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Scott Glenn, J.D., LPC Named
Vice President of Asset Protection
for
The Home Depot
 Scott
Glenn, J.D., LPC has been named vice
president of asset protection at The Home Depot. Glenn was formerly the
corporate vice president of asset & profit protection and chief security officer
with Sears Holdings Corporation, where he was responsible for asset and profit
protection, safety, business continuity and crisis response functions, as well
as online fraud prevention & payment systems.
He began his career as an intern analyst with the US Department of the Treasury
- ATF in 1990 before joining Target's asset protection team in 1991, where he
served as an executive team leader. He then joined TJ Maxx as a regional
investigator in 1996, managing ORC and high-level internal investigations. In
1998 he moved to Kohl's Department Stores, accepting roles of increasing
responsibility and assuming loss prevention leadership as director for the
southeastern and mid-Atlantic regions. Glenn joined Sears Holdings in 2008 as
divisional director of loss prevention and safety, was promoted to senior
director of loss prevention operations, finance & analytics in 2009, divisional
vice president for Kmart Corporation in 2011, and then to corporate vice
president of asset & profit protection and chief security officer in 2013.
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Jay was previously the Senior Information Security Manager for Dick's
Sporting Goods before taking this new role. He's also held other positions
throughout his 10 plus years in the software and systems administration
industries including Information Security Manager for Academy Sports &
Outdoors, Senior Applications Administrator for Atos Origin, Senior Systems
Programmer for BMC Software, Senior Systems Administrator for Clear Channel
Communications, Senior Programmer/Analyst for Prudential Healthcare Company,
Senior Systems Analyst for ExxonMobil and Software Engineer for AirGage
Company. Congratulations Jay!
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Eric W. Smith named Director of Security for Richline Group
Eric was previously the Director of Loss Prevention for Houstonian Hotel
Health Club and Spa before taking this new role. He's held other loss
prevention positions including Regional Manager - Retail Operations & LP for
LVMH and Regional LP Manager for St. John Knits. He's also worked for some
hotels and resorts including Montage Resort & Spa - Laguna Beach as Director
of Guest Services and St Regis Hotel in Houston as Director of Security &
Guest Services. Congratulations Eric!
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Andrew Burchett promoted to Director, Field and Supply Chain Asset
Protection for Stein Mart
Andrew was previously the Supply Chain Asset Protection Manager for the
retailer since 2013 before earning this promotion. He was also a
Distribution Center LP Manager - Ecommerce for Kohl's and a Distribution
Center LP Supervisor for Gap Inc. Congratulations Andrew!
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Shawn Abbott promoted to Director Asset Protection Technology for Stein Mart
Shawn was previously the LP Exception Reporting Manager for the retailer for
over six years before earning this promotion. Prior, he also held District
LP Manager positions for TJX Companies and AJ Wright. Congratulations Shawn!
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Christopher Perry named Corporate Asset Protection Manager for CKE
Restaurants
Christopher was previously the Loss Prevention Operations Manager for
Charlotte Russe before taking this new role. He'd been with Charlotte Russe
since 2013, when he started as a Regional LP Manager, and then was promoted
to LP & Safety Operations Manager. Christopher also held other LP positions
for Anna's Linens as LP Operations Manager, Vans as North West Regional LP
Manager, Retail Risk and Safety Manager, and Interim West Coast Regional LP
Manager and LP Coordinator. Congratulations Christopher!
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Biggest Executive LP/AP
Moves of 2018 To Date
Home Depot Hires First Asset Protection Vice
President -
Subject Matter Expert Since 2012
With two operators and one Facilities Management executive having been in the
position since the last subject matter expert held the role and left in 2012, HD
has come back full circle to the industry in hiring Scott Glenn, the VP of AP at
Sears Holdings. And for Scott it's like returning home to where he had spent
years working for Kohl's in Atlanta.
The two operators that held the position, Steve Knott and Shawn Blankenship,
both moved into Regional Vice President roles. Steve Knott had spent a little
time in AP initially but quickly moved into a DM's role before the VP of AP
position.
So it's been six years since they've had an AP subject matter expert at an
officer level in the role.
Of special note is that HD maintains a high standard for their executive
teams as evidenced by the their educational backgrounds. With one having a
BS in Business Management, two having MBA's and Scott Glenn having a BS degree
and an Executive Juris Doctor in Law. One of very few having such a degree in
the AP industry.
