Executive Protection And Secure Transportation Podcast

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Thursday, June 14th, 2018. =================== In Security News From BBC News Egypt safer than US and UK - Gallup poll Egypt has been ranked the safest country in Africa and higher than both the UK and US, according to a new global poll. The annual Gallup Global Law and Order asked if people felt safe walking at night and whether they had been victims of crime.  Its questions revolved around confidence in local police, safety at night, cases of theft and whether participants or a family member had been mugged or assaulted within the past 12 months. Read More ====  And from the Detroit Free Press Detroit's rebound brings surge in downtown security jobs Detroit's rebound has brought a surge in new artisanal restaurants, renovated office space and $2,000-per-month loft apartments in the past five years. It also has spawned hundreds of new employment opportunities in private security to watch over those businesses and their employees and

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Wednesday, June 13th, 2018.   Mexican politician who vowed to crack down on crime shot dead while posing for selfie with fan  A Mexican congressional candidate who vowed to crack down on organized crime was shot dead after a person asked him for picture, CNN reported. Fernando Purón had just finished an election debate on Friday night when he was approached by a woman holding a selfie stick who asked him to take a photo with her.  Surveillance footage obtained by the Vanguardia showed the 43-year-old politician falling to the ground after being shot in the head by a man who snuck up behind him. Read More =============== From ISDACenter.Org The Science of a Two Vehicle Scenario The ISDA 2015 and preliminary data from the 2017 Executive/Security Vehicle Survey indicate a dramatic increase in the use of SUVs for Executive Transportation. The 2015 Survey also indicated that there had been a significant increase in the use of two car scen

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Tuesday, June 12th, 2018.   In Vehicle News From the BBC News Car insurers warn on 'autonomous' vehicles The motor insurance industry is warning carmakers against the use of the word "autonomous" in their marketing. A report for the Association of British Insurers says the way some advanced vehicles are described can convince motorists that they have self-driving cars when that is not the case.   Read More   ===== And from AAA Foundation Worn Tires Decrease Handling on Wet Roads Up to 33% According to a recent study from AAA, on wet roads, worn tires with a tread depth of 4/32 inch have an average increased stopping distance of 87 feet for a passenger car and 86 feet for a light truck when compared with new tires. The research explores performance differences on wet pavement between the worn tires and new all-season tires when driving at 60 mph.  Read More ==================  In Cybersecurity news Chinese hackers stole 614GB of unde

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Monday, June 11th, 2018.  From International Security Driver Association Security Driving Is a Statement of Skill, Not a Marketing Term First and foremost – WHAT IS NOT SECURITY DRIVING – a security driver IS NOT a person who attended an EP Training program and has a driver’s license. That does not define a Security Driver at best they are an EP Person with a driver’s license. Simply put, you wouldn’t allow a security professional to carry a gun without first measuring their ability to use it: so why would you let someone drive your principal if you don’t measure their ability to do so? Read More    ======================  In Technology News From USA Today New phone case turns iPhone 8 Plus, Google's Pixel 2 XL into a weapon-scanning device We've seen smartphone cases that add style, extra battery life or even a taser. This new case from Los Angeles-based Royal Holdings looks to add a different type of feature: the ability to detect b

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Friday, June 8th, 2018.   In Executive Protection/Security News Where Private Security Outnumbers The Police Research conducted by the Guardian has found that half of the planet's population lives in countries where there are more private security workers than police officers. India and South Africa have glaring disparities while in the U.S., there are over 1.1 million private security guards compared to 666,000 police officers. Things are far more even in Germany, though private security still has a slight edge over the Polizei by a margin of 2,000.   Read More    =====================   In Terrorism news MCCAUL RELEASES JUNE TERROR THREAT SNAPSHOT Washington, D.C. – House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) today released June’s Terror Threat Snapshot, a monthly assessment of the Committee’s continuing effort to highlight the growing threat America, the West, and the world face from ISIS and other Islamist te

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Thursday, June 7th, 2018.   In Business of Executive Protection News From VentureBeat.Com LinkedIn now shows your commute times for prospective jobs Today, LinkedIn is rolling out a new feature that tells prospective candidates what their commute time would be for a specific role before they even apply. Read More     ======================= In Cyber Security News From BBC News Ransomware hits Atlanta police dashcam footage Years of video evidence gathered by police has been lost thanks to a ransomware attack on Atlanta in the US. Most of the lost evidence involves dashcam recordings, said Atlanta police chief Erika Shields in a local newspaper interview. The footage was "lost and cannot be recovered", said Ms Shields.   The hackers behind the infection, known as SamSam, encrypted key data and demanded $51,000 of bitcoins to unlock it. Atlanta said it had not paid the ransom. Read More  ====== And from NextGov.Com Mozilla Introduces D

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Wednesday, June 6th, 2018.   In Vehicle News From Wired Magazine The Dawn of Mobile Convenience Stores A startup called Cargo is making it easier than ever for anyone who makes money driving their car to also make money running a convenience store. Read More     ====================== In Cyber Security News From the NY Times Facebook Gave Data Access to Chinese Firm Flagged by U.S. Intelligence Facebook has data-sharing partnerships with at least four Chinese electronics companies, including a manufacturing giant that has a close relationship with China’s government, the social media company said on Tuesday. Read More     =======================   In Terrorism news From Fox News Israeli Security services foiled an alleged terror plot against Netanyahu Israeli security service Shin Bet announced Tuesday the arrest of three Palestinians that were part of an alleged terror cell planning to attack Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Read

