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2019 GLPS - Group LP Selfies
Your Team - Your Pride - Our Industry
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Sung-Ha Choi & Exchange Safety and Security Assistants Miles Luper
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Tim Bartkowiak
named Business Development Manager for Gatekeeper Systems
 Tim
Bartkowiak, LPC, has 20 years' experience in Retail Asset Protection and
Operations. He holds a BS degree in criminal justice and security administration
from Ferris State University. Prior to joining Gatekeeper Systems, Tim was with
Meijer (operations leadership), Dollar General (Div. AP Director) and
SpartanNash (AP Director). He has been involved with various retail trade
groups, ASIS International (American Society of Industrial Security) and is a
former board member for Kent Co. Silent Observer. Tim also served as a
 Board
Member for FMI (Food Marketing Institute) for many years. With Tim's vast
experience in retail Asset Protection, Loss Prevention and Safety, he will bring
incredible value to Gatekeeper Systems and their customers.
To learn more about Gatekeeper Systems, visit
www.gatekeepersystems.com.
Appriss Safety Welcomes Brittany Adams as Partner
Success Manager
 Appriss
Safety, a leader in data-driven solutions, has announced the newest addition
to its growing team focused on insider threat mitigation. Brittany Adams joined
the tech company in February as Partner Success Manager. Ms. Adams will focus
primarily on developing and managing relationships with Consumer Reporting
Agency (CRA) partners. Most U.S. employers rely on CRAs to conduct pre-hire
background checks and continuous post-hire monitoring.
Adams brings nearly 15 years of experience to Appriss that includes
pre-employment background screening, post-employment workers' compensation, as
well as her own entrepreneurial endeavors. Previously, she was the Director of
Business Development and National Sales Executive at RapidCourt, a technology
company providing criminal investigation tools to support risk reduction in
talent acquisition to CRAs. Adams also spent time as the Western Regional
Account Manager for Restore Rehabilitation, focusing on work comp nurse case
management (NCM), and also for ReEmployAbility, focusing on return to work (RTW)
programs for injured employees. Read more:
apprisssafety.com
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FaceFirst - LP's 'Secret Sauce'
Retailers Are Turning To Face
Recognition To
Thwart Growing Fraud And Shoplifting Threats
 Written
by Peter Trepp, CEO, FaceFirst
An increasingly large number of retailers are waking up to an unfortunate fact:
despite loss prevention and asset protection professionals' best efforts,
organized retail crime and return fraud continue to rise. In order to combat
these rising concerns, forward-thinking retailers have started employing facial
recognition solutions to protect merchandise, employees and customers from
threats. And while this technology is relatively new for retail, it just might
prove to be the secret sauce for preventing shrink.
Why More Retailers Are Using Face Recognition
Facial recognition flips the loss prevention script by allowing in-store loss
prevention to proactively prevent crimes from occurring
One of the biggest advantages of facial recognition is that stores within a
chain can share a face recognition database. Retailers are currently doing this
with increased frequency because organized retail crime gangs are typically
quite loyal to their favorite brands, favoring to strike multiple locations
within a chain in a single geographic region.
 FaceFirst
conducted a recidivism study over six months that examined the behavior of
documented shoplifters. The study found that 60% of known shoplifters were
detected entering at least two separate locations of the same retail chain,
while 20% of known shoplifters visited three or more locations of the same
retail chain.
These are just some of the ways that retailers will use face recognition to
combat retail crime in 2019. While major retailers already have started using
the technology, it's far from ubiquitous. As adoption increases over the next
few years, I expect the retail industry to finally turn the corner on external
shrink.
retailtouchpoints.com
Day One Recap: #ISCPO2019
International
Supply Chain Protection Organization
 ISCPO
2019 is Now in Session!
After a great evening of food, drink and live music at the cocktail meet and
greet, Chairman Byron Smith kicked off day one with opening remarks, thanking
the solution providers and attendees for joining the 2019 conference. He
addressed where the organization is heading in 2019, with a focus on eCommerce
Security.
Byron took time to thank former Chairman Rod Fulenwider for his leadership
during the past two years and he was recognized with the ISCPO Award of
Excellence. Rod also surprised the audience by presenting Smith with the
2018 Chairman's Award with the assistance of his direct supervisor Art Lazo,
7-Eleven's VP of Asset Protection.
