ If you are working from home on a deadline and your internet connectivity goes down, it can be more than frustrating…it can be costly as well. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-02-02-i-shot-the-sheriff-but-i-did-not-shoot-the-cable/ Wed, 02 Feb 2022 02:00:28 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-02-02-i-shot-the-sheriff-but-i-did-not-shoot-the-cable/ When we think about internet outages, we don’t usually imagine bullets going through cables. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-01-28-ep-17-peter-clarke-founder-of-insurercore-everything-you-could-possibly-think-of-is-insured/ Fri, 28 Jan 2022 16:46:50 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-01-28-ep-17-peter-clarke-founder-of-insurercore-everything-you-could-possibly-think-of-is-insured/ The Wolfcast had the pleasure of talking to Peter Clarke, the Founder and Managing Director of InsurerCore. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-01-23-alexa-alexa-alexa-why-arent-you-listening-to-me/ Sun, 23 Jan 2022 02:51:08 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-01-23-alexa-alexa-alexa-why-arent-you-listening-to-me/ I was at a friend’s house for dinner one evening a few years ago and he asked me to go to his wine cellar and get a ‘nice bottle of wine. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-01-22-there-is-no-such-thing-as-an-isolated-internet-outage/ Sat, 22 Jan 2022 04:39:38 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-01-22-there-is-no-such-thing-as-an-isolated-internet-outage/ When Facebook went offline in October 2021, it felt like an incident that only impacted Faebook. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-01-21-roku-rocked-by-an-outage-what-happens-when-you-connected-tv-cannot-connect/ Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:17:28 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-01-21-roku-rocked-by-an-outage-what-happens-when-you-connected-tv-cannot-connect/ Roku connected TV’s went down on January 19th for at least four hours in a still-unexplained outage. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-01-15-you-aint-seen-nothing-yet/ Sat, 15 Jan 2022 12:16:56 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-01-15-you-aint-seen-nothing-yet/ I don’t generally like predictions…and I do not make them. However, eMarketer is not opposed to making its own predictions and I can not say that I particularly disagree with this one. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-01-13-ep-16-dr-renu-ann-joseph-luminant-analytics-employing-tools-and-techniques-so-your-data-can-tell-a-story/ Thu, 13 Jan 2022 14:47:23 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-01-13-ep-16-dr-renu-ann-joseph-luminant-analytics-employing-tools-and-techniques-so-your-data-can-tell-a-story/ The Wolfcast really enjoyed the company of Dr. Renu Ann Joseph, the Founder, and CEO at Luminant Analytics and the Head of Virtido Center for Data Science & AI. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-01-12-jailhouse-lock-connectivity-matters-even-in-places-you-had-not-considered/ Wed, 12 Jan 2022 02:19:40 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-01-12-jailhouse-lock-connectivity-matters-even-in-places-you-had-not-considered/ When most of us think about the impact of technology and connectivity outages it is generally in the context of the businesses that we run or the online services that we use. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-01-05-vanguard-was-caught-offguard-website-malfunctioned-for-approximately-six-days/ Wed, 05 Jan 2022 03:13:32 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-01-05-vanguard-was-caught-offguard-website-malfunctioned-for-approximately-six-days/ According to InvestmentNews, Vanguard’s website was having problems for six days during the past week. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-01-02-is-fortnite-giving-rewards-as-a-result-of-their-server-outage/ Sun, 02 Jan 2022 08:56:55 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-01-02-is-fortnite-giving-rewards-as-a-result-of-their-server-outage/ An unexpected server outage occurs and that triggers a reward? Does that sound familiar? https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-12-31-at-least-fortnite-was-not-down-for-a-fortnight/ Fri, 31 Dec 2021 03:21:06 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-12-31-at-least-fortnite-was-not-down-for-a-fortnight/ The gamers in the attached photo look super happy…which means they must not have been trying to play Epic Games' Fortnite for the past few days. