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Matthew Smees promoted to Investigations Manager EMEA for Amazon Global
Security Operations
Matthew has been with Amazon for more than a year. Prior to his
promotion to Investigations Manager EMEA, her served as Security & Loss
Prevention Manager for the company. Before that, he spent two years as
Regional Profit Protection Manager for Dunelm (UK). He also spent 13
years with the Bedfordshire Police as Police Constable and Detective
Constable. Congratulations, Matthew!
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Curtis Combs promoted to Project Manager II Implementation & Sustainment
for Walmart
Curtis has been with Walmart for more than 11 years, starting with the
company in 2008 as an Asset Protection Associate. Before his promotion
to Project Manager II Implementation and Sustainment, he spent over
eight year as AP Assistant Store Manager. Earlier in his career, he
spent more than five years with Sweetbay Supermarket in various
positions, including Loss Prevention Coordinator. Congratulations,
Curtis!
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Agilence Integrates with PAR Technology's Cloud-Based Brink POS Software
ParTech,
Inc (PAR), global POS solutions provider and wholly owned subsidiary of
publicly-traded PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR), added Agilence to its
Brink integration ecosystem.
Agilence, Inc.
develops the industry-leading data analytics and reporting platform that allows
multi-unit restaurant operators to manage operational resources and revenue
streams in one place. Brink customers will now be able to leverage Agilence's
20/20
Data Analytics Platform to identify profit-eroding operational issues and
unlock the full power of their point-of-sale data so they can have a complete
view of their business to make better decisions, faster.
Read more in today's Vendor
Spotlight below.
US cities ramp up security in wake of killing of Iran's top general
Attacks Were Imminent According to Sec. of State
Cities
around the United States are ramping up security in the wake of an American
airstrike that
killed Iran's top military commander in Baghdad.
"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stands ready to confront and combat
any and all threats facing our homeland," DHS Acting Secretary Chad Wolf said in
a statement. "While there are currently no specific, credible threats against
our homeland, DHS continues to monitor the situation and work with our Federal,
State and local partners to ensure the safety of every American."
Wolf, who said he "commend[s] the President's decisive action to protect
American lives both abroad and at home," added that senior DHS leadership met
Thursday night and Friday morning
"to assess potential new threats" and responses to them.
The New York City Police Department -- the country's largest -- and Mayor Bill
de Blasio said they are on alert for any suspicious activity.
"What we have to assume based on previous knowledge is that the Iranians would
have an interest in prominent targets, well-known American locations," de Blasio
said.
The Los Angeles Police Department tweeted it was also monitoring the situation
closely and would respond as necessary. The nation's capital, Washington, D.C.,
is also on alert.
The heightened state of alert comes as Iran is warning of action for the U.S.
killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.
abcnews.go.com
Editor's Note:
Malls and Shopping Centers should also be on alert as well. When all the
municipalities and agencies across the country are on alert retailers and retail
properties should follow suit. That's just common sense. Obviously done quietly
and professionally and without drawing any attention to the employee and
consumer populations. The 'see something say something' practice should be top
of mind. Please let's keep them all safe out there. Just a thought. -Gus Downing
Brand Reputation Front-and-Center Starting the New Year at McD's
McD's Clamping Down on 'Macho Guys Club Culture' After Last CEO
No More Partying & Fraternizing Culture at McD's with New CEO
New CEO Chris Kempczinski puts fresh focus on workplace decorum after
concerns about predecessor's conduct.
McDonald's
new CEO is determined to make changes at the top to move the company away from a
culture that tolerated partying and fraternizing between some senior
managers and rank-and-file employees.
Chris Kempczinski, the new chief executive, is seeking to restore a more
professional culture at McDonald's after what some current and former
employees described as an environment influenced by his predecessor's late-night
socializing with some executives and staffers at bars and flirtations with
female employees.
"There is a cultural shift here now," another person familiar with the new CEO's
plans said. "Some people perceived there was this macho, guys club. That
has now progressed to a more open leadership under Chris." This person and some
others said Mr. Kempczinski, who was previously president of McDonald's USA,
wasn't part of the executive group that did most of the late-night socializing.
McDonald's board fired its former chief, Steve Easterbrook, 52 years old,
in November after he acknowledged having a consensual relationship with
an unnamed company staffer. Mr. Easterbrook apologized for conduct that he said
violated company values and rules barring employees from dating direct or
indirect reports.
