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Anthony Kuisle named Enterprise Asset Protection Operations Manager for
Casey's
Before joining Casey's as Enterprise Asset Protection Operations
Manager, Anthony spent more than a year as Sr. Project Manager for USA
Security. Earlier in his career, he held loss prevention and
investigative roles with 99 Cents Only Stores, Forever 21, TJX
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Robert Glen Bolton, CFI, has joined Mister Car
Wash as Division Safety & Loss Prevention Manager - East US
Prior to joining Mister Car Wash, Glen was with the Kroger Co. as District Asset
Protection Manager for the past 10 years. Glen started his 22 year retail career
with Sears in 1998 as an AP Manager in Savannah, GA. He then spent the next 11
years moving up the ranks in positions such as Area, District, and Regional
Asset Protection Manager with Goody's Family Clothing, Dick's Sporting Goods, BJ's Wholesale, and Garden Ridge before becoming a General Manager at OfficeMax.
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Protests & Violence
One of America's 'Top Three Most Famous Trials
Involving Race & the Police'
The Killing of George Floyd Tore Minneapolis Apart. Now Comes the Trial
In the lead-up to Mr. Chauvin's trial, which is scheduled to begin with
jury selection on March 8, there is great uncertainty about the case's outcome
and whether the proceedings could provoke more violence.
Some office workers in downtown Minneapolis have already been told not to
come to work during the weekslong trial because of heavy security.
The National Guard will be deployed, transforming the city center into a
military zone, with Humvees and armed soldiers monitoring checkpoints. In
his recent budget proposal, Gov. Tim Walz included a special $4.2 million
item for security during the trial, as well as a $35 million fund to reimburse
local law enforcement agencies that may be called upon to quell unrest.
"This is the most famous police brutality prosecution in the history of the
United States," said Paul Butler, a former prosecutor who is a professor at
Georgetown University and an authority on police brutality.
The trial may yet be delayed. The prosecution has asked an appeals court to
put off the proceedings, citing the risk that the trial, with so many
demonstrators likely to fill the streets, becomes a superspreader event
during the coronavirus pandemic.
"This appeal involves a question of exceptional and unique importance in
one of the highest-profile cases in our nation's
history," reads the first sentence of the appellate brief filed by
Keith Ellison, Minnesota's attorney general, who is leading the prosecution.
Continue Reading - Cameras Allowed in Courtroom - Historical Context with
Rodney King & O.J. Simpson - Reckoning with Racial Injustice & Police Brutality
Couple sues Minneapolis mayor after diner burned during George Floyd riots
Owners of a Minneapolis diner that burned down during the George Floyd protests
are suing Mayor Jacob Frey, saying his "inaction" led to an escalation in the
violence that cost them their business. Kacey White and Charles Stotts are
seeking $4.5 million from Frey and the city after their Town Talk Diner &
Gastropub on East Lake Street was repeatedly targeted by rioters following
Floyd's police-involved death on May 25.
The federal suit alleges that from that day until May 28, Frey and the city
"continuously deviated" from crowd control policies put in place by the
Minneapolis Police Department, National Guard and local leaders. It accuses
Frey of trying to initially "negotiate with and appease the rioters rather than
give law enforcement the authority to confront criminal acts with enough force
to restore law and order."
nypost.com
Close Call for Mike Pence, U.S. Senators
New security footage shows harrowing details of Capitol attack
 The
new footage, released on the second day of Trump's Senate trial,
takes advantage of
Capitol security cameras positioned around the complex,
depicting both the violent intentions of the mob and the heroics of several
Capitol Police officers, including Eugene Goodman, who diverted the mob
away from senators on the chamber floor.
Among the revelations from the new footage: Goodman is seen racing down a second
floor hallway toward the Senate chamber, where he bumps into Sen. Mitt Romney
(R-Utah), who is fleeing toward the Rotunda. Goodman appears to redirect
Romney back toward the chamber - and safety.
Some of the new footage was taken from the dozens of security cameras
that are positioned inside the Capitol and the connected House and Senate office
buildings as well as around the Capitol grounds.
The clear timeline reveals just how close a call it was for Pence.
thehill.com
Portland protesters vandalize police union building, try to break down door
KKK Member Who Drove Into Protesters in Richmond, VA Gets 3+ Years in Prison
COVID Update
US: Over 27.9M Cases - 483K Dead - 17.8M Recovered
Worldwide:
Over 108M Cases - 2.3M Dead - 80M Recovered
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Glimmers of Hope Across the U.S.
The Pandemic is in Retreat as Cases, Hospitalizations & Deaths Decline
It's been a long time since the virus news
was as encouraging as it is right now.
The number of new coronavirus cases
continues to plummet, as does the number of Americans hospitalized with
symptoms. Deaths have also begun to decline. And the number of daily vaccination
shots has
nearly tripled over the last month.
The overall situation is still bad. The virus is spreading more rapidly in the
U.S.
than in almost any other large country, and more than 2,500 Americans are
dying daily. Newly contagious variants may create future outbreaks. For
now, though, things are getting better - and a combination of vaccinations, mask
wearing and social distancing has the potential to sustain the recent progress.
Since reaching a peak on Jan. 8 - related to holiday gatherings - the number of
confirmed new daily cases has fallen by almost 60 percent. The decline in
actual cases is probably somewhat smaller, because the volume of testing has
also fallen over the last few weeks. Fewer tests lead to fewer reported cases.