As it relates to shrink performance, according to sources close to the matter,
2010 marked their best year of 1.09%. With recently having heard their
trending north of 1.45% this year. That's a $300+ million dollar increase over
2010's performance based on current sales. Gus Downing
J.C. Penney Makes Asset Protection Leadership
Change
Two former Home Depot AP Execs Now Leading the AP Effort
With Senior VP Store Operations Having Been an AP Executive
Sources close to the matter shared with the Daily that: Effective immediately
Asset Protection will report to Vinney Scalese, SVP Store Operations, Asset
Protection Sr. Director Jonathan Edmiston will lead the AP organization
in the interim and report directly to Vinny Scalese.
Andre Watson, VP of Asset Protection, has decided to pursue other opportunities
outside of JCPenney.
Vinney Scalese was a long term very successful AP executive at Home Depot where
he rose to the ranks of Senior Director of Loss Prevention in 2000, and in 2005
made the transition to DM, Director Manhattan, and finally RVP Operations for
the Mid Atlantic Region over the course of his last eight years with HD.
Joining JCPenney in 2016 as RVP for the Northeast Region, Vinney was promoted to
Senior Vice President - Store Operation this past February under Marvin
Ellison's regime. With Marvin Ellison, the former CEO of JCPenney and the
current CEO of Lowe's being the most successful AP executive in this generation.
Gus Downing
HD AP Executives Running Other Programs & One
Retailer as CEO
Home Depot Developed Some Strong Asset Protection Executives
As evidenced by the top two articles. Along with HD's last and former subject
matter expert, Mike Lamb, now the vice president of Kroger, we have one
literally running Lowe's as their CEO, one running Operations at JCPenney, one
running the AP program for the second largest retailer in the U.S. - Kroger, one
who's completely reinvented the c-store AP model, Mark Stinde, the VP, Asset
Protection for 7-Eleven, who also has an MBA by the way. Then we have Chad
McIntosh, the VP of LP & Risk Management at Bloomingdales who also has a BS in
Business Administration. Gus Downing
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VP of LP, Bloomingdale's |
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VP of AP, 7-Eleven |
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VP of AP, Kroger |
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New Sensormatic anti-theft label fits health
and beauty self-service retailing model
Innovative narrow design
helps retailers protect high-theft cosmetics items while supporting shopper
convenience in a $532 billion global cosmetics market
 Tyco
Retail Solutions today announced its new Sensormatic Health, Beauty & Cosmetic (HBC)
Label, providing an anti-theft solution for beauty items difficult to protect or
not currently protected due to size or shape constraints. Its thin and narrow
profile is designed to secure some of the most stolen cosmetics and personal
care items that are usually small and easy to conceal. The successful trend to
move beauty items from behind the counter and make them convenient for today's
shoppers creates new opportunities for theft that the new Sensormatic HBC label
is designed to help protect.
 The global cosmetic products market is growing and expected to reach a market
value of USD $805.61 billion by 2023, registering a Compound Annual Growth Rate
(CAGR) of 7.14 percent during 2018-2023. As statistics indicate, cosmetic sales
will climb and the potential for loss will increase in tandem because of a wide
variety of small, expensive items that are highly targeted by thieves. In fact,
drugstores, pharmacies and perfumeries rank number one as the highest market
vertical worldwide based upon shrink rate as a percentage of sales.
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The Ten Most Valuable Global Retail Brands
By Tony D'Onofrio, Global Retail Influencer
 Being a firm believer that branding is a critical component to the future
success of all companies, every year I look forward to the latest edition of the
BrandZ Top 100 global brands report. Disruption, disintermediation, and
differentiation are the three words that stood out in the nearly 300-page 2018
edition.
With an increase of 21% in 2018, the BrandZ global top 100 brands added a record
$748 billion, to reach $4.4 trillion in total value, an increase of $2.9
trillion since 2006. 2018 set a record as the largest one-year value increase in
the 12 years publishing the global report.
Every industry category had an increase with retail rising the most and for the
second consecutive year in a row. The brand value of the retail sector rose 34%
as e-commerce brands spiked in value and the category adjusted to disruption.
tonydonofrio.com
CVS to Pay $1.5M - Civil Penalty for Violations
of Controlled Substances Act
Failure to Timely Report Thefts or Losses of Controlled Substances
CVS Pharmacy, Inc. ("CVS") has agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve the United
States' investigation that certain of its pharmacy stores located in Nassau and
Suffolk counties on Long Island violated the federal Controlled Substances Act
("CSA") by failing to timely report the loss or theft of controlled
substances, including hydrocodone, an opioid that is one of the most
commonly diverted controlled substances. The CSA requires pharmacies, such as
CVS, to timely report the loss or theft of controlled substances so that DEA can
promptly investigate.
justice.gov
Detecting Lies and Deception: Practical
Skills for HR Professionals
Are You Partnering & Assisting HR - More Claims & More Charges
Following the rise of the #MeToo movement, employees are filing more sexual
harassment claims. Ditto for employee discrimination charges, which have
increased every year for the last three years, according to Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission statistics.