Many U.S. companies are rethinking their stance on personal relationships in
the workplace and reviewing efforts to combat harassment.
McDonald's employees have fraternized at headquarters and at the burger
giant's frequent conventions and meetings for decades. Many of the thousands
of employees, franchisees and vendors who have attended those events often
drank heavily and socialized late into the night-sometimes with senior
McDonald's executives participating and sometimes not, according to many current
and former employees.
As CEO, Mr. Easterbrook developed a reputation for flirting with female
employees, according to some former and current employees. "There were a couple
of women who talked to me about his flirting. It was enough for them to feel
uncomfortable," A formal complaint triggered an investigation in October,
which resulted in the board voting on Oct. 31 to terminate Mr. Easterbrook
because of a consensual relationship.
wsj.com
Scan and Go & Fraudulent Attacks to Grow Exponentially in 2020
Two of CSA's Three 2020 Predictions Have Everything to do with LP
What will change in 2020 is retailers' response to cyberfraud
Checkout is so 2019 - 2019 saw numerous rollouts of "frictionless"
in-store experiences where customers scan and bag products, tap to pay, and then
instantly confirm checkout with some type of mobile code verification. While
this type of "scan and go" shopping offers much more convenience than
waiting in line at the traditional checkout queue, more retailers in 2020 are
going to ditch checkout entirely.
Securing customer trust - During 2019, the sheer volume of retail fraud
attempts and cost of fraud exploded. There is no reason to think the frequency
of and expenses resulting from fraudulent attacks on retail will not continue
growing exponentially in 2020.
Criminals have a plethora of access points to gain unauthorized entry into
retail networks and steal customer personal and financial data. What will
change in 2020 is retailers' response to cyberfraud. The industry will
finally realize continuing with the status quo and crossing your fingers that
the next big breach happens to your main competitor isn't enough.
Look for mainstream adoption of security solutions and techniques such as
using artificial intelligence to detect unusual customer behavior and/or network
activity, biometric authentication, solutions that track code added to
e-commerce sites in real time, in-depth security collaboration with third-party
partners who have network access, and applications designed to detect
intrusions after breaches occur.
chainstoreage.com
Forbes Article on Retail Checkout Will Undergo Massive Changes Soon
Face Identity - Technology's Resolution to Checkouts Disappearing
Zelazny, who is an expert in biometrics and identity, points out that with every
change in retail checkout technology there is increased risk. Every payment
technology innovation going back to the creation of the credit card has had its
own dark side including fraudsters, data breaches and sales of stolen data.
Zelazny observes that risks of fraud can get resolved with greater use of facial
identity as a checkout technology. She explains that fraud risk is one thing
when you're a convenience store operator and the most you can lose is typically
a sandwich and drink. But when the stakes get higher, as they do for department
stores and other high-ticket retailers, using new technology carries big risks
and facial identity can solve that.
Like the mobile wallet that needs other features to spur adoption, Zelazny
believes facial identity will eventually appeal to consumers because it can make
shopping much easier. And it's not just the checkout factor -facial recognition
allows seamless integration of benefits and loyalty programs into the payment
systems - no more remembering to bring your card, or even your mobile device
with you, your face lets them know what discounts are being stored for you.
forbes.com
1st of
Their Kind Safety Studies - Reports
Warehouse Robots Impact Serious Injuries
Serious Injuries Nearly Quadrupled After Robots
Studies Find Correlation Between Robots & Safety Problems
'As robots take over warehousing, workers pushed to adapt'
Doing your job side-by-side with robots isn't easy. According to their makers,
the machines should take on the most mundane and physically strenuous tasks. In
reality, they're also creating new forms of stress and strain in the form of
injuries and the unease of working in close quarters with mobile half-ton
devices that direct themselves.
Amazon now has more than 200,000 robotic vehicles it calls "drives" that are
moving goods through its delivery-fulfillment centers around the U.S. That's
double the number it had last year and up from 15,000 units in 2014. Its rivals
have taken notice, and many are adding their own robots in a race to speed up
productivity and bring down costs.
But while fears that robots will replace human workers
haven't come to fruition, there are growing concerns that keeping up with
the pace of the latest artificial intelligence technology is taking a toll
on human workers' health, safety and morale.