Most important, deaths have begun to decline. And
deaths are likely to decline more. The fatality trends typically
trail behind the trends in diagnosed cases by about three weeks - which means
the sharp recent drop in cases is only now starting to affect the death numbers.
nytimes.com
U.S. Hospitalizations at Lowest in Nearly Three Months
Global Covid-19 cases declined 17% worldwide last week, WHO says
6,500 Pharmacies to Receive 1 Million Vaccine
Doses from U.S. Government
CVS and Walmart Decide Who Gets Leftover Shots
Pharmacies and grocers grapple with whether
their employees or the public should get first dibs on unused shots as they
start to offer appointments
 As
pharmacies and groceries across the U.S. prepare to dispense Covid-19
vaccines to the public, their customers and workers are wondering what happens
to extra doses left unused at day's end-and who might get access to one.
The companies say they are determined that no doses will go to waste, and are
compiling wait lists and putting their own workers on standby in case
extra shots become available.
Some 6,500 pharmacies in all 50 states-including those at CVS Health
Corp., Walmart Inc. and regional grocers-will get 1 million doses from the
federal government starting Thursday. There is no charge to receive the
vaccine, but the chains require customers who are eligible under state rules to
schedule an appointment.
wsj.com
Florida Gov. Announces Vaccination Sites at Walmart & Publix Locations
Tractor Supply to Pay Team Members to Get COVID-19 Vaccination
COVID Lockdowns Across the Pond
UK lockdowns have cost "non-essential" retailers as much as $30.4B
 The
UK's three national lockdowns have cost "non-essential" retailers as much
as £22bn ($30.4B) in lost sales, according to findings by industry body
the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
The BRC said 2020 was the worst year on record for retail sales growth
with in-store non-food declining by 24% compared with 2019. These results have
also been reflected in footfall, which was down over 40% in 2020. Furthermore,
tighter restrictions in the crucial run-up to Christmas hampered retailers'
ability to generate much-needed turnover, which would have helped power
their recovery in 2021.
retail-jeweller.com
Vacant units in City of London increase by 47% during Covid-19 pandemic
New figures have shown that the number of vacant units in the City of London
financial district increased by 47% to 255 at the end of 2020 as people
worked from home during the coronavirus pandemic.
The figures from retail data consultancy the Local Data Company reveal that the
vacancy rate increased by 3.5% in the City compared to an average increase of
1.3% for Greater London and 1.6% for the whole of GB. This means that vacancy
in the district is now at the highest level in five years.
theretailbulletin.com
Germany extends COVID-19 lockdown until March 7
Millions of Masks - But No Buyers
Can't Find an N95 Mask? This Company Has 30 Million That It Can't Sell.
Health workers are still being forced to ration protective masks, but
small U.S. manufacturers can't find buyers, and some are in a danger of going
under.
But Luis Arguello Jr. has plenty of N95s for sale - 30 million of them,
in fact, which his family-run business, DemeTech, manufactured in its factories
in Miami. He simply can't find buyers.
Demand is so slack that Mr. Arguello is preparing to lay off some of the
1,300 workers he had hired to ramp up production. "It's insane that we can't
get these masks to the people who desperately need them," he said.
nytimes.com
Ahold Delhaize's RBS pilots UV disinfection robots
 Ava
Robotics technology aids COVID cleaning in 2 distribution centers
Ahold Delhaize USA's Retail Business Services (RBS) arm is testing ultraviolet
disinfection robots in two distribution centers to support stepped-up cleaning
procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"In addition to other robust health and safety measures, the robots have enabled
us to further enhance disinfection procedures at two sites to protect our
greatest asset - our people. We were pleased to be the first in the industry to
support the testing of this technology."
Ava's robot is designed to provide autonomous UV disinfection - for COVID-19 and
other cleaning needs - in workplace settings, such as corporate offices,
warehouses and other workspaces. The UV robot can be used to disinfect both air
and surfaces, with a disinfection rate of approximately 9,000 square feet per
hour and 99% effectiveness against COVID-19, Ava reported.
supermarketnews.com
Legislative Updates
States Continue Trend of Increasing Felony Thresholds
Kentucky House advances bill that would raise felony theft threshold to $1,000
 A bill that would raise the threshold at which a theft becomes a felony in
Kentucky was approved by the House on Wednesday. The measure, sponsored by Rep.
C. Ed Massey (R-Hebron) would increase the felony threshold for theft and
fraud offenses from $500 to $1,000 and changes the Class A misdemeanor level
to $500 but less than $1,000. A Class A misdemeanor carries a penalty of up to a
year in jail, if convicted.
It also has an aggregation clause, where the penalty for three convictions of a
Class A misdemeanor can become a Class D felony, which carries a one- to
five-year prison sentence, if the convictions occur within a five-year period,
and allows offenses that occur within 90 days to be aggregated into one offense,
with punishment based on the total value.
"Texas has a threshold that is five times larger than ours," said Mandy
Simpson, Director of Public Policy for the Metro United Way of Kentucky on
behalf of the Kentucky Smart on Crime Coalition. "For even more context,
Georgia and Alabama's thresholds stand at $1,500, with Tennessee's at $1,000."
forwardky.com
'Porch Piracy' Epidemic
California lawmaker introduces 'porch piracy' bill to make package theft a
felony
Sen. Brian Jones, R-Santee, today introduced Senate Bill 358, a measure to
increase the penalties on people who steal packages from the porch or entryway
of someone's home.