Speaker Round-Ups:
 Keynote
Speaker, Albert Shen made a big impact, sharing with the attendees the
Mobility Revolution, Smart Cities & Global Perspectives. Our next speakers
Heather Nickerson with Red Five Privacy Labs and Paul Kurtz with Tru-Star
addressed Cybersecurity in the Supply Chain. Larry Kivett with Deloitte
Risk & Financial Advisory shared Fraud in the Supply Chain - Fraud/Analytics.
Bill Mathis, the Operational Security Specialist with Daimler North America
presented Automotive Manufacturing Security. Our final session, Labor
Shortages in the Supply Chain was shared by Rustin Tonn, Regional Human
Resources Manager with Pitney Bowes.
Special Donation
The ISCPO present the Loss Prevention Foundation with a donation of $2,000.00
for the Loss Prevention Benevolent Fund.
Find out more about the program.
Click here to see the full recap and more pictures.
ACFE Release 2018 Global Study
Why Is Workplace Theft on the Rise?
Employees may be taking company property to 'settle a score'
 The
theft of noncash property jumped from 10.6 percent of company fraud cases in
2002 to 21 percent in 2018, according to
Report to the Nations: 2018 Global Study on Occupational Fraud and Abuse
by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
The report analyzed 2,690 cases of occupational fraud in 125 countries that were
investigated between January 2016 and October 2017. The frauds were committed in
23 major industry categories against organizations that included small local
businesses, multinational corporations, private and public entities, government
agencies and nonprofits. The perpetrators worked in virtually every part of the
organization, from entry-level employees to C-suite executives.
Read the full report here
shrm.org
Auditors Worry Boards Aren't Getting Good
Information on Risks
How Did We Miss #MeToo?
Corporate boards may be overlooking critical information about emerging risks-in
areas such as cybersecurity or workplace sexual harassment-by relying too
heavily on information they receive from management, according to a recent
survey of internal auditors.
The survey, conducted by the Institute of Internal Auditors, asked chief audit
executives where directors at their companies get information about potential
risks. Three-quarters of respondents said directors are "very likely" to rely on
management. Just under half said directors are just as likely to rely on
internal auditors or corporate risk executives.
That directors rely on CEOs and other senior leaders isn't surprising. What
worries auditors, however, is that directors, particularly on the audit
committee, may be placing too much weight in assurances they receive from
management, rather than corroborating information with internal auditors to make
sure companies have necessary controls in place.
"I'm not sure that boards exercise the level of professional skepticism they
need to to truly carry out their responsibilities, and that's how they get in
trouble," said Richard Chambers, president and chief executive of the IIA, a
professional association for internal auditors.
Mr. Chambers pointed to the fallout from the #MeToo movement as an example.
When the movement was sparked in late 2017, empowering women to share stories of
sexual harassment in the workplace, more companies should have checked with
internal auditors to make sure they had proper reporting procedures in place,
he said.
Many companies were caught off guard when credible allegations were made against
senior executives. "Boards are looking around and saying, 'How did we miss
that?'" Mr. Chambers said.
wsj.com
Washington data privacy and facial biometrics
legislation approved by state senate
Washington Senators have approved a new data privacy bill modeled on the
European Union's General Data Protection Rule by a 46-1 vote, local
publication
The News & Observer reports.
Companies using facial recognition must post signs informing the public about
it, and can only take action based on matches produced by the technology
after human review, under the new law. State agencies will need a warrant to use
the technology, except in emergency situations. The bill also requires all
businesses and other entities storing or processing personally identifiable data
of more than 100,000 people to provide information about that data, as well as
operate data correction and removal processes. Smaller companies would
have a reduced set of obligations. biometricupdate.com
Los Angeles, CA: California seeing more retail
robbers from out-of-state
 California
is always a top destination for tourists. But now another group is flocking to
the Golden State and they're not bringing their hard-earned money - they're
taking ours. Organized retail crime is big business for thieves. It's a
$30-billion problem nationwide, and the National Retail Federation says that Los
Angeles is ground zero. It's so big that retailers and law enforcement say
crooks are even flying in to California. That may be in part to take advantage
of what some experts say are lax penalties. The LAPD says in the last month or
two, the area has been targeted by a group of four suspects who focus on
high-end fragrances at Sephora stores in Los Angeles and Orange counties.
And investigators say that's just a drop in the bucket.