It's not that workers aren't getting trained on how to work with robots safely.
"The problem is it becomes very difficult to do so when the productivity
standards are set so high," she said.
Tye Brady, Amazon Robotics' chief technologist, said worker safety remains the
top priority and ergonomic design is engineered into the systems at the
beginning of the design stage. Gutelius, the University of Illinois researcher,
said that the aspiration for symphonic human-machine operations is not always
working out in practice.
Gutelius co-authored a report published this fall that found new warehouse
technology could contribute to wage stagnation, higher turnover and poorer
quality work experiences because of the way AI software can monitor and
micro-manage workers' behaviors.
A recent
journalistic investigation of injury rates at Amazon warehouses from The
Center for Investigative Reporting's Reveal found that robotic warehouses
reported more injuries than those without.
Reveal looked at records from 28 Amazon warehouses in 16 states and found that
the overall rate of serious injuries was more than double the warehousing
industry average. Amazon has countered it's misleading to compare its rate with
rivals because of the company's "aggressive stance on recording injuries no
matter how big or small."
The Reveal report also found a correlation between robots and safety problems,
such as in Tracy, California, where the serious injury rate nearly quadrupled
in the four years after robots were introduced.
apnews.com
Louis Vuitton to close Hong Kong luxury store hit by violent protests
Does It Have Domino Effect?
Retail
sales have also plummeted, with brands such as Moncler, Gucci and Salvatore
Ferragamo reporting sales declines of up to 45 per cent in Hong Kong
during the third quarter that ended on September 30. LVMH reported a 25 per cent
decline in its Hong Kong sales in the same period.
As a minority of protesters have turned more violent and anti-China
sentiment has increased - with Mandarin Chinese speakers physically attacked
and China-linked businesses repeatedly vandalized - Chinese visitors have
been shunning Hong Kong. With Chinese tourists down 56%.
It is too early to say whether the decision by the largest luxury brand in
the world to close a prime Hong Kong store will have a domino effect,
triggering more prominent store closures in the city's luxury retail sector in
2020.
scmp.com
Welcome to 2020: Likely To Be Another Challenging Year for Retail
More Closures & Bankruptcies
The early read on the holiday season has been positive even with the abbreviated
shopping calendar, with Bloomberg reporting that Super Saturday (December 21,
the last Saturday before Christmas) was the biggest shopping day in US history,
despite a 9.7% year over year decline in store traffic, according to
Sensormatic Solutions ShopperTrak.
The shortened calendar likely drove more consumers to shop online. Mastercard
SpendingPulse reported that total US retail sales from November 1 through
Christmas Eve increased 3.4% year over year, while online sales jumped 18.8% and
in-store sales grew a paltry 1.2%. Digital accounted for a record 14.6% share
of total sales.
Retailers will soon begin taking stock of holiday performance and finalizing
plans for 2020. We expect a new crop of store-closure announcements as
companies assess holiday performance and make tough decisions about leases and
return on investment for specific store locations. And with several large
retailers facing steep financial challenges, we may see further bankruptcy
announcements.
Consumers want e-commerce, buy online, pick up in store (BOPIS) services and
speedy free delivery, and retailers are working to meet these expectations. With
established store footprints digital natives could never hope to match,
traditional retailers that can successfully reinvent themselves as multichannel
retailers stand to prosper amid the ongoing challenges.
coresight.com
Retailers Had a Happy Holiday Season - Now Comes the Hangover
Returns Up 20% Over 2018
Holiday spending on apparel rose 1 percent from a year earlier, though
online sales jumped 17 percent, according to Mastercard's SpendingPulse
survey
Returns of holiday gifts
could reach as high as $95 billion, which would be a 20 percent rise over
2018, according to B-Stock Solutions
Nordstrom and Kohl's are among the retailers
accepting returns from some rivals as a way to drive store traffic
The return surge is a boon for resale sites, which can see a
spike in traffic as users attempt to earn some cash from their unwanted
gifts.