"Because of the COVID-19 crisis, home delivery of goods has increased all across
the nation," Jones said. "Unfortunately, package theft continues to run rampant
with the rise of home delivery services. This 'porch piracy' epidemic is
serious and must be addressed by our criminal justice system."
Current law provides that a theft of a package from the porch or entryway of
someone's home is considered a misdemeanor. SB 358 would allow prosecutors to
charge a 'porch pirate' with a misdemeanor or with a felony in the third or
subsequent conviction during a 36-month period. This will increase the jail
time for those convicted.
10news.com
Big Cities Ending
Cash Bail
'Philly D.A.': Larry Krasner Plans Radical Bail Reform in Clip From PBS
Docuseries
Acclaimed Sundance eight-part doc arrives on
PBS' Independent Lens on April 20th
 The first three years of Larry Krasner's tenure as Philadelphia District
Attorney is the focus of the upcoming PBS docuseries Philly D.A. Ahead of the
eight-part series arrival on April 20th, Rolling Stone has an exclusive clip
that gives viewers an inside look into Krasner's office.
In the clip, the freshly elected Krasner arrives in the D.A.'s office with a
radical plan to reform and overhaul Philadelphia's oppressive bail policies.
"They didn't do a damn thing in this office in terms of changing these policies
for 30-effing years," Krasner says. "We're going to do a phased rollout of
improvement of bail practices. For right now, phase one, let's see what we can
do around SAM - small amounts of marijuana - sex work, retail theft. And I think
we can move quickly to a bail policy recommending that there be no cash bail.
And tell 'em it's coming."
Following its acclaimed premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Philly D.A. will
come to PBS as part of their Independent Lens series on April 20th, when the
first episode will air. The remaining seven episodes will broadcast weekly.
rollingstone.com
Fresh facts on crime: Post-bail-reform New York City by the numbers
The Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice published a
new report showing the overwhelming majority, 97%, of the roughly 50,000
people awaiting trial monthly in 2020 haven't been re-arrested - a trendline
that existed before the bail law changed, and continued afterward.
But the review also puts real data behind worries that the new system is still
gambling - allowing some potentially preventable criminality. Since bail reforms
were enacted, judges have increasingly used supervised release as an alternative
to jail. The population free but being monitored grew from 2,162 people in
September 2018 to 3,543 in September 2020. That's still a small fraction of
all individuals arrested, but it's a growing fraction.
Among that group, 2% to 3% were rearrested on felony charges each month, a
rate that's remained consistent before, during and after bail reform passed.
nydailynews.com
'Yes, Bail Reform in Chicago Has Increased Crime'
Recent
report makes the connection clear, though authors & funders claim otherwise
A recent report confirms, however inadvertently, that Cook County's
controversial limits on the use of cash bail caused more crime on the streets of
Chicago and resulted in fewer defendants showing up in court. A close look at
the
analysis from Loyola University's Don Stemen and David Olson - though it
purports to show the opposite - makes clear that bail-reform skeptics were right
to worry about how policies like Chicago's would affect public safety and
criminal justice.
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The reform in question took effect in 2017, when Cook County Circuit
Court Chief Judge Timothy Evans
required that judges not mandate cash bail unless strong reason existed to
do so; the move was an effort to reduce the number of offenders held only
because they could not afford to get out.
The new Loyola report finds that, controlling for various factors, bail reform
led to the release of roughly 500 defendants who would otherwise have been
detained. They also estimate that, both before and after reform, roughly 17
percent of released offenders committed a new crime, including 3 percent who
committed a violent offense. Because there was no statistically significant
increase after the order, they conclude that bail reform "had no effect on new
criminal activity or crime."
But if 500 additional people were released under the order, and the same share
of released individuals reoffended, then the total number of crimes in Chicago
would necessarily rise. It's a mathematical fact: more offenders multiplied by a
constant crime rate equals more crimes. Using precise figures from the paper,
the 9,200 individuals released following reform committed roughly 1,573 crimes
and 294 violent crimes. If only 8,700 offenders had been released, they'd have
committed 1,488 new crimes and 278 violent crimes. In other words, the
release of just 500 people led to roughly 85 additional crimes, including 16
additional violent crimes.
city-journal.org
Illinois Will End Cash Bail - and Limit Use of High-Tech Incarceration
Reformers typically propose predictive algorithms
and electronic monitoring as alternatives to money bail. Illinois is different.
Texas Bail Reform Faces Uphill Battle
Multiple federal courts have found Texas' cash bail
practices discriminatory against poor people. Governor Greg Abbott has said his
priority bill will instead focus on keeping "dangerous criminals" in jail before
they're convicted.
Seattle: Officials pushing for 'no bail, no jail' for non-violent offenders in
King County
Amazon Building Out Security Operation
E-Commerce Giant Staffs Up with 26+ Former FBI Agents
As Amazon faces antitrust scrutiny,
counterfeiting, and worker activism, the company is staffing up with former FBI
agents focused on security and intelligence gathering.
