Executive Protection And Secure Transportation Podcast

Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Saturday, August 24th, 2018   In Vehicle News The issue of what happens to the data your principal’s vehicle generates is becoming a serious problem. The concern over the potential monetization of your executive vehicles' data, including personally identifiable data about your principal— is a controversial and growing topic. To mitigate the problem, a newly-formed alliance, the Global Alliance for Vehicle Data Access (GAVDA) is a diverse group of global stakeholders and thought leaders united by a common goal of maintaining control by motor vehicle owners over personal and vehicle-generated data have asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for a public hearing to help clarify who will control access to vehicle data.    This is an issue that ISDA will be monitoring.  https://gavda.org/   And from Car and Driver G-Wagon Revamp Over the years we have had a lot of experience with the G Wagon and found it to be an impressive vehicle for use in high-risk area

Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Thursday, August 23rd, 2018    In Driver News  From Government Technology Gainesville, Fla., Greenlights Countdown App for Traffic Signals Motorists in Gainesville, Fla., can now watch the traffic signal they are sitting at countdown from red to green. Most of the city’s signals are part of a connected network that uses real-time information, predictive algorithms and other technology to send information to drivers via the Enlighten mobile app. Read More ======================   In Technology News High-Speed Fiber and Drones Power Live-Streaming Accident App The city of Wilson, N.C., needed only a small boost to get its public safety drone program flying even higher. The city began leveraging unmanned aerial systems (UAS) a little over a year ago, sending out drones to capture video footage of accident scenes. A $10,000 grant from smart cities accelerator US Ignite enabled development of a new live-streaming app.  Read More   ======================   I

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018   In Driver News  Night Driving  Some security drivers spend a considerable amount of time driving in darkness. There are special hazards that night driving presents and effective ways to deal with them. The major difference between day and night driving is the accident rate.  When you consider that 90% of a driver’s reaction depends on vision, and vision is severely limited at night, it is no surprise that the night driving accident rate is roughly three times that of daylight driving. The cause of the decreased vision varies.  At night, the driver’s normally wide field of vision is narrowed to the field of view illuminated by your headlights, the headlights of other vehicles and fixed road lights. Depth perception, color recognition, and peripheral vision are compromised after sundown. Older drivers have even greater difficulties seeing at night. A 50-year-old driver may need twice as much light to see a

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Monday, August 20th, 2018   In Vehicle News From Fox News Automated car safety systems have saved many lives Electronic blind-spot monitoring and lane-keeping systems do help to prevent crashes, according to new studies from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Based on the data, a total of 85,000 crashes would have been prevented if every car on the road had a lane-keeping system in 2015.    Read More   ========   And from Motor Trend California Tells Uber To Cease Autonomous Tests In San Francisco Uber yesterday formally launched its test fleet of autonomous vehicles in San Francisco, and so far, the program is already off to a rough start. For starters, one vehicle was caught on camera running a red light and California is ordering Uber to cease the test program until it obtains a permit.   Read More    ==========   In Cyber Security News From Business Insider Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter could face fines if they fail to

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Friday, August 17th, 2018   In Vehicle News From SecurityDriver.Com Security Driving and Electronic Stability Control Electronic Stability Control (ESC) is a computer that takes over control of the vehicle when the vehicle’s path is not what the driver intended it to be. For those of us who have lost control of a car, we know that it’s that first twitch of the car that tells us that we are about to have an exciting experience. That twitch is information the car is sending to us. For some, interpreting this information is second nature, and for others, it’s like trying to understand Swahili. That sinking feeling we get in our stomach is the car telling us that it’s not going where we want it to go, but it is going on a path that it wants to go. The value of ESC is that it interprets the information, in most cases, before the average driver or even the above average driver can sense the problem. Once the ESC computer reads the informati

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Thursday, August 16th, 2018  In Driving News From SecurityDriver.Com Three Seconds To Safety – Surge of Carjacking There has been a surge of carjacking throughout the US and in other countries. In ISDA’s opinion, the number of carjackings may vary from year to year, but it is not a new phenomenon, they have been and always will be a problem. The threat of carjackings is an issue that you may want to bring to the attention of those you protect.    The Three Seconds to Safety booklet is available for free on iBooks and on SecurityDriver.Com Read More   ===========   Autonomous Vehicle Levels It seems that every news agency and certainly every auto-enthusiast magazine and blog are discussing autonomous vehicles and the technology that goes into making vehicles self-driving.  What isn’t really discussed or understood is that there are different levels of self-driving. According to the Society of Automotive Engineers, there are 6 levels of

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Tuesday, August 14th, 2018   In Terrorism News From the Standard Car plows into pedestrians at Parliament leaving several injured Counter-terror police are investigating after a car plowed into people and crashed into security barriers outside the House of Parliament. Witnesses described hearing screams as a silver car drove "at speed" close to the railings outside Parliament in Westminster on Tuesday morning.   Read More   ======================   In Vehicle News From Consumer Reports The Race to Protect Car Sensors from Their Biggest Foes: Dirt and Weather The same grime, snow, and ice that dirty your car’s windows can render its advanced safety and driver-assist systems useless simply by covering up sensors and cameras. That's why a number of companies are racing to develop ways to let the sensors clean themselves.   Read More   ======================   In Driver News At least 22 people are dead after a huge motorway bridge colla