businessoffashion.com
Senior LP & AP Jobs
Market
SVP, Chief Safety and Risk Officer for Allied Universal in Conshohocken, PA., or
Santa Ana, CA
We
are North America's leading security services provider with over 200,000
phenomenal employees. Allied Universal Security Services, the largest security
services company in North America, is currently seeking a SVP/ Chief Safety and
Risk Officer. We are considering candidates to work out of our HQW Office in
Santa Ana, CA as well as HQE Office in Conshohocken, PA. The CSRO will lead a
team charged with developing, implementing and overseeing execution of a
comprehensive enterprise safety strategy, management and the company's insurance
program while identifying, measuring and mitigating operational risk. The leader
will report to the EVP/ General Counsel and lead the corporate level oversight
for the Safety and Risk Program for a 230,000 employee, $7.5B+ dynamic, growing
company.
aus.com
Director, Asset Protection (SE) for Home Depot, Atlanta, GA - Divisional
Position
Responsible
for the design and execution of all programs within the AHS organization
relating to safety, environmental compliance and loss prevention. This will
include driving company programs designed to reduce accidental losses to
customers, associates and property, comply with applicable regulatory
requirements, theft and fraud detection and shrink reduction. The Director will
focus on maximizing the performance of the AHS Operations team to meet
performance and company goals. Reporting to: Divisional President, dotted
line to VP of Asset Protection
The Home Depot, America's home improvement retail leader, helps customers and
Associates build success every day - and not just in our 2,200+ retail
stores.
homedepot.com
Dir. Loss Prevention for Dollar General in Goodlettsville, TN. - Divisional
Position
Provides
strategic loss prevention management for a division of 2,000+ stores with sales
volumes totaling +/- $4B. Maximizes profits by developing and executing programs
to reduce and prevent the loss of company inventory/assets and managing Regional
Loss Prevention Managers within an assigned geographical area.
Dollar General (NYSE: DG) is a Fortune 200 company with more than 16,000 retail
locations in 44 states, 16 distribution centers and 135,000 employees that
embody our mission of Serving Others each and every day.
ssc-dollargeneral.icims.com
Senior LP Job Postings Removed from Website:
• Director of Loss Prevention - Bi-Mart -
Eugene, OR
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Dir. Risk & Analysis - Genesco - Nashville, TN
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Dir. Loss Prevention - Lovesac - Stamford, CT
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Dir. Internal Audit - Michaels - Irving, TX
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Dir. of Asset Protection - MobileLink/Cricket Wireless - Sugarland, TX
NYC's New Crime Wave
Robbing 24 Food Deliverers $2k e-bikes - Delivery Workers Have 'Bulls-eye on
their backs'
FTC Public Workshop Jan 9, 2020 in DC
Non-Competes in the
Workplace: Examining Antitrust and Consumer Protection Issues
74% of C-Stores Saw Comp's Increase in 2019 Driven by Better-For-You (BFY) Items
CFO.com's Total Cost to Perform the Finance Function: Metric of the Month
SEC Planning to Loosen Auditor Independence Rules
Hudson's Bay Co (Saks Fifth & Hudson's Bay) Goes Private
Yum Brands acquires Habit Burger for $375M
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Payments Security Program Manager position posted
for eBay in San Jose, Calif.
The
Payments Security Program Manager will oversee the strategy, identification,
coordination, implementation, execution and completion of the Security
Initiatives across eBay's Payments, Risk, and Billing systems and partnering
organizations. The ideal candidate is highly detail oriented and organized; a
motivated self-starter, with excellent communication and facilitation skills;
can work effectively with a wide range of personalities; and is comfortable in a
highly technical environment.
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Agilence Integrates with PAR Technology's
Cloud-Based Brink POS Software
New Hartford, NY - January 6, 2020 -
ParTech, Inc (PAR),
global POS solutions provider and wholly owned subsidiary of publicly-traded PAR
Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR), added Agilence to its Brink integration
ecosystem.
Agilence,
Inc. develops the industry-leading data analytics and reporting platform
that allows multi-unit restaurant operators to manage operational resources and
revenue streams in one place. Brink customers will now be able to leverage
Agilence's
20/20
Data Analytics Platform to identify profit-eroding operational issues and
unlock the full power of their point-of-sale data so they can have a complete
view of their business to make better decisions, faster.
"I'm delighted to welcome Agilence as a strategic PARtner," said Stephen Lee, PAR's Manager of Strategic Partnerships.
