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CONTROLTEK Teams Up with rapitag to Enable Retail 4.0
BRIDGEWATER,
N.J. (Aug. 17, 2021) -
CONTROLTEK, a global
leader in retail loss prevention and security solutions, has partnered with
rapitag, a worldwide
technology provider of the world's first patented anti-theft IoT solution for
secure mobile self-checkout. As the exclusive provider of rapitag solutions in
North America, CONTROLTEK is committed to supporting retail's digital
transformation by deploying smart security solutions and providing unparalleled
service for retailers.
"At rapitag, we bring one-click buying to the retail floor with a smart and
secure way for contactless mobile self-checkout," said
Alexander
Schneider, founder and CEO at rapitag. "The rapitag device automatically
unlocks after an item has been purchased, allowing customers to simply choose
the items they want, ring them up at self-checkout or from their mobile device,
pay, then leave with their purchases, without the need for a detacher or further
store associate assistance."
Read more here
Violence, Crime &
Unrest
Retail Crisis Communications During Shootings,
Unrest & More
How And Why 7-Eleven And Other Companies Upgrade Their Crisis Communication
Capabilities
7-Eleven
will soon rollout a
new tech-based emergency notification system that will do a better and faster
job alerting store associates to local crisis situations such as an active
shooter event or civil unrest.
With that information, employees can then follow the appropriate safety
procedures.
7-Eleven and other companies know that when a crisis hits,
they cannot afford to waste any time addressing it-
or communicating with workers about the situation. A lot can be riding on what
they do, how they do it, and when they do it.
'Mass Communication Is Key'
Stacy Rosenberg, associate teaching professor at Carnegie Mellon
University's Heinz College, said "In a crisis, such as
a cyber-attack or natural disaster, mass communication is key.
Companies must have upgraded systems that utilize multi-platform approaches.
"Emergency notification
software
allows for an alert to reach large, disparate distribution lists through
computer
screen pop-ups, email, automated voice messages, and SMS texts
practically simultaneously to ensure the alert is received. This multi-platform
method is especially important given that employees' contact information is not
always up-to-date," she noted.
"How, technically, to push an alert out is not a company's only consideration.
Leaders must also ensure
employees know how to react to the crisis to ensure safety and prevent losses.
Having an emergency operations plan that employees can implement in the event of
a crisis is needed in conjunction with advanced emergency alert capabilities,"
Rosenberg counseled.
Quick And Efficient
Jonathan Kingsley is the chief information security officer at Orbit. He said
that, "One of the most effective tools we've found when it comes to incident
response has been
real-time communication tools such as Slack,
especially when it comes to making the wider company aware of incidents quickly
and effectively.
"No security team is an island, and we found very quickly that in providing
wider information about active incidents we have actually been able to discover
root causes and collateral effects far quicker than we would have
conventionally," Kingsley said.
forbes.com
Store Violence is on the Rise
Security Guards Protect The Public As Crime Increases
Random acts of store violence are on the rise.
Random
acts of store violence are on
the rise. In a recent
case in Los Angeles, an employee was
shot and killed as he tried to break up a dispute at a shoe store. Employees
shouldn't have to risk their lives
to confront angry or violent
shoppers.
Stopping The Surge In Retail
Violence. Retail
security guards are trained to step in to help resolve disputes before they
escalate. They also identify and
detain shoplifters and other
criminals who enter a store.
Their actions help stop harmful acts against workers and the public.
Recently, CVS workers demanded safer working conditions after a
CVS clerk was murdered. These workers know that when employees or customers
attempt to stop an illegal act, it often ends badly.
Whatever the reasons for the increase in criminal activity--COVID
frustration, drug addiction, lack of work/income, mental illness or
gang-related,
security guards are at the forefront to ensure those who work in stores and the
public are protected.
Access Patrol
Services is a leader in retail store security.
In addition to general security duties,
guards make sure customers
entering stores are following mask mandates and providing the proper proof of
vaccination when required.
This service takes the burden off employees.
patch.com
Sending the National Guard to Curb Chicago's
Violence Surge?