 Amazon,
one the largest corporations in the world, supplies state-of-the-art facial
recognition software to law enforcement agencies, provides the military with a
range of technology services, and is now building out its security operation
with over a dozen former FBI agents.
The tech conglomerate, which began as an online bookseller, is rapidly hiring
for its global security center in Arizona. As the firm expands and faces new
challenges, including increased antitrust scrutiny, counterfeiting issues, and
pressure from worker activism, the company is staffing up with former FBI
agents, with a focus on security and intelligence-gathering ability. From
2017 to 2020, the $1.6 trillion technology behemoth hired 20 former FBI agents,
at least two of whom appear to be responsible for monitoring the
labor-organizing activity of its workers to keep unions out.
At least 26 ex-FBI agents and employees currently work at Amazon, holding
positions in the security division, software development, human resources, and
board of advisers, according to a review of LinkedIn.
theintercept.com
How Companies Are Trying To Discourage & Detect Misconduct By Executives
Corporate executives who are supposed to help prevent a crisis can be the same
people who, because of their misconduct, are responsible for causing a crisis.
 If
details about that misconduct goes public, what company officials are alleged to
have done behind closed doors-and how organizations responded to those
allegations- can play out in front of a national or international audience. Some
forms of misconduct are more obvious and public than others, and can make
national headlines. Last month CNN reported that the CEO of Illinois-based
Cogensia was arrested for storming the U.S. Capitol on January 6.
A Proactive Approach
Rather than wait until an executive gets themselves or their companies into hot
water, some businesses are being proactive in protecting their bottom lines.
As reported yesterday by the
Wall Street Journal, "Companies are withholding more of their top officers'
pay for longer, hoping to avoid the hassle of recouping money when-or
if-executives are later found responsible for misconduct." Examples cited in the
story include Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and drugstore chains CVS Health and
Walgreens Boots Alliance. CVS is also holding back some pay even after an
executive leaves the company, according to the report.
A Poor Defense?
Executive coach Leslie Austin claims that withholding compensation as a possible
shield against future misconduct by CEOs, "... is not a particularly effective
prevention measure, as it only addresses the fiscal issues involved.
Potential For Harm - Protecting Their Brand - Reality
Check - Signs Of A Larger Problem
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Retail Industry Awaits Biden's Posture on Tariffs and Trade
Apparel retailers want to see the new
administration roll back tariffs on Chinese imports, though they have yet to see
signs it will.
At the Federal Bar Association's virtual fashion law conference, attorneys
described Biden's overall messaging so far as geared toward worker and human
rights issues and environmental concerns. Among his first week of executive
orders was his "Made in America" message, effectively geared toward ultimately
increasing the federal dollars that go toward domestically manufactured goods.
Of particular concern is the question of Section 301 tariffs on finished goods
imports from China, which were initially increased on certain products that the
U.S. government had originally targeted as a focus of intellectual property
infringement, but then extended to fashion and home goods.
Retailers are also awaiting enforcement shifts, as well as legislation on
imports from China's Xinjiang region, widely reported to have rampant forced
labor practices, and where former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared a
genocide of Uighur Muslims was taking place.
wwd.com
COVID Impact - Workplace Romance Up
27% - Zoom Dating
Workplace Romance Report: Cupid's Arrows Are Flying
 Over
a third of employed Americans report they are currently involved or had
previously been involved in a workplace romance, an increase from 27 percent
last year, according to a
new survey conducted Jan. 28-Feb. 1 by the Society for Human Resource
Management (SHRM).
In a survey of employed Americans, 34 percent are-or have been-in a workplace
romance. Among that number, 69 percent said they had dated their peers
at some point in their careers, 21 percent had dated
their subordinates and 18 percent had dated their superiors, SHRM
found. Although the numbers were small, about a quarter of those who said they
had been in a workplace romance said that they'd started or continued that
romance during COVID-19.
"For many parts of the country, work has been the only place where people can
still go," "For remote workers, among Millennials who were already meeting and
socializing online, Zoom dating has been a trend
anyway and might even make a 'workplace romance' feel less risky if you're
not actually conducting it in the workplace," Supinski said.
It's important for employees to understand their company's policy regarding
workplace relationships and that working remotely does not mean the policies
are not in effect. If employees find romance in the workplace, be it
remotely or at the worksite, they should try to be transparent-especially
if the relationship poses a conflict of interest," but a majority of respondents
(78 percent) said they are not required to disclose those relationships.
"Employees must be mindful that using company virtual platforms like Slack,
Zoom or Teams is not a tool for private communication, as
the software is company property," she said. "Employees should also
be mindful not to misuse such company property or make statements,
share images, or the like that could be against
company policy."
shrm.org
Arctic Blast Will Get Worse Before it Gets Better
100M+ Americans under weather alerts as major winter blast to get worse
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Wednesday, winter weather alerts stretch nearly coast to coast, affecting at
least 100 Million Americans, due to several major weather concerns. Arctic Air
is locked in place over much of the Midwest and Chicago will see its sixth
straight day below freezing, with at least another full week or more of the
same weather expected.
A look ahead at the computer models shows this Arctic blast is going to get
much worse this weekend and early next week. Computer guidance suggests
the bitter cold will make a surge into the southern U.S. and expand
eastward, especially Sunday and Monday. This will likely result in widespread
record lows in the central U.S., where temperatures at times could be 50
degrees below average.