"Agilence is a recognized leader in
their space, serving many large enterprise brands in restaurants, retail and
many other verticals. Through the use of Brink's API, they will be able to
provide our restaurant partners with powerful data analytics and operational
reporting. Another welcomed edition to our industry leading ecosystem."
The partnership started when MOD
Pizza, a fast-casual brand and mutual customer of Agilence and Brink, was
able to integrate Brink's world-class POS system with Agilence's 20/20 Data
Analytics Platform.
"It made a lot of sense to leverage our transaction-rich data originating from
Brink's cloud-based POS system with Agilence's Data Analytics Platform," said
Robert Notte, VP of Technology at MOD Pizza. "We reached out to both companies
and were thrilled that they were able to create a seamless integration between
both technologies."
"We are very excited to be partnering with ParTech," said Raoul Ricard, VP
Strategy & Business Development at Agilence. "Their expertise in empowering
multi-unit restaurant operators and ours in data analytics will help provide
actionable insights for any restaurant with the goal of growing and providing
customers with the best experience."
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How Did I Do That? The holiday
week is generally one of reflection, as people tend to look back over the year
(or the decade) and memorialize the major events in their life. With the New
Year upon us and the resolutions kicking off, I think it's important to reflect
on 2019. Investigators will recall some of their largest cases, major incidents,
new partnerships and the obstacles they have faced along the way. Many
investigators have conducted interviews to supplement these cases, some in the
100's and others that just started this part of their career. Often, people
attend training seminars, conduct an interview, complete the investigation and
then move on to the next.
Truth be told, training should never cease to exist, in fact, it should be
continuously challenging you. Reflecting back on the year should consist of
reviewing your cases or reaching out to a peer and review each-others. Here are
some key points to get you started:
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US Conflict With Iran Sparks Cybersecurity Concerns
Homeland Security Reminds CISOs to Protect Critical Systems
After an Iranian general was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad late
Thursday night, security experts and the Department of Homeland Security warned
of possible retaliatory cyber strikes from Iran that could target critical
infrastructure, government agencies as well as private businesses.
govinfosecurity.com
Ongoing
Targeted Attacks on POS Systems
VISA Warns of Ongoing Cyber Attacks on Gas Pump PoS
Systems
Accessing Merchants Internal Networks - Not Skimming
The point-of-sale (POS) systems of North American fuel dispenser merchants are
under an increased and ongoing threat of being targeted by an attack
coordinated by cybercrime groups according to a security alert published by
VISA.
Three attacks that targeted organizations in this type of attack with the end
goal of scraping payment card data were observed during the summer of 2019,
according to the Visa Payment Fraud Disruption (PFD).
This alert follows a
previous warning from November that also mentions such merchants being
an increasingly attractive target for threat groups "due to the lack of
secure acceptance technology, (e.g. EMV Chip, Point-to-Point Encryption,
Tokenization, etc.) and non-compliance with PCI DSS."
Based on the recent attacks that compromised POS systems at fuel dispenser
merchants detected by PFD, threat groups have them on the short list of
attractive targets.
"It is important to note that this attack vector differs significantly from
skimming at fuel pumps, as the targeting of POS systems requires the
threat actors to access the merchant's internal network, and takes more
technical prowess than skimming attacks,"
VISA PFD says.
bleepingcomputer.com
Read Full Visa Payment Fraud Disruption Report
CCPA Is Here - But Many Aren't Compliant
Don't be Fooled by July Date - Fines Could be Retroactive
For months, survey data has shown that very few US businesses are ready to
comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). With the legislation
having kicked in on January 1, at least half of US companies may still be
struggling to comply.
About half of US security professionals surveyed by data security software
company Egress in October 2019 said their firms were already compliant with CCPA
or would be by the end of the year.
At least half of respondents said
they had taken steps like improving their use of existing security technologies,
investing in new technologies and improving their data handling practices.
"Like
we saw with GDPR, CCPA compliance is a journey that most companies won't be able
to complete before the January 1, 2020, deadline," said Lauren Fisher, principal
analyst at eMarketer. "Even those who feel ready and say they're compliant will
likely have to make modifications and changes as the year progresses and the
true nature of the regulation becomes clearer. Companies need to look at
compliance as an ongoing process and not a static checklist."