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Tuesday, June 5th, 2018.  In Vehicle News From Newsweek VLADIMIR PUTIN'S NEW BULLETPROOF LIMO FLEET COST $192 MILLION AND RUSSIA WANTS TO SELL HUNDREDS OF THEM Russian President Vladimir Putin used his inauguration to unveil his long-awaited, armored limousine—the first of its kind in post-Soviet times.  The car is one of a fleet that cost $192 million to develop, which has been in production since 2012, and manufacturers hope to launch an entire brand off the publicity around it. Read More   ===================== In Cyber Security News A federal study found signs that surveillance devices for intercepting cellphone calls and texts were operating near the White House and other sensitive locations in the Washington area last year. Read More ==================== In Executive Protection news The June 2018 Edition of Security Magazine has an excellent article titled - Travel Security and Executive Protection. The article interviews Inte

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Monday, June 4th, 2018.    In Driving News From Business Insider Judge finds Apple Watch wearer guilty of distracted driving It's probably a bad idea to check your Apple Watch while driving. That's the lesson from a Canadian judge who found a woman guilty of distracted driving for looking at her Apple Watch while stopped at a traffic light. He rejected her claim that she was only checking the time.   Read More    ========================   In Vehicle News IndyCar driver Scott Dixon drove on a version of the Indianapolis municipal police department’s challenge course, which included elements such as an evasive maneuvering, threshold braking, backing serpentine and a forward serpentine. It was like a course IMPD trains recruits on but scaled down to fit in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum parking lot.    Read More  ============= And speaking of IndyCar Mark Reuss, an executive for General Motors was driving the pace car at Sunda

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Friday, June 1st, 2018.   From ISDACenter.Org We continue with our Lesser Known Incidents series with the kidnapping of Kevyn Wynn In July 1993, Steve Wynn of the Wynn Resorts and Casinos received a call; a voice politely uttered a chilling statement: “Mr. Wynn, we have your daughter.” His 26-year-old daughter, Kevyn, had been kidnapped from her townhouse in a luxury gated community. Her kidnappers demanded a ransom reported between $2 million and $2.5 million. The kidnappers taped Ms. Wynn’s eyes shut, put sunglasses on her, and forced her to undress. They then took pictures of her in her underwear and threatened to release the pictures to the public if she or her father went to the police. Ms. Wynn was then permitted to dress and the defendants tied her up, placed her in her car, and drove her to the McCarran International Airport. She was released unharmed two hours later after her father paid a $1.45 million ransom in $100 bills.

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Thursday, May 31st, 2018.     In Vehicle News From CNBC Trump reportedly said he wants to ban German luxury carmakers in the US President Donald Trump is preparing to block German luxury carmakers from the U.S. market, according to an exclusive report by a leading German business magazine. Read More   == From RT.Com Uber adds panic button for passengers in case of sexual assault by driver Ride-hailing company Uber has added a panic alarm to their app in the United States so that riders have a quick way to contact 911 if they are attacked by the driver. The company announced plans to introduce the feature nationwide last month. A number of Uber drivers have faced accusations of sex crimes for years.   Read More    ======================== In Terrorism News From Breitbart.Com France Risking British Security by ‘Blocking’ Access to Terror Data After Brexit Sources claim the French are frustrating Britain’s offer to remain part of a Eur

Although most drivers realize that the higher the car’s speed, the more distance required to stop. What is surprising to many drivers is how much additional distance it takes to stop a vehicle with just a small increase in speed. The fact is that if you double your speed you increase your stopping distance by a factor of four. Read More

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Tuesday, May 29th, 2018.   In Vehicle News From USA Today Tesla, Uber crashes spotlight automatic emergency braking. Here's what it won't do. From the article: One of the most common semi-autonomous driving features added to cars these days is automatic emergency braking.  What can it do — and what shouldn't a driver expect it to handle? Using a combination of radar and cameras that scan the road ahead, automatic emergency braking, or AEB for short, is designed to automatically initiate braking when it senses an obstacle and, in some cases and scenarios, will bring the car to a full stop.  The key phrase being: in some cases and some scenarios. Read More   ========================= In Technology News From Digital Trends A.I. scans social media to predict when protests will turn violent From the article: With all the hostility on social media, it may sound oxymoronic to say that social media platforms could curb violence. But studies

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Friday, May 25th, 2018.   In Vehicle News From the Huffington Post Man Discovers Handgun Impaled In Front Bumper Of Car This brings new meaning to the term “gunning your engine.” A driver on Interstate 5 in Washington state’s South Puget Sound area discovered something shocking when he stopped for gas: a handgun lodged barrel-first in the front bumper. The driver was heading down the freeway when a black object came flying through the air and hit his Honda, according to a tweet from state trooper Guy Gill, a spokesman for that district. There didn’t seem to be serious damage, so the driver thought nothing of it and drove another 18 miles before stopping for gas, Gill said.   And from Autoblog 2020 Chevy Suburban spy shots reveal a shocking suspension situation Hot on the heels of the announcement that the Suburban RST will get the engine it should have had in the first place – the 6.2-liter V8 – we have spy shots of the next Suburban