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The cost of synthetic fraud to reach new highs post-pandemic
A TransUnion research finds instances of synthetic fraud and outstanding
balances for suspected synthetic accounts at U.S. financial institutions have
declined significantly after the WHO declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.
However, new analysis by Aite Group finds the cost of synthetic fraud will
rebound post-pandemic, reaching new highs.
Synthetic identity fraud involves fraudsters creating fictitious identities
by piecing together real identity attributes and fake information with the
intent to open fraudulent accounts.
"The dip in synthetic fraud during the pandemic was a continuation of our 2019
findings that showed synthetic fraud was slowing amid the emergence of solutions
that connect personal and digital identities," said Shai Cohen, SVP of Global
Fraud Solutions at TransUnion.
"We believe this slowdown was compounded by fraudsters who went elsewhere and
could be lying in wait to take advantage of pandemic loan forbearance programs
that may not have come due yet. Once synthetic fraud reemerges, which we
think it will, companies must be ready."
helpnetsecurity.com
How Retailers Should Address Magecart Web Skimming Attacks
Today, security teams in retail are mostly aware of this threat, however,
navigating the different technologies and products that claim to be effective
towards Magecart isn't an easy task. In all likelihood, these security teams
will eventually analyze one or more of these tools, which begs the question: How
should they test whether a specific approach is effective against Magecart
attacks?
The product can detect and block the addition of
"click" or "submit" event handlers to the page. One very common type
of malicious behavior in Magecart skimmers is the addition of form-related event
handlers (for example, of an onmouseover event).
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The product can detect and block the addition of
elements to a page, such as forms. Today, there are numerous examples
of advanced web skimmers that add fake credit card payment forms or new buttons
to a page. This type of DOM tampering is also malicious behavior and a common
indicator of Magecart attacks.
The product can detect and block the removal of
elements from a page, such as a div and its child nodes. In contrast
to the previous topic, Magecart attackers can also remove content from the page,
for instance, to divert users from the legitimate payment flows and lead them to
a compromised form.
The product can detect and block the modification of
page content, namely, editing element attributes or changing element visibility.
Similar to the tactic of removing page elements, attackers can try to modify
them to trick users, for example by hiding a loading spinner.
The product can detect and block sensitive data
collection and its exfiltration. This is, of course, a pivotal test
when it comes to web skimming. After intercepting the payment form, Magecart
attackers always need to send the captured data out to their drop server.
Detecting and blocking these suspicious outbound network events is a key step to
prevent the attack from succeeding.
Even in the current landscape of fast-evolving Magecart attacks, this checklist
should stand the test of time. A key takeaway here is understanding that a
suitable solution to tackle Magecart should detect and block the source of
the attack in real time, regardless of the attack's approach.
mytotalretail.com
COVID Drives Surge in Business for Hackers
Dark web analysis shows high demand for hackers
Positive Technologies' experts have analyzed the ten most active forums on the
dark web, which offer services for hacking websites, buying and selling
databases, and accessing web resources. The research found that in the vast
majority of cases on these forums, most individuals are looking for a hacker,
and in 7 out of 10 ads, their main goal is to gain access to a web resource.
The research discovered that in 90% of cases, users of dark web forums will
search for hackers who can provide them with access to a particular resource or
who can download a user database.
Only seven percent of forum messages analyzed included individuals offering to
hack websites. The remaining three percent of the messages analysed were aimed
at promoting hacking tools, programs and finding like-minded people to share
hacking experience.
Positive Technologies analyst, Yana Yurakova said: "Since
March 2020, we have noticed a surge of interest in website hacking,
which is seen by the increase in the number of ads on forums on the dark web.
This may have been caused by an
increase in the number of companies available via the internet, which was
triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic."
helpnetsecurity.com
Web version available for NIST Cybersecurity Practice Guide SP 1800-21, Mobile
Device Security: Corporate-Owned Personally-Enabled (COPE)
 We
now have a web version of
Special Publication (SP) 1800-21 Mobile Device Security: Corporate-Owned
Personally-Enabled (COPE) available, in addition to PDFs. Mobile devices
provide access to vital workplace resources while giving employees the
flexibility to perform their daily activities. One mobile device deployment
model is Corporate-Owned Personally-Enabled (COPE). These mobile devices are
owned by the enterprise and issued to the employee. COPE architectures provide
the flexibility of allowing both enterprises and employees to install
applications onto organization-owned mobile devices.
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Dispensary Security Guards Caught in the Half-Legal Cannabis Trap?
In LA, people are getting arrested for what
they think are legit jobs in the pot business. Will "decriminalization" just
spread the problem nationwide?
Everything about Kelvin's job in a neighborhood southwest of downtown seemed
like any other assignment, if not a little more exciting. The 40-year-old, who
had previously worked as an electrician, had been employed since 2015 by a
private security company that contracted him out to guard marijuana dispensaries.
 In
2019, he was protecting one of the thousand or so cannabis stores in
California's biggest city-part of an industry that has grown less and less
underground since 1996, when the state first legalized medical marijuana.
But one day, he recounts, police dressed in camouflage showed up with guns
drawn. They ordered everyone onto the floor. Kelvin was arrested, as were the
employees of the store. The cops said the dispensary was unlawful.