Police and retailers point to Proposition 47, which made more crimes into
misdemeanors. They say career criminals capitalize on it. But retailers are
banding together with law enforcement and fighting back. One new tool is
Assembly Bill 1065. Organized retail theft will now carry stiffer penalties
and that may help shift the balance of power. The law took effect Jan. 1. The
public can also help, too. The LAPD says tips from the public have helped
detectives identity two members of the four-man crew stealing fragrances.
abc7.com
California: San Francisco DA, State Lawmaker
propose bill that would seal
8 Million Criminal Convictions
Northern California lawmaker and district attorney announced Thursday a proposed
law that would automatically clear some 8 million criminal convictions eligible
for sealing but that remain public records. San Francisco District Attorney
George Gascon and state Democratic Assemblyman Phil Ting of San Francisco said
the bill if passed would help millions of offenders take advantage of an often
overlooked law allowing convicted drunken drivers, burglars and other low-level
offenders to seal their records. Gascon at a press conference in San Francisco
with Ting said fewer than 20 percent of eligible cases are cleared and that most
eligible offenders are unaware they can seal their criminal records and are
"living in a paper prison." Sex offenders and any offender who served time in
prison are ineligible.
The bill introduced in the Assembly by Ting would require the state to
automatically clear eligible convictions of offenders who served their
sentences, including probation, and who otherwise stayed out trouble. The bill
would also wipe-away many records of arrests that ended without criminal
convictions. Gascon said sealing eligible criminal records will help one-time,
low-level offenders find jobs, housing and education that may be blocked by
their convictions. Gascon says the proposed law would remain in law enforcement
data bases, but would bar access to background check agencies and the public in
general.
ktvu.com
Here is a copy of the bill AB1076 introduced on Feb 21, 2019
Tallahassee, FL: Florida Senate panel puts
Criminal Justice Bill on Hold
Former Equifax CIO Pleads Guilty To Insider
Trading
Second Exec to Plead Guilty in Equifax
Data Breach Info
Jun Ying, who worked as chief information officer at Equifax's U.S. Information
Solutions division, admitted to violating one of the two laws he had been
accused of breaking, 18 U.S. Code Section 1348. Unlike the other securities
fraud charge in Ying's case, 1348 doesn't require prosecutors to prove the
defendant acted willfully.
Ying sold shares of Equifax worth more than $480,000 shortly before the company
announced the massive data breach and its stock price dropped, according to
court documents.
Ying's sentencing is scheduled for June 27.
Another Equifax employee admitted to a similar insider trading charge last year.
Former software development manager Sudhakar Reddy Bonthu
pled guilty
in July to making more than $70,000 in profits from insider trading related to
the breach. law360.com
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Grove City, OH: Police use mobile app
to help catch shoplifters
Grove City Police said a collaboration with retail loss prevention
officers in the community is gaining momentum. They said more than
60 officers are members of a GroupMe mobile phone app that
allows users to privately share suspect information and descriptions
and even post images from surveillance cameras. Grove City Police
Lieutenant Doug Olmstead said the partnership with loss
prevention officers have proven invaluable.
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More Scalable & Affordable then 'Just Walk
Out'?
Sam's Club Files Patent for Next-Level Scan & Go Test
Will new Scan & Go tech turbocharge Sam's checkouts?
Since launching our Scan & Go two years ago, we've seen its popularity continue
to increase. With the upcoming test, we'll enhance the experience with the
launch of a technology using computer vision and machine learning. Rather than
having to locate the barcode and scan it just right, the camera in the app will
identify the product with a simple hover and add it to the member's shopping
list. It's as simple as that.
We also anticipate incorporating this same technology into the tools our
associates use. By making their jobs easier, they're able to spend more time
serving members. It's a win-win for everyone!
Following these tests, we'll experiment with the use of machine learning and
artificial intelligence to help manage member shopping lists. Stay tuned!
samsclub.com
 A
demonstration video indicates that on a test item, the new app takes only 3.4
seconds to scan, down from 9.3 seconds when a customer has to search for the
barcode. The technology came out of the Sam's Club Now high-tech test store in
Dallas, which opened last year. The first tests of the new technology will be at
this store.
The upgraded scanning feature brings Scan & Go closer to resembling the Just
Walk Out technology that Amazon has been rolling out in its Go concept
convenience stores.