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-12-30-imagine-being-without-internet-connectivity-on-christmas/ Thu, 30 Dec 2021 07:52:54 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-12-30-imagine-being-without-internet-connectivity-on-christmas/ Imagine being without internet connectivity and cable television on Christmas Day…How would you call your far-away loved ones or watch your favorite sporting event? https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-12-30-aws-wants-you-to-build-on-it-but-recently-it-has-been-off-a-lot/ Thu, 30 Dec 2021 07:27:35 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-12-30-aws-wants-you-to-build-on-it-but-recently-it-has-been-off-a-lot/ Amazon has been having a bad month, but it has been worse for their cleints that rely on its services to run their businesses. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-12-26-ep-15-rahul-makhija-co-founder-cto-of-esto-internet-will-you-teach-me-internet/ Sun, 26 Dec 2021 10:33:19 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-12-26-ep-15-rahul-makhija-co-founder-cto-of-esto-internet-will-you-teach-me-internet/ The Wolfcast had the pleasure of speaking with Rahul Makhija, a co-Founder (with his brother! https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-12-03-ep-14-esben-nielsen-and-simon-bentholm-penni-io-put-the-product-where-the-people-are/ Fri, 03 Dec 2021 14:41:14 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-12-03-ep-14-esben-nielsen-and-simon-bentholm-penni-io-put-the-product-where-the-people-are/ Esben Nielsen, a co-Founder, and the CPO, and Simon Bentholm, A Digital Strategy Executive at Penni. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-11-23-the-wolfcast-news-roundup-ep-02-rene-papesch-and-michael-waitze-the-global-internet-is-being-attacked-by-sharks/ Tue, 23 Nov 2021 15:40:27 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-11-23-the-wolfcast-news-roundup-ep-02-rene-papesch-and-michael-waitze-the-global-internet-is-being-attacked-by-sharks/ Rene Papesch and I got back together to discuss some recent news in the connectivity and technology resilience space. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-11-18-ep-13-natalie-hall-of-merkel-science-and-ed-gaze-of-lloyds-lab-bringing-together-technology-and-human-insight/ Thu, 18 Nov 2021 14:13:45 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-11-18-ep-13-natalie-hall-of-merkel-science-and-ed-gaze-of-lloyds-lab-bringing-together-technology-and-human-insight/ It is not often one gets to record with the Head of Lloyd’s Lab and a premier blockchain startup that is going through the Lab’s program, but that is exactly what we did on this episode of The Wolfcast. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-11-05-the-wolfcast-news-roundup-ep-01-rene-papesch-and-michael-waitze-the-value-of-connectivity-is-growing-over-time/ Fri, 05 Nov 2021 15:10:14 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-11-05-the-wolfcast-news-roundup-ep-01-rene-papesch-and-michael-waitze-the-value-of-connectivity-is-growing-over-time/ Why does there seem to be so much news about internet outages, connectivity issues, and online services being unavailable? https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-11-04-ep-12-oliver-lane-head-of-deal-flow-at-insurtech-gateway-market-team-and-product/ Thu, 04 Nov 2021 15:24:05 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-11-04-ep-12-oliver-lane-head-of-deal-flow-at-insurtech-gateway-market-team-and-product/ Oliver Lane, the Head of Deal Flow at InsurTech Gateway, and I had such a great conversation. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-11-01-strung_bei_twint_bargeldloses_zahlen/ Tue, 02 Nov 2021 16:37:22 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-11-01-strung_bei_twint_bargeldloses_zahlen/ On Tuesday morning, Twint, the service provider for cashless payments, had an outage. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-10-26-calls_grow_for_kt_to/ Thu, 28 Oct 2021 09:39:24 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-10-26-calls_grow_for_kt_to/ The news site koreatimes reports that KT, one of Korea’s leading telecommunications companies, experienced an hour-long network outage on Monday 25th October which in turn disrupted a wide range of businesses, such as food delivery platforms, hospitals, IPTV broadcasting networks, and eateries requiring credit card payments. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-10-24-tesco_confirms_hackers_to_blame/ Tue, 26 Oct 2021 04:57:22 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-10-24-tesco_confirms_hackers_to_blame/ The news site Manchester Evening News reports that the ubiquitous supermarket Tesco experienced a two-day IT outage across the UK on Saturday the 23rd and Sunday the 24th of October. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-10-19-netflix_says_viewing_rose_14/ Thu, 21 Oct 2021 11:32:07 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-10-19-netflix_says_viewing_rose_14/ The news site Variety reports that content streaming giant Netflix saw a 14% surge in engagement during Facebook’s global outage on the 4th of October. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-10-13-nhs_covid_app_outage_sees/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 09:26:45 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-10-13-nhs_covid_app_outage_sees/ The news site Sky News reports that on Wednesday the 13th of October, the UK’s National Health Service, the NHS, experienced a four-hour website and app outage which left users unable to open their digital COVID-19 vaccine passports. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-10-12-instagram_is_adding_an_outage/ Thu, 14 Oct 2021 06:42:50 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-10-12-instagram_is_adding_an_outage/ The news site Android Central reports that popular social media platform Instagram is currently testing a new tool that will give users access to more detailed information regarding Instagram outages and other service disruptions. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-10-14-ep-11-erika-krizsan-insurance-factory-innovation-meets-tradition/ Thu, 14 Oct 2021 00:57:01 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-10-14-ep-11-erika-krizsan-insurance-factory-innovation-meets-tradition/ The Wolfcast had an informative and insightful conversation with Erika Kirzsan, the Managing Director at the Insurance Factory Innovation Store and the Chief Inspiration Officer for MOI’s Insurance Innovation Day. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-10-10-facebook_hit_with_another_global/ Tue, 12 Oct 2021 08:50:25 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-10-10-facebook_hit_with_another_global/ The news site The Daily Star reports that less than four days after a 6-hour long global Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram outage which affected over 3 billion people, users around the world once again had issues accessing the platform’s services for hours on end. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-10-08-ep-10-dipu-kv-bajaj-allianz-general-insurance-covid-19-was-an-unplanned-global-user-acceptance-test/ Fri, 08 Oct 2021 00:17:06 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-10-08-ep-10-dipu-kv-bajaj-allianz-general-insurance-covid-19-was-an-unplanned-global-user-acceptance-test/ It is always enjoyed catching up with Dipu KV, one of the most thoughtful and forward-thinking insurance executives in Asia. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-10-05-70m_people_signed_up_for/ Thu, 07 Oct 2021 16:14:25 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-10-05-70m_people_signed_up_for/ The news site The Independent reports that Monday’s six-hour Facebook outage, which also affected its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms, left all 3. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-10-05-emergency-podcast-rene-papesch-cto-at-riskwolf-somebody-literally-removed-facebook-from-the-internet/ Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:38:54 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-10-05-emergency-podcast-rene-papesch-cto-at-riskwolf-somebody-literally-removed-facebook-from-the-internet/ Rene Papesch, CTO at Riskwolf popped back on the pod to address another unanticipated event that rocked the entire internet. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-10-04-epic_outage_facebook_instagram_whatsapp/ Tue, 05 Oct 2021 07:06:59 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-10-04-epic_outage_facebook_instagram_whatsapp/ The news site The Mercury News reports that widely-used social media site Facebook, as including its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms, experienced an rare extended worldwide outage on Monday, 4th October. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-10-04-facebook-down-internet-outages-wipes-out-global-services-and-isps/ Mon, 04 Oct 2021 18:32:16 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-10-04-facebook-down-internet-outages-wipes-out-global-services-and-isps/ October 4, 15:40 UTC multiple sources confirmed that Facebook’s application became unreachable due to DNS failure. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-09-28-kiwibank_customers_suffering_after_another/ Thu, 30 Sep 2021 09:11:01 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-09-28-kiwibank_customers_suffering_after_another/ The news site Newshub reports that Kiwibank, which suffered from a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack three weeks ago, is still experiencing intermittent outages which are disrupting their ability to serve customers. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-09-28-swisscom_meldet_strung_bei_mobilem/ Wed, 29 Sep 2021 11:03:43 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-09-28-swisscom_meldet_strung_bei_mobilem/ On Tuesday morning, Swisscom customers could only access the Internet with their mobile phones to a limited extent. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-09-27-encrypted_messaging_app_signal_hit/ Tue, 28 Sep 2021 08:23:22 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-09-27-encrypted_messaging_app_signal_hit/ The news site Hindustan Times reports that popular encrypted messaging app Signal, which has risen to popularity after Facebook’s competing app WhatsApp elicited concern from users after it updated its terms of service and privacy, experienced a service outage on Sunday night. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-09-23-ep-09-ugo-weyl-ceo-at-koala-i-was-dating-a-girl-from-brazil/ Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:41:55 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-09-23-ep-09-ugo-weyl-ceo-at-koala-i-was-dating-a-girl-from-brazil/ Ugo Weyl joined The Wolfcast to share the story of his unique entrepreneurial journey and the founding, building, and funding of Koala Insurance. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-09-20-co-op_bank_down_outage_left/ Thu, 23 Sep 2021 10:05:00 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-09-20-co-op_bank_down_outage_left/ The news site The Sun reports that the Co-op Bank experienced an outage on Monday the 20th of September from 8. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-09-17-united_airlines_down_travel_company/ Tue, 21 Sep 2021 04:24:07 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-09-17-united_airlines_down_travel_company/ The news site The Sun reports that United Airlines was disrupted by a nationwide system outage which started at 7am on the 17th of September. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-09-15-solana_recovers_after_10-hour_outage/ Thu, 16 Sep 2021 06:03:46 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-09-15-solana_recovers_after_10-hour_outage/ The news site Blockworks reports that Solana, a proof-of-stake smart contract blockchain, suffered a damaging 10-hour outage which resulted in uncontrollable forking, and had to be resolved with a rushed bug fix. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-09-09-instagram_fail__app_went/ Tue, 14 Sep 2021 05:38:29 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-09-09-instagram_fail__app_went/ The news site The Sun reports that on Thursday, 9th September, the popular social media app Instagram went offline for thousands of ‘Instagrammers’ in the UK. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-09-09-ep-08-jordi-montserrat-co-founder-and-managing-partner-at-venturelab-its-not-just-a-few-its-a-lot/ Thu, 09 Sep 2021 15:30:52 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-09-09-ep-08-jordi-montserrat-co-founder-and-managing-partner-at-venturelab-its-not-just-a-few-its-a-lot/ The Wolfcast welcomed Jordi Montserrat, a co-Founder and Managing Partner at VentureLab. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-09-03-major_internet_outage_hits_new/ Thu, 09 Sep 2021 05:20:30 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-09-03-major_internet_outage_hits_new/ A major internet outage hit New Zealand on Friday afternoon, impacting both national and internation… https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-09-01-amazon_cloud_service_outage_in/ Tue, 07 Sep 2021 05:02:23 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-09-01-amazon_cloud_service_outage_in/ The news site The Japan Times reports that on Thursday 2nd September, Amazon Web Services Inc. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-08-30-mta_subway_outage_that_stranded/ Thu, 02 Sep 2021 05:16:55 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-08-30-mta_subway_outage_that_stranded/ The news site New York City, NY Patch reports that on Sunday 29th August, due to an unprecedented MTA subway system breakdown, half of New York City was left without service and 550 passengers were stranded between stations. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-08-29-temporary_911_outage_in_new/ Tue, 31 Aug 2021 02:51:46 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-08-29-temporary_911_outage_in_new/ The news site Fox Business reports that ahead of Hurricane Ida’s landfall in New Orleans, police emergency hotline 911 experienced a 30-minute outage due to ‘technical difficulties’. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-08-27-ep-07-timothy-chan-norton-rose-fulbright-the-insurtech-lawyer-oh-the-internet-is-down/ Fri, 27 Aug 2021 06:07:03 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-08-27-ep-07-timothy-chan-norton-rose-fulbright-the-insurtech-lawyer-oh-the-internet-is-down/ The Wolfcast was joined by Timothy Chan, Insurance and Insurtech Lawyer at Norton Rose Fulbright in Sydney, Australia. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-08-21-binance_facing_unconventional_new_legal/ Thu, 26 Aug 2021 03:30:22 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-08-21-binance_facing_unconventional_new_legal/ The news site TODAY reports that following a widespread service outage across the cryptocurrency platform Binance on the 19th of May, investors are pursuing a formal complaint for damages. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-08-16-nessel_pushes_dte_consumers_to/ Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:10:02 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-08-16-nessel_pushes_dte_consumers_to/ The news site The Detroit News reports that in Michigan, Attorney General Dana Nessel is requesting Consumers Energy and DTE Energy to voluntarily compensate customers with credit after severe weather caused blackouts this summer. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-08-12-reddit_outage_sends_thousands_of/ Thu, 19 Aug 2021 05:49:10 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-08-12-reddit_outage_sends_thousands_of/ The news site NewsComAu reports that social platform Reddit – especially popular for the anonymity it allows its users – shut down for an hour and a half on the 12th of August. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-08-02-is_netflix_down_global_outage/ Tue, 17 Aug 2021 03:39:21 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-08-02-is_netflix_down_global_outage/ The news site Newsweek reports that according to DownDetector, popular streaming service Netflix went dark for users across the world on July 27, 29 and 30. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-08-13-ep-06-urs-gubser-entrepreneur-and-futurist-what-if-we-run-out-of-floppy-disks/ Fri, 13 Aug 2021 11:32:44 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-08-13-ep-06-urs-gubser-entrepreneur-and-futurist-what-if-we-run-out-of-floppy-disks/ The Wolfcast was joined by Urs Gubser, an entrepreneur, technology enthusiast, and futurist based in Zurich, Switzerland. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-08-04-sky_broadband_outage_left_thousands/ Thu, 12 Aug 2021 01:33:31 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-08-04-sky_broadband_outage_left_thousands/ The news site The Sun reports that a Sky broadband outage left thousands of customers across the UK without internet access on the 21st of July. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-08-05-fastly_plummets_as_june_outage/ Tue, 10 Aug 2021 05:03:29 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-08-05-fastly_plummets_as_june_outage/ The news site TheStreet reports that Fastly’s share price plummeted by 22. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-07-28-gas_service_restored_at_poe/ Thu, 05 Aug 2021 01:36:38 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-07-28-gas_service_restored_at_poe/ The news site baltimoresun.com reports that a two-day gas outage at Baltimore’s Poe Homes public housing complex left residents unable to use their stoves. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-07-29-ecb_told_to_fix_crisis/ Tue, 03 Aug 2021 04:46:42 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-07-29-ecb_told_to_fix_crisis/ The news site Finextra Research reports that during a review of an extended Target2 outage last year, Deloitte identified Crisis Management as a key failure in the European Central Bank’s (ECB) recovery efforts. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-07-23-resiliency_is_key_to_surviving/ Thu, 29 Jul 2021 07:55:19 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-07-23-resiliency_is_key_to_surviving/ The news site Bank Info Security reports that a global outage last week on Thursday knocked out major corporate websites including Amazon, AT&T and Delta Air Lines. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-07-13-dupage_medical_group_dealing_with/ Tue, 27 Jul 2021 02:33:54 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-07-13-dupage_medical_group_dealing_with/ The news site Daily Herald reports that the DuPage Medical Group, Illinois’ largest independent physician group, was hit by a network outage on the 13th of July. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-07-25-emergency-podcast-rene-papesch-cto-at-riskwolf-akamais-outage-and-its-technical-and-financial-implications/ Sun, 25 Jul 2021 03:37:10 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-07-25-emergency-podcast-rene-papesch-cto-at-riskwolf-akamais-outage-and-its-technical-and-financial-implications/ Rene Papaesch, CTO at Riskwolf, jumped onto the pod to have a quick discussion about Akamai’s DNS outage and its technical and financial implications. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-07-22-dozens_of_websites_go_down/ Fri, 23 Jul 2021 07:32:02 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-07-22-dozens_of_websites_go_down/ The news site New York Times reports that dozens of major websites, including financial giants like American Express, HSBC and Chase, retail platforms like Amazon and Home Depot, and travel sites like Delta Air Lines, British Airways and Expedia went offline (or were slow to load) on Thursday afternoon. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-07-12-amazon_outage_online_store_down/ Wed, 21 Jul 2021 17:53:15 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-07-12-amazon_outage_online_store_down/ The news site Newsweek reports that Amazon, the world’s biggest online retail platform, experienced outages from the 11th of July to the 12th of July which barred 38,000 users from completing their purchases. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-07-19-extreme-events-reasons-and-solutions-for-telecom-outages/ Wed, 21 Jul 2021 03:24:57 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-07-19-extreme-events-reasons-and-solutions-for-telecom-outages/ The recent thunderstorms and floods in Europe led to massive power and telecommunications outages, which meant that many people had no chance to call for help or to check on their loved ones. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-07-12-crypto_traders_are_clamoring_to/ Tue, 20 Jul 2021 04:14:23 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-07-12-crypto_traders_are_clamoring_to/ The news site markets.businessinsider.com reports that leading crypto exchange platform Binance experienced an hour-long service outage which left hundreds of retail traders unable to dump their tokens during a sell-off in mid-May. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-07-06-commonwealth_bank_users_frustrated_over/ Thu, 15 Jul 2021 01:38:39 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-07-06-commonwealth_bank_users_frustrated_over/ The news site NewsComAu reports that on July 6th, the Commonwealth Bank experienced a nationwide outage across Australia – the third such incident in the space of three weeks. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-07-07-virgin_media_broadband_outage_knocks/ Tue, 13 Jul 2021 03:27:56 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-07-07-virgin_media_broadband_outage_knocks/ The news site The Sun reports that Virgin Media suffered a broadband outage on July 7th which left hundreds of customers across the UK unable to work from home. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-06-29-ep-05-florian-graillot-and-jan-kastory-astoryavc-weve-been-navigating-the-european-insurtech-scene-since-inception/ Tue, 29 Jun 2021 13:37:03 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-06-29-ep-05-florian-graillot-and-jan-kastory-astoryavc-weve-been-navigating-the-european-insurtech-scene-since-inception/ The Wolfcast really enjoyed talking to Florian Graillot and Jan Kastory the co-founders of astoryaVC. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-06-29-ep-04-eric-forgy-founder-cavalre-i-see-a-future-where-almost-everything-is-parametric/ Tue, 29 Jun 2021 13:34:27 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-06-29-ep-04-eric-forgy-founder-cavalre-i-see-a-future-where-almost-everything-is-parametric/ The Wolfcast spoke to Dr. Eric Forgy, the Founder of CavalRe, a B2B cloud-native reinsurance technology and capital management solution provider offering insurance balance sheet intelligence. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-06-29-ep-03-mark-duff-director-aberthau-consulting-youre-actually-buying-a-bespoke-suit/ Tue, 29 Jun 2021 13:30:42 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-06-29-ep-03-mark-duff-director-aberthau-consulting-youre-actually-buying-a-bespoke-suit/ The Wolfcast had a fascinating conversation with Mark Duff, a Director of Aberthau Consulting and a man whose perspective on the ‘London Market’ is unparalleled. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-06-29-ep-02-suvendu-pradhan-koala-insurance-director-of-insurance-products-i-am-a-true-believer-in-the-concept-of-para-indemnity/ Tue, 29 Jun 2021 13:26:22 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-06-29-ep-02-suvendu-pradhan-koala-insurance-director-of-insurance-products-i-am-a-true-believer-in-the-concept-of-para-indemnity/ Wolfcast had a blast talking to Suvendu Pradhan, the Director of Insurance Products at Koala Insurance. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-06-28-ep-01-thomas-krapf-co-founder-and-ceo-riskwolf-calibrate-configure-and-customize/ Mon, 28 Jun 2021 12:11:27 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-06-28-ep-01-thomas-krapf-co-founder-and-ceo-riskwolf-calibrate-configure-and-customize/ The Wolfcast was honored to be joined by Thomas Krapf a co-founder and the CEO of Riskwolf. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-06-24-amazon_restores_services_after_multiple/ Thu, 24 Jun 2021 20:08:32 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-06-24-amazon_restores_services_after_multiple/ Multiple users experienced a brief outage at Amazon.com Inc’s platforms including Alexa and Prime Vi… https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-06-17-bank_airline_sites_go_dark/ Thu, 17 Jun 2021 07:10:19 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-06-17-bank_airline_sites_go_dark/ The news site Yahoo! News reports that the second global internet outage in a matter of weeks disrupted operations across multiple governments, banks and airlines including Southwest Airlines Co. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-07-06-the-massive-internet-outage-may-have-cost-digital-platforms-up-to-150-million-in-lost-sales/ Wed, 09 Jun 2021 13:44:31 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-07-06-the-massive-internet-outage-may-have-cost-digital-platforms-up-to-150-million-in-lost-sales/ On June 8th, 2021 a huge number of websites and online services, including well-known businesses like Amazon couldn’t be reached and were rendered useless. https://www.thewolfcast.com/contact/ Mon, 19 Apr 2021 19:59:39 +0200 https://www.thewolfcast.com/contact/ Let’s make the digital economy more resilient. https://www.thewolfcast.com/about-us/ Mon, 19 Apr 2021 19:42:39 +0200 https://www.thewolfcast.com/about-us/ About Wolfcast The Wolfcast is the definitive place to discuss emerging digital risks, the impact of internet connectivity outages and closing the protection gap for these risks with parametric products. https://www.thewolfcast.com/terms/ Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:54:30 +0100 https://www.thewolfcast.com/terms/ 1. 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All Rights Reserved. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-07-20-google_cloud_data_center_in/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2022-07-20-google_cloud_data_center_in/ Britain recorded its hottest day ever on Tuesday, with the temperature exceeding 40C (104F) as a heatwave gripping Europe intensified, forcing train tracks to buckle and fueling a spate of fires across London. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-06-30-bank_of_england_takes_action/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2021-06-30-bank_of_england_takes_action/ The news site marketscreener.com reports that the Bank of England has taken supervisory action against Euroclear UK and Ireland after technical issues triggered an outage last September of its CREST financial markets settlement system, which is critical in enabling stock or bond trades. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-06-13-dont_let_your_business_be/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-06-13-dont_let_your_business_be/ On Tuesday, Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced a worldwide outage, impacting hundreds of websites that use the company’s cloud hosting service. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-06-04-fintech_week_london_announces_major/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-06-04-fintech_week_london_announces_major/ Are you an insurance executive looking to stay ahead of the curve in the fintech industry? https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-06-14-how_to_prepare_for_cloud/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-06-14-how_to_prepare_for_cloud/ As a business owner, you know that unexpected events can happen at any time. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-05-19-the_importance_of_parametric_insurance/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-05-19-the_importance_of_parametric_insurance/ If you’re an insurance executive, you know that the tech industry is a high-risk sector. https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-07-24-title_the_most_promising_startups/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.thewolfcast.com/posts/2023-07-24-title_the_most_promising_startups/ As insurance executives, you are always on the lookout for innovative solutions that can help you stay ahead of the curve.