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Monday, August 13th, 2018   In Vehicle News From Design Taxi Tesla Might Open-Source Its Car Security Software For Use By Competitors CEO of Tesla Elon Musk has announced his intention to make Tesla’s car security software open-source for use by rivals in future. Yesterday, Musk tweeted, “Great Q&A @defcon last night. Thanks for helping make Tesla & SpaceX more secure! Planning to open-source Tesla vehicle security software for free use by other car makers. Extremely important to a safe self-driving future for all.”    Read More   =====   and from SecurityDriver.Com Tire Safety Drivers in the United States put more than 2,969 billion miles on their tires. There are nearly 11,000 tire-related crashes, and almost 200 people will die in those crashes. Many of these crashes can be prevented through proper tire maintenance—including tire inflation and rotation—and understanding tire labels, tire aging, and recalls and complaints.

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Thursday, August 9th, 2018   In Security News From Politico TV networks boost security for reporters at Trump rallies Notebooks, mics, cameras, hairspray — those are all things TV reporters are used to having with them at political rallies. Now, in the age of President Donald Trump, they’ve added another: security guards. The networks are employing them, according to reporters, at Trump’s high-octane political rallies, where the media often serves as the No. 1 rhetorical punching bag.    Read More     ===   and from The Drive Homeland Security Secretary to Visit North Dakota Amid Drone Smuggling Concerns Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is scheduled to visit the U.S.-Canada border in North Dakota on Thursday to garner a deeper understanding of the security threats posed by drone-centric drug smuggling, according to The Washington Examiner.  “During this trip, Secretary Nielsen will address the Departme

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Wednesday, August 8th, 2018   In Cyber Security News From Bloomberg Environment News Utilities Prepare for Increased Cyberattacks on the Electric Grid More electric utilities and energy companies are turning to cybersecurity vendors for protection against attempted attacks, a growing threat highlighted by the recent disclosure of Russian hacking into their communications networks last year.  The U.S. utility sector faces millions of attempted cyber intrusions a day. Duke Energy, one of the largest power companies in the nation serving 7.6 million customers reported more than 650 million attempted cyber attacks in 2017 alone. While a cyber attack hasn’t successfully shut down the U.S. power grid, the threat is real. Read More ======================   In Security News From Reuters News Apparent attack in Venezuela highlights risk of drone strikes Wherever the investigation leads, Maduro’s allegations raised the specter of unmanned aeria

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Tuesday, August 7th, 2018   In Security News From Security Today SIA Announces RISE Scholarship Opportunity for Young Security Professionals $30,000 in RISE Scholarships available to help in reaching professional development and educational goals. Applications are now being accepted for scholarships offered through the Security Industry Association (SIA) RISE program. The SIA RISE Scholarship – available to SIA RISE program participants who are employees of SIA member companies or SIA student members – provides recipients with funds for professional development. Funds awarded from the scholarship pool can be used to expand professional knowledge in the areas of human resources, information technology, marketing/sales, project management, security engineering and risk management.    Read More   ======   and from the Independent Nicolas Maduro assassination attempt: Six arrested for failed drone attack on Venezuelan president Authoriti

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Saturday, August 4th, 2018   In Vehicle News From Digital Trends Inkas upgrades armor and stitching for Mercedes AMG G63-based limo The 2018 Inkas Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG armored limousine has B7-rated ballistic protection, the highest feasible level for a civilian-grade ride. Armoring for the new model is upgraded from the previous limo’s B6 rating, which could withstand armor-piercing rounds, but not when fired from a super-high-velocity sniper’s rifle. The 2018 Inkas G63 AMG starts with advanced B7-level body armor, ballistic glass, and infrared and thermal cameras for perimeter surveillance. You can use the cameras to record video to upload to a secure cloud server. Higher level armoring and addition defensive and offensive features are available.   Read More ==========   And from Consumer Reports Luxury Cars With the Most Comfortable Ride, and Some Less Expensive Contenders Consumer Reports testers find the smoothest rides from tes

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Thursday, August 2nd, 2018   In Vehicle News NHTSA Issues Recall Notice for 2017 Mercedes-Benz AMG G65 From Motor Authority The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Mercedes-Benz USA have issued a recall notice for the 2017 Mercedes-AMG G65. The software that limits the vehicle speed when in reverse isn't correctly calibrated.  Read More   ===== And speaking of backing up an article from ISDA Center website on Backing Up Safely Many accidents happen while the car is in reverse. More often than not, these result in fender benders, not dramatic accidents, but nonetheless annoying and expensive.   Read More   ======================   In Terrorism News From the National Consortium for the study of terrorism and responses to terrorism or START for short Terrorist violence decreases worldwide in 2017, but remains historically high With 10,900 terrorist attacks killing more than 26,400 people in 2017, the numbers of terrorist