Utilizing the processing power of people's individual smartphones, rather than
requiring a full tech stack at the shelf level to identify items and tie them to
customers, could make the enhanced Scan & Go more scalable and affordable
than Just Walk Out technology. retailwire.com
Cool Job: Head of Security Posted for San Diego
Padres
Kum & Go - Director of Risk Management posted,
based in Des Moines, IA
Genuine Parts Company - Senior Director
Internal Audit & Compliance posted, based in Atlanta, GA
CVS Health - Senior Director of Retail Supply
Chain & AP Analytics posted, based in Woonsocket, RI
ISC West 2019: What's New In Physical Security's
Biggest Global Tradeshow?
Philadelphia bans cashless stores, restaurants
starting this summer
Children's Place to buy Gymboree brand
Things Remembered Sells 178 Stores in it's 400
Store Liquidation
Quarterly Results
Costco Q2 comp's up 6.7%, net sales up 7.3%
Big Lots Q4 comp's up 3.1%, net sales down 2.5%, full yr comps' up 1.2%, net
sales down .5%
Camping World Q4 comp's down 3.9%, consolidated sales up 10.6%. full yr. sales
12%
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Announces
February's LPC and LPQ Professionals
The
Loss Prevention Foundation would like to recognize and congratulate
the following individuals who successfully completed all of the
requirements set forth by the board of directors to be LPQualified (LPQ)
and/or LPCertified (LPC):
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Kelly Johnson, LPC - Bed, Bath and Beyond, Inc.
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Charles Jones, LPC - Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.
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Alyssa Jones, LPC - Sears Stores, Inc
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Christian Latson, LPC - HomeGoods
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Brandon Lollis, LPC - Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.
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Curtis McGruder, LPC - AT&T
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Staci Noonan, LPC - Meijer Inc.
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Richard Peck, LPC - The TJX Companies, Inc.
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Randy Vickers, LPC - Ocean State Job Lot
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Robert Jones, LPQ - Skogen's Festival Foods
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Kristina Jones, LPQ - The TJX Companies, Inc.
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Zara Lujan, LPQ - REI
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George Oancea, LPQ - The TJX Companies, Inc.
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Travis Robinson, LPQ - Walmart Stores, Inc.
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Southfield Capital Partners with Protos Security
 GREENWICH, Conn.
- Southfield Capital, a premier lower middle market private equity firm,
announced today its partnership with
Protos Security
("Protos" or the "Company"), a leading North American tech-enabled
managed security services provider. The Company's co-founders, Chris
Copenhaver and Patrick Henderson, will remain in their existing
leadership roles post-close.
Protos provides security guard and related solutions through its
proprietary technology system and vast security vendor network. The
Company enables clients to outsource the administrative burden
associated with onboarding, managing and tracking thousands of guards
working for dozens of vendors across hundreds of locations.
Headquartered in Virginia, Protos manages thousands of sites in the
U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico on behalf of a blue-chip customer base,
including many Fortune 500 companies.
 "Upon
our first meeting with Southfield, we knew that they were the obvious
choice for a strategic equity partner. Their culture of creating a
win-win partnership mirrored our own business philosophy and approach
when dealing with our clients and vendors. With Southfield's assistance,
we will continue to evolve our services and deliver on our commitment to
better serve our clients and vendors. We believe that Southfield's
talent, resources and capital will accelerate investment in our
software, facilitate growth into new markets and provide the tools
necessary for our continued growth and success. We at Protos Security
look forward to this new and exciting chapter in our business," said
co-founders/co-owners Chris Copenhaver and Patrick Henderson.
"We could not be more enthusiastic about partnering with Chris, Patrick
and their team. They have built a tremendous business over a short
period of time and have plenty of runway left," said Andy Cook, Partner
at Southfield Capital. "With Protos' impressive client base, industry
leading technology platform and entrenched vendor relationships, we
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Addressing the Cyber Threat
Director Discusses FBI Approach at Cybersecurity Conference
 With
cyber threats to the United States and across globe reaching unprecedented
levels, the FBI uses a full spectrum of expertise, technology, and partnerships
to root out cyber criminals, FBI Director Christopher Wray said at the annual RSA Conference in San Francisco yesterday.
"Today's cyber threat is bigger than any one government agency-frankly, bigger
than government itself," Wray said in an on-stage interview at the
cybersecurity conference. "But I think no agency brings the same combination of
scope and scale, experience, tools, and relationships that the FBI has."
fbi.gov
RSA Panel on Diversity & Bias in Cybersecurity
Fixing Bias Among Cyber Professionals
A sad lack of diversity permeates the cybersecurity field and the RSA Conference
this week tackled the issue with speakers discussing tactics for attracting
candidates. It's tough, considering a cyber talent shortage of three million,
according to professional association ISC(2). As one attendee told WSJ Pro's
Adam Janofsky, 90% of the job applicants he gets for an open position are white
and male.