As employers are called upon to investigate employee claims of harassment,
discrimination, bullying, ethics violations and other potentially illegal
behaviors, they often turn to HR professionals to conduct these
investigations. Because the stakes are so high, it is imperative that HR
professionals learn to detect when people are lying or being deceptive.
shrm.org
Candidates Misrepresenting Themselves On Job
Apps
As High As 90% in Some Parts of the Globe
What is a typical process for U.S. HR professionals-verifying past
employment and education-is an unusual ordeal for HR practitioners in other
countries. They may see it as invasive, unnecessary or rude.
Employers need to be aware of cultural sensitivities, inform candidates
about the background check process, manage the complexities of global
background screening law and familiarize themselves with global screening's
costs. Because the share of people misrepresenting information on job
applications is as high as 90 percent in some parts of the globe.
17 percent of businesses in the United States employ foreign workers and
consequently need global background screening policies. A significant
challenge in global background screening is the complexity of foreign laws.
shrm.org
3 Steps for Managing Scope Creep in Security
Operations
While the specific day-to-day tasks for a Global Security Operations Center
(GSOC) may vary from organization to organization, there are typical, core
functions that are universally familiar, be it crisis management, travel
security or executive protection. Responsibility for the safety, security
and well-being of an organization, its assets, people and reputation has
widespread institutional impact. With so many eyes on the security team,
there is often a delicate balance between ensuring all needs are covered and
getting pulled into every issue that arises, even if it falls outside the
department's defined area of responsibility. Security teams must remain
focused, or risk giving in to scope creep and being taken off-task.
A baseline process for managing scope creep can be broken down into three
steps: start with a plan, support the mission and show your value.
securitymagazine.com
Insider Trading in Equifax Data Breach
Charges filed against 2nd Defendant -
Software Development Manager
Equifax CIO U.S. Already Pleaded Guilty
Sudhakar Reddy Bonthu, a former software development manager for Equifax,
was arraigned today on federal charges of insider trading for allegedly
using information entrusted to him to purchase put options and turn a profit
when the news of the data breach was made public. A grand jury previously
indicted Jun Ying, a former chief information officer of Equifax U.S.
Information Solutions, on charges of insider trading relating to the
data breach. Ying pleaded not guilty on March 15, 2018.
Equifax publicly disclosed the data breach on September 7, 2017, and its
stock fell the next day. Bonthu then exercised his put options, realizing a
profit of more than $75,000.
justice.gov
Fine Jewelry Designer Wholesaler Fined
$796,000 - Evading Customs Duties
The United States filed and settled civil fraud claims brought under the
False Claims Act against TEMPLE ST. CLAIR LLC ("TEMPLE ST. CLAIR"), a fine
jewelry designer, manufacturer, and importer based in New York, New York,
with merchandise sold in retail stores and online throughout the United
States.
TEMPLE ST. CLAIR systematically and unlawfully avoided payment of customs
duties it owed on goods imported from Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Italy by
falsely stating to CBP that the value of the goods was substantially less
than the true value, and by senior leadership of TEMPLE ST. CLAIR
hand-carrying jewelry into the United States for commercial purposes without
declaring it to CBP.
justice.gov
Charlotte Mecklenburg, NC: Police say they're
running a 12-week Summer initiative to Tackle Crime
Each Division Captain can decide if they want walking beats, canine
officers, or focus on retail theft at malls such as Northlake or perhaps
South Park. "We have organized retail thefts where groups go and steal
things and we have, in general, just a larceny issue so you'll see more
visibility with officers patrolling parking lots and trying to combat those
types of things," Chief Voorhees said. The department says there was a
similar initiative in the summer of 2017 that lasted 10 weeks and cost
$116,000.