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Tuesday, July 31st, 2018   In Executive Protection News SURVEY TO ANALYZE TRENDS IN EXECUTIVE PROTECTION Security Management magazine, with partner Groundwork, has commissioned a survey to examine current trends and challenges in executive protection planning and practice. Specifically, the research will be used to: Offer a perspective on the current state of industry practice today Identify common challenges and key success factors Establish the context around the priority of C-suite protection Begin to define best practices on how to capitalize on current trends and identify emerging risks  Read More ======================   In Travel Security News From The Hill Thousands of Americans stand to be denied passports due to unpaid taxes  Hundreds of thousands of Americans stand to be denied new or renewed passports under a 2015 law requiring the IRS and State Department to deny passports to Americans with more than $51,000 in overdue

The purpose of today's flash briefing is to give a better understanding of what social media is, why it is important for your executive protection business, and to walk you through a very important self-assessment stage.  In future podcasts will be continuing with this series on using social media effectively for your executive protection business. ====================== This flash briefing is brought to you by the International Security Driver Association.  Whether you are exploring a career in executive protection, new to the profession, honing your expertise, or an established security executive, ISDA offers its Members benchmark educational, networking, and marketing programs. For more information about the ISDA membership, articles related to secure transportation, security, and executive protection, go to isdacenter.org. Thanks for listening to the Security Driver and Executive Protection News flash briefing.

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Friday, July 27th, 2018   In Executive Protection News From CNBC Facebook approves $10 million a year for Zuckerberg family security Facebook approved a $10 million annual pre-tax allowance to amplify security for CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his family. That is roughly $27,000 per day.  The allowance, announced in an SEC filing on Thursday, increases Facebook's security spend on Zuckerberg from $7.3 million last year and $4.9 million in 2016.   Read More ======================   In Cyber Security News From Gizmodo Amazon's Face Recognition Misidentifies 28 Members of Congress as Suspected Criminals Amazon’s controversial face recognition software, called Rekognition, misidentified more than two dozen members of Congress as people arrested for crimes. The false identifications were made when the ACLU of Northern California tasked Rekognition with matching photos of all 535 members of Congress against 25,000 publicly available mugshot phot

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Thursday, July 26th, 2018   In Vehicle News From Consumer Reports Shoppers Want Car Tech that Helps Them Drive Better, Survey Shows Car shoppers want advanced safety features that keep them from getting into a crash, but they're less enthusiastic about technology that drives for them, a new Consumer Reports car safety survey shows.   Read More ======================    In Terrorism News Chinese man sets off explosive outside US embassy A 26-year-old Chinese man set off a small explosive outside the US embassy in Beijing Thursday, sending smoke into the air and injuring his hand before security officials rushed to the scene and took him into custody, police said.    Read More ===== And from The Telegraph Greece wildfires: Death toll hits 80 as anti-terror unit launches an investigation   The death toll from a fire which ripped through a Greek coastal town stood at 80 on Wednesday as frantic relatives tried to track down people missin

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Wednesday, July 25th, 2018   In Vehicle News UK motor insurers vote to pool terrorism vehicle risk Motor insurers writing business in the UK have voted to mutualize risks for terrorist attacks where vehicles are used to kill or injure.     Read More   ======================    In Driving News Who is driving your principal? A question that the ISDA asks quite frequently. A website called Who is Driving You keeps track of all reported incidents of Uber and Lyft drivers.   The result is a series of incidents involving “ridesharing” passengers being harmed and criminal offenders behind the wheel. Uber and Lyft capture a good percentage of the corporate market, especially with corporate travel programs. Read More   =====  And from the ISDA The Executive Vehicle and Secure Transportation Survey has been conducted every two years since 2013. Practitioners who participated in the survey represent the Corporate, High Net Worth, and Private Se

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Tuesday, July 24th, 2018   In Vehicle News From Chauffeur Magazine Rolls-Royce chooses chauffeurs over semi-autonomous technology, for now Rolls-Royce believes that their customers want the driver to drive the vehicle. According to a the article, Rolls-Royce is less interested in semi-autonomous tech because its vehicles are already driven by autonomous technology: professional chauffeurs!    Read More   ======================    In Driving News From Auto Rental Hiring Drivers as Contractors in California? Be Careful. In the Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court opinion issued April 30, the California Supreme Court clarified the standard for determining whether California workers should be classified as independent contractors or employees. The ruling establishes a much stricter standard and thus forces a variety of fleet types — from trucking, car rental, vocational, and last-mile delivery, as well as companies in the “gig

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Monday, July 23rd, 2018   In Vehicle News From Motor Authority Michelin wants to replace oil with wood in tires Wooden tires don't have the best ring to them, but Michelin firmly believes they'll be a reality in 2020.  The French tire maker told Motoring in a report published this month of its plans to introduce wood into tires, and it's all about moving away from oil. Cyrille Roget, Michelin's worldwide director of scientific and innovation communication, said the plan is to create more sustainable tires in the future, and experiments with wood waste have provided a solution. The tire maker will incorporate elastomers from wood chips to replace a tire's oil content. Today, 80 percent of materials found in tires come from oil. In the future, that percentage will drop to 20 percent by 2048, Michelin believes. And rubber will also be included, which Roget said is also sustainable.   Read More   =====  And from Car and Driver Pirelli Is