Kelvin was confused, and furious. "I didn't think we were doing anything wrong,"
he says. He had no idea the city considered the business illegal. In the
year and a half he'd been working at that location, he had even gotten to know
the local cops, who would wave to him when he was walking down the street to get
a snack. He had his security guard license, and a license for the firearm he
carried while on the job. He'd been hired through a security contractor.
How was he supposed to know the dispensary they'd sent him to didn't have its
license?
What happened to Kelvin was the result of a vast gray area: For years,
Californians could legally possess medical marijuana, but stores weren't allowed
to sell it-in fact, the whole supply chain bringing it to them was considered
illegal. Now, even though the city and the state are licensing cannabis shops,
Los Angeles continues to struggle with its legacy of legal confusion and
selective enforcement. Businesses can appear legitimate, and even exist for
years, without any legal license to operate. Many of the illegal shops are in
Black and Latino neighborhoods, with their employees vulnerable to arrest while
owners are shielded behind shell companies. So as police and prosecutors
attempt to crack down on unlicensed dispensaries, they appear to be reproducing
the very social inequalities that legalization was supposed to fix.
politico.com
New Framework for Hemp & CBD Products
Industry orgs back bill that would establish regulatory framework for hemp, CBD
 A
recently introduced piece of legislation has the CBD and hemp industries excited
that there might soon be a legal pathway for marketing CBD and other
hemp-derived products. The Hemp and Hemp-Derived CBD Consumer Protection and
Market Protection Act of 2021 was reintroduced last week by Reps. Kurt Schrader,
D-Ore., and Morgan Griffith, R-Va., with 17 co-sponsors.
The legislation, which had been introduced in the previous Congress, would
direct the Food and Drug Administration to outline a clear federal regulatory
framework for hemp and hemp-derived products. The legislation, if passed,
would allow CBD and other cannabinoids to be lawfully marketed as dietary
supplements and require manufacturers to comply with the Dietary Supplement
Health and Education Act of 1994. CHPA and CRN are among a broader network of
farmers, industry and trade associations who have backed the bill.
cbdri.com
Dispensary Raided - 300 Pounds of Pot Seized
Security guard arrested at illegal marijuana dispensary
San Diego County Sheriff's Department seized more than 300 pounds of
marijuana during a raid at an illegal dispensary in the East County on
Wednesday morning. It was the second such enforcement action to take
place at the Spring Valley dispensary within three days. The Sheriff's
Department said deputies received information that the location was selling
marijuana, despite being warned on Jan. 31 that the behavior was illegal.
Deputies seized more than 300 pounds of marijuana and marijuana products and
$1,500 in cash, the department reported. An armed security guard was cited
for having an unsecured firearm in his car. Deputies also seized the gun.
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Senior Job
Director, Retail Compliance job posted for Green Thumb Industries in Chicago, IL
 The
Director of Retail Compliance is responsible for setting and championing the
compliance strategy for the retail stores. This role leads a diverse team of
remote field and office-based staff in the development and implementation of
strategies to maintain regulatory compliance, reduce risk, shrink and
controllable losses, ensure the safety and physical security of stores.
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Biden Administration to Take on Counterfeits?
As Online Sales Rise, Brands Push Washington to Act on Counterfeits
 Retailers
are expecting to see the Biden administration and Congress clamp down on
what the industry sees as the proliferation of counterfeits in the online
shopping boom during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
President Joe Biden has given indications that his administration will
continue to ramp up trademark protections, starting with a move last month
to raise the bar for products advertised as "Made in the U.S." The measure, part
of a raft of the new president's initial round of executive orders, would
scrutinize products that involve overseas manufacturing.
In addition, Biden's public remarks on the issue over the past two decades
indicate that his administration would continue to address counterfeits the way
his predecessors have, said Olivera Medenica, partner at Dunnington Bartholow &
Miller LLP and chair of the firm's trademark practice group, speaking at the
Federal Bar Association's Fashion Law Conference, which began Monday. Panels for
the conference are scheduled throughout the week.
"By pledging to crack down on these companies that falsely advertise their
products as made in America, I think the Biden administration demonstrates a
strong interest in protecting American intellectual property," Medenica said at
the panel.
As far back as 2002, when Biden chaired the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations, he has emphasized the U.S. government's role in prosecuting
intellectual property violations.
wwd.com
Unintended Consequences of the E-Commerce Surge
Amazon Is Creating an Empire of Trash
Amazon has been
making a mint during the pandemic. That business has resulted in
multi-billion dollar pay days for the company's
soon-to-be former CEO, and millions of the company's
iconic cardboard boxes being left on doorsteps, and in lobbies and mailboxes
every day. And when those piles of boxes climb higher, the cost they carry
continues to climb, too.
That's according to a new
Bloomberg report detailing how the price of old corrugated cardboard-OCC
in
recycling industry lingo for the salvageable material that can be pulled
from one of these Amazon boxes-has doubled over the past year. And that
number doesn't seem to be going down anytime soon: Another recent report from
the industry trade publication Resource Recycling
found that the national average price for OCC has scooted up to about $75
dollars per ton as of last month. For reference, that price was closer to $25
dollars per ton at this time last year.