wbtv.com
Ban the Box Legislative Updates
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San Francisco Expands "Ban the Box" Ordinance
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Missouri: Kansas City Bans the Box
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Washington Governor Signs New Ban the Box Law
Voice control on the rise for security systems
Kwik Trip Named Convenience Store Decisions' 2018
Chain of the Year
Amazon, Apple & Disney Only Retailers to Make Top
10 Most Loved Global Brands
Home Depot Adding Lockers for Online In Store
Pickups
Chipotle CEO plans marketing blitz, closing up to
65 stores
New York Mandates Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy & Training
West Virginia Employers May Not Prohibit Guns in Cars
Puerto Rico introduces bill to become US state
Quarterly Results
Canada's Le Chateau Q1 comp's down 0.3%, sales down 7.4%
Bed Bath & Beyond Q1 comp's down 0.6%, net sales up 0.4%
Rite Aid Q1 Retail Pharmacy comp's down 0.7%, front-end sales down 1.8%,
pharmacy sales down 0.1%
Walgreens Q3 comp's down 3.8%%, retail sales up 5.2%, U.S. comp's down 1.2%,
retail pharmacy sales up 15%
Pier 1 Imports Q1 comp's down 8.2%, net sales down 9.2%
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InstaKey Launches New Website
InstaKey is proud to tell you that we have
launched a new website!
We've re-arranged navigation menus and made the site faster so you can get in
and get out and on with your day.
Here's a few of
our favorite new features:
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Training & Education and
Let Us Help pages where you can quickly access video
tutorials and documents on how to conduct rekeys and core
swaps. If you don't find what you're looking for, the Let Us
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What the CFO's Are Reading About Analytics
Is Analytics the Answer?
Enterprises are hoping data analytics tools can help them identify real-time
business changes, understand customers, and vanquish competitors.
When so many web pages, whitepapers, and webinars promise that finance-led data
analytics programs will transform an organization, it's easy to buy into the
hype. Cooler heads, though, understandably wonder: how effective are data
analytics projects, really? Are finance chiefs (and other C-suite leaders)
actually improving decision-making and boosting performance through the insights
provided by mountains of data? And what kinds of barriers to success are
organizations encountering once they embark on a project?
Though these questions remain largely unanswered, U.S. organizations are jumping
into the pool - at least half have adopted some kind of analytics software,
according to IDC. Similarly, a spring survey by
The Hackett Group of global companies with more than $1 billion in revenue
found that 40% are using advanced analytics already, and 80% plan to adopt it in
two to three years. Forrester estimates the global market for advanced analytics
tools will grow from $10.3 billion in 2017 to $18.6 billion by 2021, a nearly
16% compound annual growth rate.
Read Full
Article Here - It's worth the read.
cfo.com
Equifax Ordered by Eight States to Beef Up
Cybersecurity
Texas, California, New York and five other states say move is aimed at helping
to prevent another data breach.
The consent order, issued by regulators in Texas, California, New York and five
other states, is the first major regulatory punishment for Equifax, which agreed
to the order but neither admitted nor denied wrongdoing.
Under the terms of the order, the credit-reporting firm will have 90 days to
strengthen its information-security defenses, including in vendor-risk
management, patches and disaster response.
Equifax will have a month to create an annual internal audit program monitored
by members of its board, and the company will have to issue reports to the
regulators by July 31, detailing the steps it has taken to respond to the
breach.
wsj.com
Tech's Undercover Agents - Switching Hats - From White to
Black
How studying the black hat community can help enterprises
White hat hackers often assimilate themselves into the black hat community to
track the latest threats. Discover how this behavior actually benefits the
enterprise with David Geer.
Well-connected
white hats can tell you what tools and threats
black hat hackers are currently developing and the vulnerabilities they are
chasing. This allows them to then purchase and use these tools to penetration
test your network for vulnerabilities, enabling flaws to be fixed before new
attacks go public.
White hats get this data by accessing closed, secret forums on the dark web -- a
place where webmasters can block search engines from indexing their sites and
where encrypted networks are used to hide the site's existence.
White hat hackers often pose as black hats to participate and engage in
the black hat community and earn the confidence of members within closed hacker
forums. Black hat members must recommend users before they can become members
themselves.
Once inside the black hat community forums, white hats can observe the
content of criminal hacker conversations, what they are working on and which
tools are considered best-selling. Within these forums, white hats can also find
links to additional markets.
Editor's Note: It must be awfully tempting to wear both depending on what
data you're seeing and how much it's worth. Just a thought techtarget.com
How In-Store Tech Bugs Impact Sales
It's All About Brand Reputation
As in-store tech becomes widespread, some glitches are bound to occur. But how
many and how often?
A May 2018 survey from intelligent support platform Boomtown
found that 80.9% of US internet users have run into inefficient or
malfunctioning tech while shopping or dining. For another 58.9%, this has
occurred multiple times.
Some bugs actually cost sales. The study found that 25% had a left a store or
restaurant without making a purchase after a technology problem.
Other bugs merely inconvenience consumers. But those inconveniences have
repercussions, the study found. Respondents said after a tech snafu they make
fewer purchases, visit less frequently and won't recommend the brand as often to
others.