Chicago activists want National Guard deployed across city to stop violent crime
Chicago activists are
calling on the Illinois
National Guard to be deployed across the city after another bloody weekend
in which nearly 60 people were shot, including two young sisters.
"Chicago
continues to witness the outlandish destructive behavior of
gun violence and crime that is
holding people hostage in their homes,"
activist Raul Montes, Jr. said in a statement.
A group of activists will hold a 6:45 p.m. Monday night press conference at 2658
S. Kolin Avenue in the South Lawndale neighborhood. They will be offering a
monetary reward for the arrest and prosecution of the person responsible for
shooting a 7-year-old girl and her younger sister Sunday afternoon on the
Northwest Side.
The group will also be asking for the
deployment of the National
Guard to "help eradicate and seize the crime in Chicago."
As the summer violence continues to surge, this past weekend,
Chicago saw 56 people shot - eight of them fatally.
One of the victims killed was 7-year-old Serenity Broughton. The shooting also
wounded her 6-year-old sister who is "fighting for her life" at Loyola
University Medical Center.
Last weekend, 75 people were
shot, including a
Chicago police officer who was killed during a traffic stop.
fox32chicago.com
'We Need More Cops'
Gov. Whitmer proposes spending $75M to fight surge in violent crime
Governor Gretchen Whitmer
wants to fight back against
violent crime, calling for $75 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding to
make that happen.
"We need more cops in
communities experiencing a rise in gun violence
that's been associated with this pandemic," Whitmer said.
Whitmer says its critical issue that must be addressed with double-digit
percentage increases in many cities across the state, including in Flint, where
there have been more than 40
homicides in 2021. The
city's police department's latest crime stats show
an increase of more than 33%
compared to this time last year.
"I'm standing here to propose investments that will bring down crime and keep us
safer. To
make sure that police have the
resources they need to stay safe and to keep us safe.
We need to fund them, so they that they can do their jobs, and I'm proposing
dollars to hire more police officers and ensure that they've got great pay, good
training, and better resources to do their jobs effectively," Whitmer said.
That includes initiatives
encouraging officers to live
where they work, clearing illegal guns off the streets, and creating
opportunities that
steer people away from violence.
abc12.com
Governor to assign officers to Albuquerque in tactical response to violent crime
Fort Wayne, IN: Residents don't believe stats that say crime is decreasing
COVID Update
357.2M Vaccinations Given
US: 37.7M Cases - 638.7K Dead - 30.2M Recovered
Worldwide:
208.8M Cases - 4.3M Dead - 187.2M Recovered
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Private Industry Security Guard Deaths:
287
Law
Enforcement Officer Deaths: 337
*Red indicates change in total deaths
Daily Vaccine Doses Tick Back Up as Delta Surges
COVID Is Here to Stay
Delta Surge Drives Home Painful Truth: Covid Isn't Going Away
The new flood of cases has forced Americans to recalibrate. Governors and mayors
who imposed shutdowns last summer are pushing vaccines now.
In
recent days, even as the highly contagious Delta variant
ravages the South and has
caused upticks in all 50 states,
mayors, governors and public health officials have treaded lightly when
considering whether to reimpose restrictions.
With more than twice as
many new virus cases being reported nationally compared with last August,
baseball games, music festivals and state fairs have forged ahead, and restaurants,
gyms and movie theaters have stayed open.
In many places, people have been largely left to decide for themselves whether
to start wearing masks again or change the ways they work, socialize and
vacation.
Americans have entered a new, disheartening phase of the pandemic: when they
realize that Covid-19
is not disappearing anytime soon.
A country that had been waiting for the virus to be over has been forced to
recalibrate.
"We can't expect it to go away where we never have to think about it anymore,"
said Emily Martin, an epidemiologist at the University of Michigan. "We've
seen that it ebbs and flows. Sometimes we need to be more vigilant than others."
nytimes.com
'We Are On Fire'
Five U.S. states set new records for Covid cases as hospitalizations rise
States
with higher vaccination rates are seeing fewer patients take up hospital beds.