CCPA compliance can be a costly endeavor for companies. According to August 2019
data from consent solutions provider PossibleNOW, 35% of US businesses polled
said that they won't be CCPA compliant by January 1, 2020, because they feel
it's too expensive to attain compliance.
emarketer.com
2020 Cybersecurity Trends: Expect Things to Get Weird
Hiding - Targeting Info Not Money - Ad Systems - 3rd Party Vendors
If you're going to fight the threats that the internet has to offer in 2020,
you're going to have to get a little more creative. That's because attackers are
getting more clever and trying some weird tactics.
According
to security experts at firms such as Trend Micro and Avast, bad actors are
trying unconventional things to stay a step ahead of IT staffs.
Trend Micro's director of technology marketing, Myla Pilao, said that attackers
are increasingly targeting areas that they might have previously avoided,
including malware on the Linux platform and malware that aims to steal
information rather than money. She also says that attackers will become harder
to detect as they use more nontraditional methods to distribute or spread
malware.
"These are the ones that probably would stay in our network, would stay in
our devices, for a long time unattended," Pilao told the outlet. "They would
have a nontraditional way to evade detection. They will probably be using
more blacklisting techniques. They might be doing more in the evasion
techniques."
Additionally, malware is increasingly moving away from trying to infiltrate the
App Store and instead toward trying to game the ad systems many free apps use.
Another nontraditional method that experts expect to see,
according to MediaPost, is the rise of less-technical cyberattacks
that rely on social engineering and attempt to compromise vendors that
organizations rely on.
associationsnow.com
Organizations May 'Uncloud' Over Security, Budgetary Concerns
With Gartner forecasting cloud revenue to hit
$370 billion by 2023, and Microsoft highlighting how
cloud has become a core element in enterprise IT, cloud's momentum looks
unstoppable. But cloud customers are bumping up against some harder realities;
according to our most recent
cloud data security report, 48% of organizations that store sensitive data
in the cloud would consider moving that data back on premises. It's a costly and
time-consuming proposition, yet organizations are thinking about it. Why?
In most cases, organizations uncloud because they face unexpected issues.
Initially the plurality of organizations migrated to the cloud to cut costs
(31%) and ensure availability for remote workers (26%). However, the survey
results show that organizations are ready to uncloud due to their inability
to ensure the desired level of protection (24%).
About one third of the organizations would uncloud because they didn't achieve
the initial goals of cloud migration. Among those who moved their data to the
cloud to cut costs, 29% are ready to uncloud due to unexpected high costs.
Among those who moved data to the cloud for security reasons, 27% would
uncloud due to considerable security concerns.
Deep understanding of your data will also help you reduce cloud costs, as well
as manage data more effectively by carefully choosing which data to migrate,
which to leave on premises, and which to delete or destroy.
darkreading.com
Senior Jobs
Dir. Information Security for Focus Brands in Atlanta, GA
The Director, Information Security is responsible for establishing,
implementing, monitoring and enforcing a corporate-wide information security
management program to help ensure that information assets are protected.
As a leading developer of iconic food-service brands around the globe. We are
the franchisor and operator of over 4,500 ice cream shops, bakeries,
restaurants, and cafés in the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, and 60 foreign countries under the brand names Carvel®, Cinnabon®,
Schlotzsky's®, Moe's Southwest Grill®, Auntie Anne's®, McAlister's Deli®, and
Seattle's Best Coffee® on certain military bases and in certain international
markets.
focusbrands.com
3rd Party Provided: Dir. Corporate Security for Recorded Future in Boston
Reporting to the Chief Security Officer, this position is responsible for
establishing and maintaining the information security program across the
enterprise to ensure information assets and associated technology, applications,
systems infrastructure, and processes are adequately protected. As the Director
of Corporate Security, you will play a crucial role in setting the strategy and
technical direction to ensure that our data and applications throughout the SAAS
& employee environments remain secure.
greenhouse.io
With more than 1 billion intelligence cards at your fingertips, we give
security teams the information they need to exponentially amplify the power of
their security programs. Whether you're in a SOC, managing a vulnerability
management team, or responding to incidents, we provide critical data that
amplifies and accelerates your work.
recordedfuture.com
AI Explosion Brewing in the Cloud for 2020
New and improved FTC data security orders:
Better guidance for companies, better protection for consumers
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"This is organized fraud on a massive scale"
Counterfeit goods swell as online shopping booms
Online scams are as old as the internet, but consumer fraud experts say sketchy
offers have snowballed in the rush to cash in on holiday shoppers. And as
consumers become more comfortable buying from overseas merchants, no-name
Instagram accounts and on their phones - where it can be trickier to discern
whether a site is legitimate - it all adds up to diminishing oversight and more
opportunities for fraud.