Meanwhile, a positive tech experience was found to bolster brand affinity. Close
to half (46%) of respondents said efficient tech raises confidence in the brand,
which is turn leads to frequent visits (44%), purchases (41%) and
recommendations (43%).
emarketer.com
Insider threats force fraud fighters to update
their playbooks
Most Kill Chains Don't Include "Trusted Users"
In the past few years of fighting against cyberattacks, security teams have
developed "kill chain" models that document what steps the bad guys take to
infiltrate a network and how to thwart them. The problem is, a significant
number of data breaches occur from insider threats, which these models often
overlook.
The current kill chain model identifies seven steps that cyber criminals
undertake once they are inside a company network, often by compromising a
legitimate user. But 54% of companies have suffered an internal compromise,
according to a 2017 survey by Forrester. The large proportion of insider
breaches indicates that any type of kill chain model has to be flexible
enough to apply to attackers who should normally be considered trusted users.
paymentssource.com
California Rushes to Tighten Data-Privacy
Restrictions
The state of California is weighing an online-data-privacy bill that would grant
consumers some of the most sweeping and unprecedented privacy protections in
the country, including the right to prohibit the sale of personal data to
third parties and opt out of sharing it altogether.
The legislation, which was introduced last week and will likely be decided on
Thursday, would allow companies to charge consumers a premium if they don't
share their data. But it would prohibit companies from imposing unfair price
increases or delivering inferior service to those consumers. wsj.com
UK: Australia: Aussies warned following
Ticketmaster UK Data Breach
Ticketmaster has issued a warning to Australian customers following a data
breach in the UK, despite the security scare only impacting less than 5 per cent
of customers globally. The online events ticket reseller identified on 23 June
malicious software on a customer support product hosted by Spain-based
artificial intelligence provider Inbenta Technologies, an external third-party
supplier to Ticketmaster. The malware was exporting UK customers' data to an
unknown third-party, the company found. Customers' personal or payment
information may have been accessed that includes name, address, email address,
telephone number, payment details and Ticketmaster login details.
arnnet.com.au
Data Breach Legislative Updates
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Alabama Becomes 50th State to Enact Data Breach Notification Law
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Arizona Strengthens and Expands Data Breach Notification Law
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Colorado Strengthens Consumer Data Protection Law
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Louisiana Amends Data Breach Notification Law
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Oregon Strengthens Data Breach Law
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South Dakota Enacts Data Breach Notification Law
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The ORANGE Wave continues!
Nedap's Newly Released Intelligent EAS and RFID Solution
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Nedap continues to make huge strides within our industry by developing
technological solutions that mesh nicely with where the retail industry is
heading. From their iD Top ceiling-mounted RFID readers to their new iSense
intelligent 3-in-1 RFID antennas, Nedap offers retailers sleek, high-quality
solutions that tackle both current and emerging shrink challenges. Pat O'Leary,
Vice President and General Manager, and Wouter Ubbels, Director of
Business Development, for Nedap Retail Americas, tell us about their latest
innovations.
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Quick Take #12
Morgan Harris, Senior Director of Enterprise Solutions for
ADT/Protection 1, talks technology with Joe LaRocca. Learn how
Protection 1 monitors and secures their customers' network devices and systems
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How AI Can Help Prevent Fraud and Save Retailers
Millions
Retailers could lose upwards of
$71 billion from fraudulent online transactions over the next few years.
Four key considerations to take into account when determining the right AI
security solutions to implement to uplevel fraud protection.
Trust You Have the Right Partner
The first step when vetting AI-based security solutions is to identify the
organization's fraud prevention goals. Some of the most burning questions
merchants can ask themselves when reviewing which solution to employ include
(but are not limited to):
● Can the solution react quickly?
● Will it scale as my network grows?
● Is the solution data agnostic?
● How does it handle false positives?
● What types of benefit and risk analyses does it provide?
Once these questions are addressed at a high level, retail leaders should
educate themselves on the specific capabilities of the solutions out there,
keeping the following considerations in mind.
'Explainability' and How it Helps Retailers Avoid False Positives
A common misconception is that AI-based protections can be biased, resulting in
false positives (e.g., an AI algorithm rejects a customer for a loan for no
clear or apparent reason). This is just another example of how vital education
is, and how detrimental it can be for an organization to assume machines are
capable of doing things they're not.
Immediacy is Key
Consumers demand immediacy in all retail experiences, from short wait times to
easy online transactions. However, with immediacy comes risk. Fraud happens in
the blink of an eye and must be detected instantaneously. The best AI solutions
are built for rapid detection and can adapt to different models and systems.