Understanding this massive spike means understanding some basic tenets of
economics: When the demand for, say, cardboard boxes
spikes as rapidly as it did during the start of the covid-19 pandemic, it
puts pressure on packaging manufacturers to put out more product,
and fast. The thing is, that surge in demand wasn't met with a similar surge
in supply. Resource Recycling
reported last year that during the initial height of the pandemic in the
U.S.-around late March through April-recovered paper collection plummeted
between 30% and 50%.
gizmodo.com
Will Amazon remain king of e-commerce?
TikTok Is Taking on Facebook in E-Commerce
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 McComb,
MS: Police in McComb need your help to identify a woman caught on camera inside
a local store allegedly stealing electronics
Detectives have issued a warrant for the arrest of 25-year-old Letesha Jeanae
Smith, also known as "Coco." Investigators say she stole an iPhone 11 Pro Max
64GB, an iPhone 11 64GB, and a 32GB iPad from a McComb store. Smith faces felony
shoplifting and felony possession of the stolen property.
wlbt.com
Rocky Mount, NC Motorcycle, ATVs valued at $50,000 stolen from dealership
 Twin
County Motorsports in Rocky Mount sells everything from ATVs to RVs. Owner Lance
Cherry says on Tuesday night someone broke in and stole at least $50,000 in
merchandise. "You get that bad feeling because you know you work and you try to
build something, and then all of the sudden somebody just comes in overnight and
takes it away," he said. Cherry says the criminals spent hours at the store and
even made several trips back, loading everything onto a trailer. "They took
stuff still in the boxes. They loaded up trailers. They made two trips here," he
says, "I guess it's easy the second time - everything was already broken into -
you just had to walk in and out." Cherry says he's invested thousands of
dollars into the security system at the Rocky Mount location, but false alarm
fines from the City of Rocky Mount forced him to deactivate parts of it.
wral.com
Hesperia, CA: 2 suspects arrested for a robbery at Walmart
 A
man and woman caught on cell phone video loading stolen Walmart merchandise into
their vehicle were arrested for robbery, officials confirmed. On Saturday,
February 6, 2021, at approximately 10:34 p.m., deputies from the Hesperia
Sheriff's Station responded to Walmart, in reference to a robbery. The suspects,
Maice Mitchell and Marquis Denham both 20-years-old entered the location and
purchased items at the self-checkout while not paying for other merchandise they
had collected while in the store. The security officer attempted to detain
Mitchell for the theft and Denham assaulted the security officer." According to
witnesses, the security guard is an older man in his 60's and he was punched
twice in his eye. Later, Hesperia deputies learned that Mitchell had been
detained in Victorville for an unrelated case and was arrested for her
involvement in the robbery. Later in the day, Denham turned himself in and was
taken into custody.
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Roseville, MI: Police seeking $1,000 Home Depot thief, attack on Loss Prevention
Police are searching for a man who attacked a Home Depot employee after being
confronted while stealing $1,000 worth of merchandise. The incident happened
about 1:40 p.m. Monday at the Home Depot store, 20500 13 Mile Road at Little
Mack Avenue.
macombdaily.com
Palm Beach, FL: Man steals 3 cases of whiskey valued at $720
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Shootings & Deaths
Cleveland, OH: City of Beachwood says Officer who shot Shoplifting suspect in
2019 violated several department policies, schedules disciplinary hearing
 Officer
Blake Rogers has been on paid leave for more than a year after shooting a
shoplifting suspect in a busy mall parking lot. For the first time this week,
the City of Beachwood says the officer violate department policies at Beachwood
Place on the day of the shooting. 19 News has obtained the letter the city of
Beachwood recently sent Rodgers, informing him of a disciplinary hearing in
February. In it, officials say he "failed to properly perform" his duties by
opening fire on the fleeing suspected shoplifter accused of taking a $60 hat
from Dillard's. The city says Rogers violated several department policies,
including ones related to the use of force and dishonesty because he was "not
entirely honest and forthcoming" about the shooting.
cleveland19.com
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
 Bakersfield,
CA: Man sentenced to 3 years in prison for forcing girls into restroom while
posing as Loss Prevention officer
A man who posed as a loss prevention officer when he forced two girls into a
restroom at a retail store was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison.
Steven Waldo, 66, was found guilty last year of kidnapping and false
imprisonment with violence in connection with the September 2019 incident at a
Target store. Prosecutors said Waldo accused a 14-year-old girl and her sister
of stealing merchandise then ordered them into a restroom to pat them down.
kget.com
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, CN: Clothing store using t-shirt sales to buy
additional Security Cameras
 Men's
clothing store H.R. Lash has hatched a unique fundraiser to bring attention to
the ongoing property crime in Sault Ste. Marie. It's selling t-shirts bearing
the name of the business, along with a catchphrase: 'F@#k around and find out!'
The shirts are a nod to the business' own surveillance video footage showing two
generations of the Lash family confronting and physically restraining a
shoplifter inside the Steelton-based store back in December. "Theft under $5,000
takes you to the police car, and then they let you walk home afterwards," said
owner Herb J. Lash, who helped his father restrain the shoplifter until police
officers arrived on scene. "There's a lot of frustration with criminals and
thefts, just being able to get away with what they're doing." "Not that this is
going to make a big difference, but it's to bring awareness, or at least, a
little bit of a voice to everyone getting frustrated with the way that the
Sault's been turning with crime." A portion of the proceeds from t-shirt sales
will go toward the purchase of a security camera system for another local
business.
sootoday.com
Derby, KS: Police launch Shoplifting Reduction Team to combat uptick in theft
The Derby Police Department is doubling down on thieves after seeing an increase
in thefts last year. They reported more than 400 cases just last year alone.