At Overland Sheepskin, a family-run business in Fairfield, Iowa, executives say
they have been fighting an uphill battle against websites that use its photos to
misrepresent themselves as vendors. Overland shared a spreadsheet of 753 such
sites it has identified since early November and says dozens more crop up daily,
highlighting both an explosive growth in new types of consumer deception and the
fact that retailers and shoppers have little recourse.
"This is organized fraud on a massive scale," said Gabriel Openshaw,
Overland's vice president of e-commerce. "These sites are stealing our images
and sending customers horrendous-looking knockoffs - or nothing at all - in
exchange for their money."
Most of those sites - 90 percent, according to Openshaw - are hosted by
Shopify, a leading web platform that backs more than 1 million merchants.
In recent weeks, lawyers and executives at Overland say they have reported
hundreds of sites to Shopify and have sent multiple notices to the company's
legal team, according to documents Overland shared with The Post. Shopify has
removed some of the offending images and sites; others, including KeliSexin,
remain active even after Openshaw and his team have flagged them nearly a
dozen times.
columbian.com
Payments Security Program Manager for eBay in San Jose, CA
Amazon plans new 1M-sq.-ft. hub for large items in Deltona, FL - 500 new jobs
Report: Amazon could open stores in Germany
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Mettawa, IL: Trio Charged With Stealing Nearly $20K in Jewelry From Costco
Three
men have been charged with breaking into a Costco store in north suburban
Mettawa Saturday and stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry. Joseph D.
Page, 24; Cortez R. Morrow, 37; and Clarence D. Blanchard, 26, are each charged
with felony counts of burglary, criminal damage to property and possession of
burglary tools, according to a statement from the Lake County sheriff's office.
Deputies responded to a burglary alarm about 2:20 a.m. at the Costco, 25901 N.
Riverwoods Road in Mettawa, the sheriff's office said. They arrived to find
broken glass and a security door propped open.
nbcchicago.com
Allen Park, MI: String of burglaries at Target stores overnight in Wayne Co.
Police say they pulled up around 2:30 a.m. in a silver Dodge Durango. They were
all wearing face masks, sunglasses and gloves. They threw a large rock through
the front glass doors, went inside and headed straight to the electronics
section. We're told they took phones and tablets, and were in and out within two
minutes. Police believe the same group also hit stores in Dearborn and Woodhaven
overnight.
startribune.com
Paris, France: Police warning after more than 20 Rolex watches are stolen over
the weekend
Police have warned luxury watch owners in Paris after more than 20, mostly
Rolex, timepieces were stolen in the capital over the weekend. Some have been
targeted in burglaries of chic apartments in the 16th arrondissement, while
other victims have been stepping out of restaurants and bars. On Saturday
evening one businessman arrived home from holiday to find 19 of his watches, 11
of them from Rolex, had been taken from his safe, Le Parisien reported. The
jewellery was worth more than $1.1 M.
dailymail.co.uk
Marion
ORC Meeting
February 4, 2020 11am-12pm
Marion ORC group consist of local Asset Protection Retailers, The Marion County
sheriffs office, probation and law directors. We discuss and share information
on ORC groups hitting the area. As a group we work to identify different
subjects and communicate that information. Location: Marion County Sheriff
Office, 100 Executive Dr. Marion, OH 43302 |
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Shootings & Deaths
Chicago, IL: Security Guard Won't Face Charges in Fatal Shooting at Montclare
Restaurant
A
security guard at a restaurant in Chicago's Montclare neighborhood will not face
charges after he shot and killed a man during an armed confrontation on Saturday
morning, police say. According to authorities, a 40-year-old man was shot in the
neck after engaging in an armed confrontation at El Taconazo La Fiesta just
before 2 a.m. Saturday. The man was taken to Loyola University Medical Center,
where he was pronounced dead. Police questioned the security guard, and on
Sunday night confirmed that he will not face charges in the incident.