 Sexism
and bias emerged during the careers of several security leaders.
"I've been in IT my entire career and I've seen a lot of my female peers drop
out because of frustrations and feeling like they weren't welcome," she said.
Attracting women and minorities to cybersecurity teams takes planning, Michael
Palmer, CISO of the NFL, told the RSA audiences. "The talent is out there and it
is our responsibility to find it," he said.
"[There are] three million unfilled cybersecurity jobs," he said, citing
research from the (ISC)2 cyber professional association. "When I post positions,
I get very few applicants, and 90% are white males."
Editor's Note: Sounds very similar to
LP & AP.
cybersecuritycmail20.com
CEOs of
Equifax, Marriott defend cyber practices in Senate hearing
Mark Begor, chief executive of
Equifax Inc.,
said Thursday his company is tying a portion of executive bonuses to
cybersecurity goals, hiring more security staff and buying more technology. The
moves follow its reporting in 2017 of a major cyberattack,
CNBC reports.
Marriott International Inc.
CEO Arne Sorenson said the company will likely encrypt more sensitive data and
store it in decentralized locations to minimize the potential damage from a
breach of one set of data. cybersecurity.cmail20.com
Machine identities for sale on dark web, business
warned
Academics and security professionals are warning businesses that certificates
used to establish trust and privacy on the internet are being weaponised and
sold to cyber criminals bundled with other services.
An academic study has exposed a flourishing market on the dark web for secure
sockets layer/transport layer security (SSL/TLS) certificates used to verify
machine identities for machine-to-machine communications.
The study examining the availability of SSL/TLS certificates on the dark web,
and their role in the cyber crime economy uncovered thriving marketplaces for
these certificates sold individually and packaged with a wide range of crimeware.
"It was surprising to discover how easy and inexpensive it is to acquire
extended validation certificates, along with all the documentation needed to
create very credible shell companies without any verification information."
computerweekly.com
Phishing Attacks Evolve as Detection & Response
Capabilities Improve
Social engineering scam continued to be preferred attack vector last year, but
attackers were forced to adapt and change.
 A
Microsoft analysis of data collected from users of its products and services
between January 2018 and the end of December showed phishing was the top attack
vector for yet another year. The proportion of inbound emails containing
phishing messages surged 250%
between the beginning and end of 2018. Phishing emails were used to distribute a
wide variety of malware, including zero-day payloads.
However, the growing use of anti-phishing controls and advances in enterprise
detection, investigation, and response capabilities is forcing attackers to
change their strategies as well. Microsoft said.
For one thing, phishing attacks are becoming increasingly polymorphic. Rather
than using a single URL, IP address, or domain to send phishing emails,
attackers last year began using varied infrastructure to launch attacks, making
them harder to filter out and stop.
On another front, Microsoft's analysis of 2018 threat data showed a significant
drop-off in ransomware attacks.
darkreading.com
Mobile security is a major concern that's getting
worse, not better
As more enterprise work takes place on mobile devices, more companies are
feeling insecure about the security of their mobile fleet. That's one of the big
takeaways from
Verizon's "Mobile Security Index 2019,"
released here this week.
The study finds that 31% of retail respondents suffered a mobile compromise in
2018, up from 16% in 2017. More than half (54%) of these mobile compromises in
the retail industry were considered major, and 27% had lasting repercussions.
The vast majority (85%) of retail respondents said that the
risks associated with mobile devices are
serious and growing.
In the first iteration, organizations were more nervous about losing access to
the device itself" through theft or accidental loss, said Matthew Montgomery, a
director with responsibilities for business operations, sales, and marketing at
Verizon, in an interview at the RSA Conference. This time, they are worried
about " ... having a breach or losing access to the data, because the device
became very centric to businesses in the way they work."
Those worries, though, don't necessarily translate into effective security
efforts. "There's still this big perception - they think they're secure, that
they're doing things to help them with mobile security, but yet they're still
telling us that
they're sacrificing mobile security to get
the job done faster," said Justin Blair,
executive director of wireless business products at Verizon.
darkreading.com
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Gatekeeper Systems
Using Technology for #DramaFreeLP
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As shoplifter apprehensions have turned more violent in recent years,
Gatekeeper Systems, the international leader in cart containment and Pushout
Theft solutions, has stepped up to address this dangerous problem. CEO Robert
Harling explains how Gatekeeper's Purchek anti-theft solution not only reduces
retail employee injuries and shopping cart replacement costs, but also helps
avoid violent shoplifter confrontations that statistics prove are becoming more
prevalent.