Five states broke
records for the average number of daily new Covid cases
over the weekend as the delta variant strains hospital systems across the U.S.
and forces many states to reinstate public health restrictions.
Florida, Louisiana,
Hawaii, Oregon and Mississippi
all reached new peaks in their seven-day average of new cases per day as of
Sunday, according to a CNBC analysis of data compiled by Johns Hopkins
University. On a per capita basis, Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida are
suffering from the three worst outbreaks in the country.
"We're in the middle of the summer,
people are gathering again
with people, they're in large groups,
the vaccine has given a false sense of security in some ways to people, and they
forget," Dr. Perry Halkitis, dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health, told
CNBC in an interview.
cnbc.com
Vaccine Mandates: The Retail Impact
New Vaccine Mandates in NY, LA Will Pose Additional Challenges for Retailers
A
new mandate in New York City
requires that consumers be
able to prove that they are vaccinated in order to enter indoor public spaces
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from stores and restaurants
to movie theaters and gyms, and cities in California are expected to follow
suit, with lawmakers in
Los Angeles having proposed "a
sort of 'no shots, no service' vaccine mandate"
this month, and legislators in San Francisco, for instance, said to be exploring
the introduction of a similar approach, which will take effect this month, as
well.
The new
consumer-focused proof of
vaccination push comes
as a larger vaccine mandate movement is growing, Marketplace revealed this
month, citing "a long list of universities, hospitals and, increasingly, private
corporations that are making the move," with
Walmart being one of the
biggest names to require corporate employees
- as distinct from its store and warehouse staffers - to get vaccinated.
With the growing push underway, Baker McKenzie partners Susan Eandi, Benjamin
Ho, and Robin Samuel encourage companies that are
weighing whether to adopt
mandatory vaccination policies
- in many cases against the risk of losing employees when there is already a
retail labor shortage at play in the U.S. - to consider the following ...
State Law Requirements:
If a company has locations in different U.S. states, it will need to validate
its vaccine policy for compliance with the laws of each state where employees
work. Mandates may be illegal in certain states that prohibit discrimination on
the basis of an individual's vaccination status, such as Montana.
Accommodating Exceptions:
Vaccine mandates must allow for disability and religious accommodations. This
means companies must review and validate each accommodation request on a
case-by-case basis, deciding whether the accommodation can and should be
granted. Unless a company is willing to categorically grant all accommodation
requests, the individualized review of exemption requests will require the
dedication of considerable internal resources.
From a bottom line perspective, just as local governments can mandate that
consumers show proof of vaccination in order to enter various types of
establishments, they note that
private employers in the U.S.
"can legally mandate vaccines under federal law."
thefashionlaw.com
'Key to NYC' Program Kicks Off
What to know about NYC's indoor vaccine mandate starting Tuesday
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday rolled out details on the COVID-19
vaccine requirement for many indoor settings in the five boroughs that
will take effect Tuesday and
will be enforced in mid-September.
The proof of vaccine to enter requirement,
dubbed the
Key to NYC, will apply to indoor restaurants, bars, museums and movie
theaters, but not to
places such as office buildings, community and senior centers as well as outdoor
dining areas.
On Sept. 13, the city will begin issuing fines -
$1,000 for a first offense and
$2,000 for a second -
to indoor businesses that fail
to ensure their venues are off limits to those who remain unvaccinated.
To spread the word and educate local businesses about the new program, first
announced Aug. 3, City Hall on Tuesday will launch a
$10 million public awareness
campaign, de Blasio
said. The PSA effort ahead of the start of city enforcement will include radio,
TV, digital, social media and subway live boards, according to the mayor's
office.
David Burke, one of Brooklyn's most prominent restaurateurs, said Tuesday
morning he supports it.
"It'll keep the
industry from being shut down again.
Plus, it will give the public a sense of security when dining out, which will
encourage more people to do so," said Burke at the mayor's press conference. "So
I think it'll be good for business."
nypost.com
Ignoring NYC's Vaccine Mandate
Pastry shop owner says she's ignoring vaccine mandate for diners - but 'isn't
sure what she'll do' if officials show up
"It's not political ... It's about civil liberties and freedoms," the manager
said.