nbcchicago.com
Camden County, NJ: Man arrested in fatal stabbing of deli owner in South Jersey
Dyheam Williams, 18, was charged on Sunday morning with murder and weapon
possession for allegedly stabbing and killing Jerome Pastore, 52, owner of
Shamrock Sandwich Shop and Deli, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office
announced. Pastore chased down Williams after he allegedly stole a tip jar from
the deli on Friday. Police arrived to the scene after receiving multiple reports
around 4:50 p.m. that a male had been stabbed at the deli.
phillyvoice.com
St. Louis, MO: Restaurant employee killed in accidental shooting
Authorities say an employee at a downtown St. Louis restaurant died after he
accidentally shot himself. KMOV-TV reports that the shooting happened Sunday
evening in a bathroom at Gringo Tacos + Burgers. Police believe the employee was
changing clothes in the bathroom when the gun went off.
sfchronicle.com
Hialeah, FL: 3 in custody after Armed Robbery at T-Mobile store,
Police-involved shooting
Police
have taken three people into custody after, they said, an armed robbery at a
cellphone store in Hialeah led to an officer-involved shooting in Northwest
Miami-Dade, leaving one of the subjects injured. They were able to take 2
subjects into custody. Investigators said a third subject was shot by officers
while attempting to carjack a driver.
wsvn.com
Grand Rapids, MI: Man dies from injuries in Friday night shooting outside
C-Store
Cleveland, OH: C-Store parking lot shooting victim inside ambulance involved in
crash en route to hospital dies
Durham, NC: 2 shot inside C-Store, suspects on the run
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Delta Township, MI: One arrested in Armed Robbery attempt at Best Buy
One 19-year-old is currently lodged in the Eaton County Jail after attempting an
armed robbery Sunday afternoon. At 12:52 p.m., deputies from the Eaton County
Sheriff's Office responded to an armed robbery at the Best Buy located in Delta
township. The suspect concealed merchandise and attempted to leave the store.
When confronted by an employee, the suspect took out a knife and threatened the
employee before fleeing on foot. The suspect, a 19yr old Lansing resident, is
currently lodged in the Eaton County Jail with the charge of armed robbery.
wilx.com
Jackson County, IA: 70-year-old arrested following Armed Robbery of a C-Store
Johnson City, TN: Man arrested after spray-painting 59 paint buckets in Walmart
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AT&T - Erie, PA -
Armed Robbery
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Best Buy - Delta
Township, MI - Burglary
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Beauty Supply -
Maplewood, MO - Burglary
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C-Store - Colorado
Springs, CO - Robbery
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C-Store - Lancaster
County, PA - Armed Robbery/ Assault
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C-Store - Pasco, WA -
Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Erie, PA -
Robbery
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C-Store - Erie, PA -
Robbery
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C-Store - Jackson
County, IA - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Umatilla
County, OR - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Atlanta, GA
- Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Killeen, TX
- Robbery
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C-Store - Killeen, TX
- Armed Robber (2 of 2)
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Costco - Mettawa, IL -
Burglary
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Dollar General -
Lorain County, OH - Robbery
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Gas Station - Port
Arthur, TX - Armed Robbery
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Gas Station - Skyway,
WA - Armed Robbery
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Gas Station -
Savannah, GA - Burglary
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Gas Station - Atlanta,
GA - Armed Robbery
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Grocery - Savannah, GA
- Armed Robbery
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Jewelry - Trussville,
AL - Burglary
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Restaurant - San
Diego, CA - Robbery (KFC/ Taco Bell)
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Restaurant - Macon, GA
- Armed Robbery (Zaxby's)
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Restaurant -
Morristown, TN - Robbery
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Restaurant - Ann
Arbor, MI - Armed Robbery
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Sam's Club - Shakopee,
MN - Burglary
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T-Mobile - Hialeah, FL
- Armed Robbery
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Target - Allen Park,
MI - Burglary
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Target - Dearborn, MI
- Burglary
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Target - Woodhaven, MI
- Burglary
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Walmart - Columbus, OH
- Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven - Anderson
County, SC - Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven - Bear, DE -
Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven - Tukwila, WA
- Armed Robbery
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7- Eleven - Virginia
Beach, VA - Robbery
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• 26 robberies
• 9 burglaries
• 0 shootings
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