 COVID-19 undoubtedly turned our lives upside down. Among the many disruptions it caused, it challenged our existing monitoring systems in many different ways and we needed real-time data to be able to answer the questions of our stakeholders. Over the years we had built and cultivated networks of experts in a range of relevant fields and we have also developed infrastructures for near real-time data gathering from open sources including darknet markets. So when the pandemic struck we were able really to immediately mobilize these resources and provide relevant timely analysis of what was back then and what continues to be a dynamically evolving situation. Since I'm already exploring and investing in ways to provide more timely content and the pandemic undoubtedly definitely accelerated this work. More than ever objective remains to better anticipate emerging threats and to inform policy decision-making as well as operational responses.