A
New York City pastry shop says it is
defying a vaccine mandate for
diners. Under the "Key
to NYC" program, people 12 and older are
now required to show proof that they have received at least one dose of a
COVID-19 vaccine before entering a public venue.
Mary Josephine Generoso, who manages Pasticceria Rocco pastry shop and diner in
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, said
she is ignoring the rules not
for "political" reasons, but to uphold "civil liberties and freedoms."
Soon after Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the program on August 3,
Genoroso put a sign in the
shop window. "We do not discriminate against any customer based on sex, gender,
race, creed, age, vaccinated or unvaccinated.
All customers who wish to patronize are welcome," the sign said.
Generoso said she hadn't been approached by city officials yet, and told the
Post that she "isn't
sure what she'll do if they show up at her door."
"It's scary.
I feel like we will be made an
example of," Generoso
said. "Honestly, I put the sign up because I was hoping that other business
owners would also have the courage to speak out. But it is mainly our customers
who have reached out in support."
businessinsider.com
'Companies Acting Like Governments'
Vaccine mandates sweep Corporate America
Companies are acting where government is not and pushing workers to get the jab
to get the job.
Driving
the news: The
share of job postings on Indeed requiring vaccination has
jumped 90% in just the last month.
The big picture:
Vaccination rates in the U.S. are climbing, but hesitancy remains high in
certain places. And the Delta variant is foiling companies'
return-to-work plans.
What's happening:
At the beginning of the year, there were basically zero office jobs asking
workers to get the vaccine. But even if workers are 100% remote, they'll have to
come on-site at some point to meet with colleagues - and firms don't want to
take risks.
Big companies that are now requiring proof of vaccination - at least to come
into the office -
include
Google, Facebook, Netflix,
Disney, Morgan Stanley, Lyft and The Washington Post.
The bottom line:
This is yet another example of companies acting like governments. Even if
cities, states or the federal government choose not to mandate vaccination,
firms can throw their weight
around and effectively set policy by requiring it
for their employees or customers - or both.
axios.com
Retail Sales Take a Hit as COVID Surges
U.S. retail sales slump 1.1% due to shortage of cars & Amazon Prime hangover
Americans spend more on services like travel, but
delta could also be affecting behavior
Americans cut spending at
retail stores in July for the second time in three months,
largely reflecting an Amazon Prime hangover and a limited selection of new cars.
The fast-spreading
delta strain of the
coronavirus appeared to partly dampen spending last month,
but it's still too early to gauge the impact. The amount of money spent at bars
and restaurants increased at the slowest pace in five months.
Retail sales sank 1.1% last
month,
the government said Tuesday. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal
forecast a 0.3% decline.
Retail sales are still up 16%
in the past year and exceed pre-pandemic levels,
but the increase in receipts has slowed over the past several months.
marketwatch.com
NRF:
Consumers Learning to Live With Virus
July Retail Sales Slow Amid Tight Supply Chain but Demand Continues as Consumers
Learn to 'Live with the Virus'
Retail
sales slowed during July as
retailers continued to face
supply chain disruptions and increased COVID-19 vaccinations allowed consumers
to shift some spending from goods
to activities like going out to dinner and traveling despite the delta variant,
the National Retail Federation said today.
"July retail sales showed slight deceleration in spending, but nothing to derail
our outlook for a record year," NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. "Though
the delta variant is presenting health challenges while supply chain disruptions
along with unfilled job openings are presenting business challenges, the
consumer and broader economy continue to display steady strength aided by
advanced tax credit payments and strong gains in the labor market and personal
incomes. We remain
optimistic that the strength of the American consumer and ingenuity of the
retail industry will produce continued growth heading into the fall.