They learn from previous flags of fraud and identify those patterns for future
detection.
Doubling Down on Deep Learning
The crux of AI for fraud protection is determining what malicious behavior looks
like compared to legitimate transactions. There's no one-stop-shop algorithm
that can do this. However, deep learning algorithms, including both supervised
and unsupervised machine learning, can provide retailers with comprehensive
protection. The former looks at historical data stored in a log (often rules
marked by IT teams) to inform how it flags fraud. The latter observes real-time
behavior patterns to make the call if the attempted transaction is fraud or not,
essentially educating itself in the moment.
mytotalretail.com
Merchants under pressure to increase digital
sales while managing fraud
According to the
2018 Global Payments Insight Survey: Merchants, 1 in 4 European merchants in
the retail, travel and hospitality, and digital goods sector (26%) has
experienced data theft and the majority (61%) believe they are at greater risk
of a data security breach today than they were a year ago.
While the need to manage fraud, and protect customer data remains a top issue,
the study also shows that achieving sales via digital channels remains the top
priority for merchants and retailers across all sectors - 58% of merchants
surveyed said that lost sales (basket abandonment) in the digital channels is a
bigger concern than fraud. Almost half (48%) said that they are willing to face
an increased risk of fraud if it means more sales.
thepaypers.com
U. Of Arkansas Goes After Counterfeit Online
Razorbacks Merch
EBay amps up its price-match guarantee program
Retailers' digital ad spending will climb 19%
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Douglas County, NV: Alleged 'Rainbow Crew' member
in custody
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man believed to be a member of the infamous Bay Area "Rainbow Crew" is in
Douglas County custody in two high-end shoplifting cases. R'Mani Minard, 24, is
facing charges of theft, burglary and conspiracy to commit a crime. He was
picked up from prison Monday in California on a warrant issued Jan. 24, 2017, in
connection with two raids on the Topsy Ulta store. In January 2016, he is
accused of working with another person to take 37 bottles of men's cologne from
the store. Douglas investigators also connected him with the theft of $3,000 of
cologne two months earlier in Nov. 29, 2015. According to court documents, the
theft ring struck high-end stores across the Bay Area. A San Francisco
investigator said the gang collected $500,000 in merchandise from Luis Vuitton
stores alone.
recordcourier.com
 Update:
Sonoma County, CA: Thieves Busted With over 400 Items Stolen From Napa, Contra
Costa Safeways, valued at $9,500
Sonoma County sheriff's deputies working for the Sonoma Police Department
arrested two people Sunday on suspicion of possessing items stolen from Safeway
stores in Napa and Contra Costa counties. The allegedly stolen merchandise
included baby food and over-the-counter medication that requires identification.
Deputies responded around 9:30 p.m. Sunday to a call about a theft in progress
at the Safeway store on W. Napa St. in Sonoma.
patch.com
Stockton, CA: Multiple Burglary Suspects Caught on Camera
Stealing $9,000 Worth of Makeup
The owner of The Makeup Parlor felt helpless as she watched the video of the
burglary. Sunday morning, a masked man broke a window, jumped into the store
then handed off display after display to someone waiting outside. Over the
course of 7 hours, at least 8 more people are seen jumping through the window.
fox40.com
Knoxville, KY: Trio arrested after Police chase
following Walmart shoplifting;
2 of 3 had warrants
Three Knoxville residents were arrested early Tuesday following a chase in which
their vehicle nearly hit another vehicle after running over a median, an Alcoa
Police report states. The suspects, (2 men and 1 female) fleeing in a mini van
hit a Police cruiser which later performed a high-risk stop and all 3 suspects
were detained at gunpoint. An air Conditioner and baby crib stolen from Walmart
(total value of nearly $500) were recovered.
thedailytimes.com
Update: Davenport, FL: Shoplifters steal $7,600 worth of
clothing from Dick's Sporting Goods
Polk County detectives are searching for shoplifters who stole from a Dick's
Sporting Goods store in Davenport, and pried open the exit doors to run out with
baskets filled with merchandise. Investigators released surveillance video on
the Polk County Sheriff's Office Facebook page, showing the four suspects
walking into the store in Posner Park, calling them the "fearless foursome."