Quick Take
4 with Hanwha Techwin America
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Jordan Rivchun, Leader, Retail Solutions & Strategy
Hanwha Techwin America |
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Hanwha is a global Fortune 500 company and now one of the
fastest growing security manufacturers in the world, driven by customer-led
product design and development. Jordan Rivchun tells us why these reasons and
more led him to join
Hanwha Techwin America after years working on the retailer side of the
business. And Miguel Lazatin shares some of the exciting new solutions they're
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An in-depth look at Facebook's Security
Car-bomb fears and stolen prototypes: Inside Facebook's efforts to protect its
80,000 workers around the globe
Facebook has a 6,000-person security army quietly protecting its tens of
thousands of employees worldwide.
The challenges they face are immense - from stalkers to stolen prototypes,
car-bomb fears, gang violence, and concerns about state-sponsored espionage.
Thousands of people turn up at Facebook's offices every week to complain about
their accounts, attempt to sneak in, ask for tours, or try to meet CEO Mark
Zuckerberg.
Defenses include plain-clothes officers with firearms to location tracking of
blacklisted people, and there are rumors of a secret escape passageway.
When a disgruntled
YouTube user opened fire with a semiautomatic pistol at the company's
California headquarters in April 2018, injuring three, the gunshots reverberated
across Silicon Valley.
At Facebook, just a 30-minute drive away, the company sprang into action and
quietly redoubled its defenses. The Menlo Park-based social-networking firm
drastically upped the number of off-duty police officers who covertly patrol its
halls in civilian clothes with concealed firearms. Few employees even know these
officers exist, and the move spooked some of the workers who subsequently
noticed them.
And it spent about $1 million to bolster its vehicle fleet with more than 30 new
Toyota RAV4 hybrid SUVs for its security organization with which to patrol its
Bay Area offices.
All told, there are now
more
than 70 people on the executive-protection team at Facebook, led by former
US Secret Service special agent
Jill Leavens Jones. Last July,
Facebook's board approved a $10 million security allowance for Zuckerberg
and his family for the year. *Subscription required
businessinsider.com
Amazon Suppliers Panic Amid Purge Aimed at
Boosting Profits
Amazon.com Inc. has abruptly stopped buying products from many of its
wholesalers, sowing panic.
The company is encouraging vendors to instead sell directly to consumers on its
marketplace. Amazon makes more money that way by offloading the cost of
purchasing, storing and shipping products. Meanwhile, Amazon can charge
suppliers for these services and take a commission on each transaction, which is
much less risky than buying goods outright.
Amazon is determined to boost profits at the core e-commerce business, even if
that means disrupting relationships with longtime vendors. Because many
suppliers source products from manufacturers months in advance, they'll have to
quickly shift their sales tactics if the expected Amazon orders don't come in.
bloomberg.com
Rue21 follows BOPIS trend
Albertsons puts delivery customers on (real-time)
notice
Yotpo's 2019 List of "Amazing Women in eCommerce"
Spotlight the Female-Led Brands & Buying Experiences Important to Today's
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Houston, TX: Escapee accused of
stealing 612 pairs of panties
Most escapees are caught within hours. Not Efrain Gutierrez. The
Harris County inmate bolted from a downtown Houston courtroom on
Feb. 28 and he's still on the run. Gutierrez, 38, was arrested last
July for allegedly stealing 612 pairs of panties from Victoria's
Secret. The merchandise was worth about $10,000. Along with felony
theft, Gutierrez is charged with escape, evading arrest and
possession of a controlled substance.
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Chesterfield, MO: Police recover
almost $6K worth of stolen goods
Police in Chesterfield have recovered almost $6,000 in stolen
merchandise. The department posted a photo on Twitter showing
multiple clothing items among other things that were seized
following a joint investigation with a federal law enforcement
agency. Other details regarding the stolen items have not been
released.