We encourage people to get vaccinated as soon as possible to stop the spread of
the virus and to keep our economy growing."
nrf.com
Booster Shots Are Coming
U.S. to Advise Boosters for Most Americans 8 Months After Vaccination
The Biden administration has decided that
most Americans should get a
coronavirus booster vaccination eight months after they received their second
shot, and could begin
offering third shots as early as mid-September, according to administration
officials familiar with the discussions.
Officials are planning to
announce the decision as early
as this week. Their
goal is to let Americans who received the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines
know now that they will need additional protection against the Delta variant
that is causing caseloads to surge across much of the nation. The new policy
will depend on the Food and Drug Administration's authorization of additional
shots.
nytimes.com
Another Reason to Get
the Shot
As Delta Surges, Covid-19 Breakthrough Cases Remain Uncommon
New Zealand enters nationwide lockdown over one Covid case
Privacy Concerns Over In-Store Facial Recognition
Programs
Informed consent key to compliant retail facial recognition deployments
While
it becomes
increasingly popular for retailers to implement facial recognition technology
for anti-theft purposes,
one case in Spain has seen complaints for lack of adherence to European GDPR
regulations, while a U.S.-based poll reiterates these concerns via a public
opinion poll.
In July of 2020
two complaints were filed at The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) against
Spanish supermarket chain Mercadona for the use of face biometrics systems in
forty stores, without
getting the informed consent of all customers, which is where it fell afoul of
the law, says
Veridas in a
legal analysis.
The systems, part of a pilot project, used a 1:N system which uses biometric
data aimed at identifying a specific person from among several (one-to-many, or
1:N).
Mercadona was
issued a fine by AEPD,
which argued that the usage of such biometric systems and the processing of
personal data ultimately affected those who the system was used on.
In the United States, some major
retailers like Macys and Lowes have been using facial recognition to help to
better detect organized retail theft and repeat offenders.
Forty percent of people surveyed were unaware of this fact and while 42 percent
of people said they did not mind this,
38 percent did not support the use of the technology.
Many stores do not openly disclose the use of the technology
therefore the public are not aware of the data which is being processed and how.
Similarly, in Canada during June, several licensed liquor and cannabis retailers
were found to have been
collecting individual biometric data without adequate privacy management
programs or
documented privacy policies
despite obligations under British Columbia's private sector Personal Information
Protection Act (PIPA).
Reflected in the survey,
68 percent of people said stores using facial recognition should inform people
beforehand and 65 percent agreed that people should be given the option to opt
out. Though it was
found that opinions on the biggest advantage of facial recognition technology
usage is fraud and threat detection (38 percent), others said it would result in
faster checkout and less waiting time (16 percent).
Overall, according to the responses in Piplsay's survey, it seems
people are less bothered by the technology when they are warned of it in
advance.
biometricupdate.com
Frictionless Retail
How In-Store Tech Will Transform Retail
Automation
and sensors promise a better customer experience - and fuel for improved
analytics.
The so-called
frictionless store has become the new gold standard in the retail world.
However, the term is a bit of a misnomer. The goal is to use digital technology
to meet consumer expectations of flexibility, instant gratification,
convenience, immersive shopping, safety, and speed. But early adopters aren't
removing all points of friction. Rather, their strategies vary substantially
depending on which friction points they want to remove.
Adopting digital technologies that
remove friction from the traditional retail model
can produce several advantages. The first is an improved customer experience.
Customers today
expect the same speed and convenience in person that they get online.
Stores that can deliver that experience will strengthen customer loyalty, making
them more competitive with online sellers and creating an advantage over
physical retail competitors that don't offer comparable speed and convenience.
The pandemic, which forced social distancing, also led customers to expect more
space and less physical contact in stores.
Second,
digitizing gives retailers a chance to collect and analyze more
- and more granular - data on customer preferences and behavior, leveling the
playing field with online sellers and enabling personalized recommendations and
promotions. In addition, physical retailers can capture what customers do in
stores: the paths they traverse, which products they pick up and put back down,
and even how long they hesitate while trying to choose between two products.
Stores can use this data to improve operations, including inventory management,
pricing, and physical product placement.