Investigators said they stole $7,600 worth of Nike brand clothing. The incident
occurred in May.
fox35orlando.com
Thousand Oaks, CA: Suspect arrested in $3,500
theft of merchandise from CVS
Thousand Oaks Police arrested a man accused of stealing $3,500 in merchandise
from a CVS last month in Newbury Park, authorities said Tuesday. The robbery
took place at 8:18 p.m. May 20 at the CVS at 2120 Newbury Road. A store employee
saw a man walking out of the store with an estimated $3,500 worth of merchandise
and confronted him, authorities said. The man said that if he was followed, he
would pull out a gun and shoot the employee. The employee was able to see the
license plate of the thief's vehicle and reported it to police.
vcstar.com
Brampton, Ontario, CN: 3 men wanted after $200,000 of
merchandise stolen from businesses in Greater Toronto Area
Peel Regional Police say they've issued arrest warrants for three men accused of
stealing more than $200,000 in merchandise. The men allegedly broke into several
commercial buildings and stole merchandise between Feb. 28 and June 19. Police
allege the stolen loot includes cellphones and cigarettes.
globalnews.ca
FBI: CVS robberies in Jonesboro, Hot Springs, AR
connected to Indianapolis
gang ring
The FBI believes it to be the work of an Indianapolis gang who is sending
members out to CVS stores across multiple states to steal opioids.
kasu.org
Springfield, PA: Woman attempts to flee Target with $1,200
in merchandise
Key Largo, FL: Woman arrested for the theft of 60 bottle
of alcohol from Winn Dixie; $800 of merchandise stolen over 5 months
Oklahoma City, OK: Police looking for man who stole nearly
$450 worth of golf balls from Target
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Shootings & Deaths
Oklahoma City, OK: Crest Foods Manager Dies After
Altercation With Shoplifter
 According
to Police, the store manager confronted the suspect at the Crest Foods. The
suspect was tased by a security guard who jumped in to assist, however, the
suspect continued to assault the manager. Other employees also jumped in to stop
the incident. When police arrived at the scene, the suspect was taken into
custody. As police conducted interviews at the scene, the store manager
collapsed. Emergency responders transported the manager to the hospital where he
was pronounced dead. Police said he was in his mid-30's. The suspect was booked
on initial manslaughter charges, but police said charges are pending until the
case is reviewed by the District Attorney's office.
news9.com
Robberies & Thefts
Fairbanks, AK: Two men pleaded Not Guilty to
Shoplifting/ Robbery and Assault on a Safeway Loss Prevention Agent
Two local men were arraigned in Superior Court today on multiple charges. Kyle
Starr pleaded not guilty to robbery and assault. A report from Fairbanks Police
says Starr attempted to steal groceries from Fred Meyers west. When a loss
prevention officer ordered him to stop, he allegedly sprayed the person with
bear spray and ran. Starr was arrested near Safeway west shortly after.
webcenter11.com
Phoenix, AZ: Convicted Armed Robber accused of
robbing the same
Dollar General 8 times
Phoenix police report that from June 2017 to June 2018, Brian Spies, 39, robbed
the Dollar General Store eight times while armed with a large hunting knife. In
total, Spies stole over $1,000 in cash in addition to other products - mostly
cigarettes. Police say Spies did 16 years in prison for 12 armed robberies in
2001 and 2002. In these crimes, he was also armed with a large hunting knife.
abc15.com
Columbia, SC: Authorities believe string of C-Store Armed
Robberies in the Midlands could be connected
Snook, TX: Smash-and-grab burglary attempt ignites fire at
C-store
Racine, WI: Teen burglarized Dairy Queen of $300 after
being fired for stealing from registers
Trinidad: Massy Store robbed of $250,000; Armed Robbers
grabbed Manager as he opened the store
Counterfeit
UK: Woman had fake Adidas, Hugo Boss and Lacoste clothes, and 56 boxes
of bogus Nike trainers
Sentencings, Charges &
Arrests
Rockford, IL: 3 charged in shooting outside
CherryVale Mall
Three Rockford men have been charged in connection with a fight inside a
CherryVale Mall store in March and subsequent gunplay outside the store,
authorities said Wednesday. The fight, between purported gang members, occurred
just before 10:45 a.m. March 18 inside Barnes & Noble and led to multiple shots
being fired outside the bookstore. A bullet fired during the melee outside
CherryVale Mall shattered a window at Barnes & Noble. No injuries were reported.
rrstar.com
Grandview, MO: Robbery Crew Member Pleads Guilty
to 27 Armed Robberies
in Three Months
A Grandview, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a
three-months-long conspiracy that included at least 27 armed robberies,
culminating in the armed robbery of a Walgreens in Blue Springs, Mo., in which a
suspect was fatally shot by law enforcement officers.