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Owasso, OK: 3 arrested after Shoplifting,
Assault, Robbery at Famous Footwear and Academy Sports, ending in a high-speed
chase
 Owasso
police responded to a shoplifting call at Famous Footwear on Wednesday. Officers
said three suspects stole merchandise from the business and punched an employee
in the face before running away. Shortly after responding to Famous Footwear,
police got another call that the same suspects were stealing items from Academy
Sports down the street. While speeding out of the parking lot, the driver tried
to run over an officer's foot. Police chased the SUV for approximately four
miles at a high rate of speed through a shopping center and neighborhoods. The
driver intentionally rammed into other officers' vehicles during the pursuit in
an attempt to get away. Police eventually stopped the SUV by boxing it in with
their patrol cars.
ktul.com
Rochester, MN: Police seeking suspect in $3,000 theft of
designer shoes and clothing
Lake Charles, LA: Deputies searching for trio suspected of
shoplifting $1,000 worth of items from grocery store
New Orleans, LA: Four people sought in shoplifting
incident at Earhart Boulevard store
Ireland: Caught orange-handed: fake tan is most shoplifted
item in pharmacies
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Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
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East St. Louis, MO: Theft at mall leads
to police chase, head-on crash
Belleville Police were chasing a vehicle after a reported retail theft
at St. Clair Square, according to the Illinois State Police Department.
The chase ended with a head-on crash at Highway 30 and State Street
around 1:30 p.m., Thursday. The Illinois State Police Department is
handling accident reconstruction. They also said no one has died as a
result of the crash.
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Atlanta, GA: 20 guns stolen from airport building
Boxes of weapons that were to be loaded onto a plane were stolen from an airport
building at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The theft of 20
semi-automatic Glock pistols occurred last Friday at one of the cargo complexes.
Somehow, two men walked upstairs to a loading platform, walked over to a pallet,
and lifted the two boxes, according to airport spokesman Andrew Gobeil.
fox5atlanta.com
Alleged Aspen jewelry thief faces California
Burglary Charges
A Russian woman extradited to Aspen last week in connection with a $95,000
jewelry robbery in 2017 also is wanted in California on burglary, theft and
conspiracy charges, according to police documents. Mayya Kvek, 46, of Brooklyn,
allegedly was caught on surveillance video stealing a diamond, sapphire, ruby,
emerald and gold pendant valued at more than $45,000 from an Aspen jewelry store
in September 2017. She was allegedly part of a group of people who entered the
store and stole other items.
aspentimes.com
Salem, OR: Man charged with Armed Robbery at GameStop,
linked to 5 other robberies
Kay Jewelers in the Bartonsville Square, Stroudsburg,
PA reported a Distraction Theft on 2/24, item valued at $11,598
Piercing Pagoda in the Ontario Mills Mall, Ontario, CA reported a Grab & Run on
3/5, items valued at $2,399
Zales in the Las Vegas Premium Outlets, Las Vegas, NV reported a Grab & Run on
3/5, item valued at $9,800
Zales in the Las Vegas Premium Outlets North, Las Vegas, NV reported a Burglary
on 3/3, watches stolen from window case
Sentencings
Indianapolis, IN: 3 sentenced in killing of
Cumberland gas station clerk
Three men were sentenced Thursday for their roles in the 2016 fatal shooting of
a Cumberland gas station clerk. Kiree Hayes, the oldest of the trio, was
sentenced to 65 years for the murder of Khushwinder Singh and other felonies.
Tyler Miller and Damion Cobb were sentenced to 72 years and 45 years,
respectively.
indystar.com
Contra Costa County, CA: Man Found Guilty Of Attempted
Murder In 2016 Shooting Outside Little Caesars
Roanoke, VA: Man sentenced to 7 years for convenience
store robbery
Androscoggin County, ME: Teen gets 5 years for Lewiston
Gas Station Robbery
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Book Store - Los Angeles, CA - Burglary
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C-Store - Ammon, ID - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Una, SC - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Sparks, NV - Armed Robbery
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CVS - Beloit, WI - Armed Robbery
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CVS - Elizabeth, NJ - Armed Robbery
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Cash Advance - Lincoln, NE - Armed Robbery
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Gas Station - Summerville, GA - Burglary
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McDonald's - Salt Lake City, UT - Robbery
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Metro PCS - Louisville, KY - Robbery
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Restaurant - Crestwood, IL - Burglary
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Restaurant - Pollock Pines, CA - Robbery
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Restaurant - Philadelphia, PA - Armed Robbery
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Restaurant - Montclair, NJ - Burglary
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Walgreens - Chicago, IL - Robbery/ Assault
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