From major box stores to local shops, anyone can be a target for theft.
ksn.com
Chicago, IL: $22,000 Flute Returned to owner by Pawn Shop
A silver and gold flute worth $22,000 has been found! The owner had left it on a
train in Chicago last week and when he realized it was gone, he hopped back on
and rode around for a few more hours but was unable to locate it so he reported
it missing . It turns out a homeless man found it and used it at a pawn shop as
collateral for a $550 loan. They gave it back to the owner.
wfxb.com
Somerset County, MD: Man sentenced to 35 years in Armed Robbery of Dollar
General; prior conviction for C-Store Robbery
Bensenville, IL: Man charged with robbing 3 convenience stores in Dec/ Jan,
threatening to kill clerk
DuPage County, IL: Bond denied for man charged in three 7-Eleven Armed Robberies
at DuPage County; out on parole for prior C-Store robbery
Houston, TX: Man Followed Home From Jewelry Store, Robbery in Garage with Gun
Fairfield, CT: Fleeing Home Depot Repeat Shoplifter hits 4 Cars including Police
vehicle
Conway, NH : Man with several priors busted at Walmart for shoplifting, arrived
in stolen truck
Fishkill, NY: $200 Shoplifting turns into a Felony, police discovered Cocaine,
Marijuana and unprescribed Xanax
Goshen, CT: CT State Police Seeking Alleged Compound Bow Shoplifter
Counterfeit
Tampa, FL: Investigators seize thousands of counterfeit items, including
Trophies after Super Bowl LV
The Super Bowl may be over, but the work to tally up counterfeit merchandise
continues this week. Homeland Security Investigations said they seized nearly
22,000 counterfeit items from dozens of locations. There was about $70
million worth of it seized in the Tampa Bay area since Oct. 1st, with about $60
million of it over the last two weeks. There was about $40 million worth of
merchandise seized at ports of entry across the country. While they found items
they would normally expect, like jerseys, hats and T-shirts, Sibley said they
also found face masks with unauthorized NFL logos, high end jewelry and even
a couple of counterfeit Lombardi trophies. "It's not quite as large as the
original. We were fortunate to actually be able to compare it to the actual
Lombardi trophy it's not quite as nice as the Tiffany made version," Kevin
Sibley, the acting special agent in charge for HSI Tampa Sibley said.
abcactionnews.com
Riverside County, CA: Police search stolen U-Haul to find several thousands of
dollars of counterfeit $100 bills
Wyandotte County, KS: Business to pay $30,000 fine for selling counterfeit
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Auto - Pasco, WA -
Burglary
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C-Store - Johnson
City, TN - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Morgantown,
KY - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Akron, OH -
Burglary
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Dollar General -
Longwood, NC - Armed Robbery
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Gas Station -
Hopkinsville, KY - Armed Robbery
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Hardware - Homer, AK -
Burglary
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Home Depot -
Roseville, MI - Robbery
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Jewelry - Southlake, TX - Robbery
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Jewelry - Richmond, VA - Robbery
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Jewelry - Las Cruces, NM - Burglary
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Jewelry - Pleasanton, CA - Robbery
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Jewelry - Blaine, MN - Robbery
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Jewelry - Vancouver,
WA - Robbery
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Liquor - Denver, CO -
Robbery
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Motorcycles - Rocky
Mount, NC - Burglary
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Restaurant - Austin,
TX - Armed Robbery (Subway)
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Restaurant - San
Antonio, TX - Armed Robbery (Little Caesars)
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Saks Off Fifth -
Dallas, TX - Armed Robbery
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Walmart - Hesperia, CA
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7-Eleven - Tampa, FL -
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Denver, CO
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The Regional Loss Prevention & Safety Manager implements Risk Management and
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The Manager of Asset Protection & Safety Operations is responsible for the
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NuTech National, an
established and rapidly growing 40+ year electronic security company is
expanding our National Sales Team. Seeking motivated, driven and successful
sales reps to expand our national retail and governmental vertical markets. Top
pay, benefits and signing bonus available. Please apply to
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Vice President, Loss Prevention
San Francisco, CA
The Vice President of
Loss Prevention reports to the Company's General Counsel and is
responsible for leading the organization's global asset protection and
security efforts. You will collaborate effectively across the Company.
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Executive Director, Asset Protection
Rosemead, CA
The Executive
Director, AP is responsible for the company's AP function, protecting
the company's integrity, people, processes, and assets from harm and
loss. This position serves as the subject matter expert on a broad range
of security standards and disciplines.
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Calabasas, CA
The Senior Director of Loss Prevention is responsible for setting and
championing the Loss Prevention strategy for the enterprise, including
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Deerfield, IL
Responsible for developing and implementing department strategies and
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product availability, inventory productivity, and cost productivity.
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Atlanta, GA
The Sr Manager Asset Protection is responsible for ensuring that Asset
Protection programs are fully implemented and are being executed per
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The RAPM supports and continuously interacts with club management to analyze
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