Co-defendants Demetrius Nelson, 25, of Kansas City, Mo., and Parrise K. Black,
also known as "Kilo," 26, of Grandview, have also pleaded guilty. Under the
terms of today's plea agreement, Collins-Abbott will be sentenced to 25 years
in federal prison without parole.
justice.gov
Suspect in $170,000 Chicago diamond theft arrested at
Miami airport
Police say Sunny Isles Beach resident Tamaz Hubel tried to board plane to
France. Police said the theft occurred June 6 at a store along downtown
Chicago's "Jeweler's Row." They said the Sunny Isles Beach man was able to
"conceal and remove" two diamonds.
Apparently, this wasn't his first time. According to a
2010 post on
the International Diamond Exchange website, Hubel was using an alias and
posing as a diamond buyer so he could get close enough to steal the pricey
stones.
local10.com
Philadelphia, PA: Men who killed Police Sgt. during GameStop robbery
take plea deal to avoid death penalty
Madison, WI: US Mail carrier sentenced to 5 years
probation and $5,861 in restitution for mail theft from 7800 customers in La
Crosse
Douglas County, NV: Ski pass embezzler sent to prison for
violation for 4 years; sold over $100K in fake ski passes in 2017
Erie, PA: Dollar General Burglar who got stuck in the Air
Duct sentenced to 4 to 23 Months in prison
Norristown, PA: Cigarette Thief who hit multiple C-stores
sentenced to 3 to 6 years in prison
Jacksonville, FL: Felon Sentenced To More Than Eight Years For
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AT&T - Wichita, KS - Armed Robbery
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Boost Mobile - Houston, TX - Robbery/ Assault
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C-Store - San Antonio, TX - Robbery
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C-Store - Snook, TX - Burglary
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C-Store - Ocala, Fl - Burglary
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C-Store - South Boston, VA - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Greensboro, NC - Armed Robbery
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Cellphone Store - Plant City, FL - Burglary
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Circle K - Port Charlotte, FL - Burglary
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Dairy Queen - Racine, WI - Burglary
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Dollar General - Perry Hall, MD - Armed Robbery
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Domino's - Greensboro, NC - Armed Robbery
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Lowe's - Pueblo, CO - Burglary
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Ollie's - Beckley, WV - Burglary
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Pawn Shop - Orlando, FL - Burglary
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The Makeup Parlor - Stockton, CA - Burglary
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7-Elevan - Richmond, VA - Armed Robbery
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0 killings
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Brittany
Jeffery named Regional Investigator for National Stores Inc. |
Jim
Gibbons named District Loss Prevention Investigator for National Stores Inc. |
Chris
Correia, CFI named District Asset Protection Manager for JCPenney |
Wayne
H. Aaland III promoted to District Asset Protection Manager for JCPenney |
Tyler
McHugh promoted to District Loss Prevention Manager for Kohl's |
Matthew
Robinett, CCSP promoted to District Manager of Asset Protection
Investigations for Macy's |
Barney
Molnar, LPC named Loss Prevention Manager for Amazon Robotics |
Noreen
Southwick named Loss Prevention Data Analyst for FedEx Office |
Melanie
Covel named Regional Loss Prevention Manager for National Stores Inc. |
Britt
Henry, CFI Legacy promoted to Sr. Regional Loss Prevention Manager for Cato
Corporation |
Michael
Burke named Manager-Fraud Detection for Staples Business Advantage |
Jay
Tubaugh, CFI named Regional Asset Protection Manager for Victra-Verizon
Authorized Dealer |
Noel
Jimenez named Area Asset Protection Manager for Dollar Tree Stores |
Rachael
Sultan named District Asset Protection Manager for JCPenney |
Corey
Sanders named Senior Regional Loss Prevention Manager-West for Banana
Republic |
Tiffany
Futrell named District Loss Prevention Investigator for TJX Companies, Inc. |
Stephanie Radic named Corporate Investigator for BC Liquor Distribution
Branch
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Jeffrey Tabor named District Loss Prevention Manager for Roundy's
Supermarkets
Cameron Mauer named Regional Asset Protection Manager for Weis Markets
Jorge Uria named Regional Loss Prevention Director for CNS
Katelyn Murphy named Loss Prevention Manager for Amazon
Henry Sacasa named Regional Loss Prevention Manager for CarMax
Susan McFarland named Loss Prevention Manager for Amazon
Nicole Garcia, CFI named Regional Asset Protection Manager for BJ's
Wholesale Club
Cem Coplan named District Security Manager for Gucci
I'Ron Perkins Jr., CORCI
named Corporate Security Analyst for Sixt
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