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Thursday, May 24th, 2018. In Vehicle News From DigitalTrends.Com BMW racing to patch 14 security vulnerabilities found in its cars Chinese researchers discovered 14 vulnerabilities on the onboard computers of a number of BMW vehicles, leading the automaker to begin issuing security patches over-the-air and through dealer networks. These flaws affect the infotainment unit, telematics controls, and the wireless communications systems on BMW’s i Series, X1 sDrive, 5 Series, and 7 Series models dating as far back as 2012. Four of the discovered vulnerabilities require hackers to have physical USB access to the car, while six of the vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely. The last four vulnerabilities require physical access to the car’s computer. Read More  =========================== In Technology News Schools are spending billions on high-tech security. But are students any safer? From NBCNews.Com With each new school shooting the r

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Wednesday, May 23rd, 2018.   In Vehicle News From AutomotiveNews.Com Tesla slammed over 'deceptive' Autopilot name in a letter to U.S. regulators Two U.S. consumer advocacy groups urged the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday to investigate what they called Tesla Inc.'s "deceptive and misleading" use of the name Autopilot for its assisted-driving technology.  The Center for Auto Safety and Consumer Watchdog, both nonprofit groups, sent a letter to the FTC saying that consumers could be misled into thinking, based on Tesla's marketing and advertising, that Autopilot makes a Tesla vehicle self-driving. But in the letter, the groups said that a series of ads and press releases from Tesla as well as statements by CEO Elon Musk "mislead and deceive customers into believing that Autopilot is safer and more capable than it is known to be."   Read More == In Terrorism News From SecurityMagazine.Com 6 Links Between Social Media and Violence

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018.   In Vehicle News From AutoNews.Com Fear of autonomous cars rises after high-profile fatalities, AAA survey finds Consumer trust in self-driving cars has plummeted following high-profile roadway fatalities, with almost three-quarters of Americans now saying they are too afraid to ride in an autonomous vehicle, according to a new survey.   The survey by AAA shows faith in autonomous vehicles has been shaken by two March incidents: A pedestrian in Arizona struck and killed by an Uber self-driving car and a fatality involving a Tesla Model X operating in semiautonomous Autopilot mode. The fear factor reported by 73 percent of those polled last month was up 10 points from late 2017 and nearly erased gains from the 78 percent afraid of automated cars early last year. Read More      == In Travel Security News From American Express Global Business Travel Traveler 360° Report: Insights from Corporate Travelers from A

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Monday, May 21st, 2018.    In Executive Protection News From CBS News Nannies Now Being Trained in Counter-Terrorism For more than a century, Britain's Norland College has been training professional nannies. But now, in addition to childcare, students are learning about terrorism, security, and how to avoid high-risk situations. Here’s the report from CBS News   From SecurityDriver.Com Lesser Known Incidents – The Kidnapping of Cindy Crawford One of the features of the ISDA Knowledge Center is a section titled “Lesser Known Incidents” – There are many unknown or not widely known incidents. Some of the incidents were hardly noticed. There are a significant number of security events that fly under the radar. In June 1996, Cindy Crawford was kidnapped as she left the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris by an imposter posing as her Chauffeur. Read More    ================  In Cyber Security News From PCMagazine.Com TeenSafe Leaks Thousand

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Friday, May 18th, 2018.   In Vehicle News From Consumer Reports.Com Who Owns the Data Your Car Collects? Some information gathered can improve driving performance and safety, but it could also result in an invasion of your privacy   The questions of who owns the data and what can be done with it have brought the privacy debate into the modern car cockpit. Much of the information coming from connected cars can produce safety benefits. But it has value for other purposes as well. There are more than 200 data points in cars today, with at least 140 viable business uses.   So far, neither Congress nor the DOT has instituted any new legal requirements for most car data. Many car companies say they are being proactive about consumer privacy, but advocates are concerned about the prospect of an industry policing itself. Read More   == In Executive Protection News From Facebook News Facebook’s first content moderation report finds terrorism

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Thursday, May 17th, 2018.   In Vehicle News From VentureBeat.Com DigiLens raises $25 million from Germany’s Continental for its automotive holographic display The deal will give Continental an 18 percent stake in DigiLens. The two companies are now jointly developing “a waveguide head-up display” (HUD) for cars. The waveguide technology also has potential for aviation and motorcycle helmets, the companies said in a press release.   Read More   From DigitalTrends.Com Automakers are embracing virtual reality with help from gaming company Unity Technologies. Unity has quietly worked with major automakers to develop virtual reality tools, new human-machine interfaces, and more under its Unity Automotive division.   Read More == In Business of Executive Protection News From VentureBeat.Com LinkedIn to roll out 1-click apply, ‘How you Match’ feature for job seekers To make it easier for users to assess how qualified they are for a job, Li