Finally, stores can make better use of human capital: By
automating routine work like stocking shelves,
companies free their employees to do the higher-value work of helping customers.
This human touch can provide a competitive advantage over e-commerce.
However, the frictionless store is not without potential pitfalls and risks.
Privacy is among the biggest.
sloanreview.mit.edu
Safety Executive Salaries
How Much Is a Safety Leader Worth?
The 2021 National Safety & Salary Survey
identifies what a typical safety leader gets paid, and how satisfied they are
with their jobs and the EHS profession.
Since
no two safety leaders are
alike, we took a deeper
dive into the survey results to learn, for instance, that while the Midwest has
the most safety professionals, the area of the country that pays the most is the
West Coast. The Pacific
region's average salary of $96,991
is more than $11,000 higher than the
North Central's $85,617.
Of course, everything is relative, and that extra $11,000 might not compensate
for the overall higher costs of living out West as opposed to the nation's
breadbasket region.
Similarly, more than one in four safety professionals in our survey work in
manufacturing, either heavy (e.g., automotive, aerospace, shipbuilding) or light
(e.g., apparel, consumer electronics), but neither industry is the
highest-paying sector for safety professionals:
heavy pays an average of
$90,395 and light pays $84,337.
The insurance industry
actually pays the highest average salary to safety leaders, at $105,500;
however, insurance accounts for only 1% of the total respondent pool, so take
that smaller sample size into consideration as you scan the industry sector
salaries.
As you would expect, it also matters exactly what position you hold at your
organization. EHS
directors/VPs earn an average salary of $115,057;
EHS managers/supervisors earn
far less, at $86,281;
and EHS professionals
(i.e., those who most likely don't manage a staff) earn $79,059.
Also as you would expect, the older you are, the more you're likely to get paid.
Those safety leaders age 65 or older (10% of the response base) earn the most,
at $101,898.
ehstoday.com
The Retail Wage Wars Continue
Fueled by Aggressive Growth, ALDI Plans to Hire More Than 20,000 Employees,
Increase Wages Ahead of Holiday Season
ALDI
is hiring more than
20,000 new store and warehouse employees to support its continued growth
across the country and prepare for the busy holiday season. Available positions
include store associate, cashier, stocker and warehouse associate at the grocery
retailer's more than
2,100 stores and 25 warehouses across the country.
ALDI will host a National Hiring Week from Sept. 20-24, during which stores and
warehouses will have interview events to fill available positions.
Known for its competitive pay, ALDI now offers even higher wages, having
recently increased pay for store and warehouse employees.
The new average national
starting wages for open store and warehouse positions will be $15 and $19 per
hour, respectively,
based on market and position. ALDI employees are also eligible for a range of
benefits, including health care and retirement plans, financial wellness and
employee assistance programs, and generous paid time off.
prnewswire.com
Consumer Spending Is Up From Last Year
Americans are spending $765 more a month than they did in 2020, survey finds
As the economy recovers and the market notches new highs, most people are ready
to live it up.
Between dining out and taking trips, Americans are now spending an average of
$765 more a month compared to last year when much of the country was shut down
due to the pandemic, according to the MassMutual Consumer Spending & Saving
Index.
However, the recent surge in Covid cases fueled by the delta variant could upset
these predictions. Already,
in-person learning is in jeopardy at some schools, while many offices have
delayed their return-to-work plans.
cnbc.com
Walmart posts gains as customers shop in stores
Home Depot signals drop in home improvement projects as store traffic drops
Stocks take a hit as July retail sales decline
Turkeys could be in short supply over the holidays
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Retail Ransomware Attacks
Nearly half of retailers hit by ransomware in 2020
In the face of increasingly prevalent and
sophisticated ransomware attacks, retail organisations need to develop
alternative ways of restoring lost or encrypted data, as paying the ransom does
not guarantee its return in almost a third of cases
Around
44% of retail organisations
were hit by a ransomware attack in 2020,
and more than half of those affected
(54%) said cyber criminals had
succeeded in encrypting their data,
according to Sophos's State of ransomware in retail 2021 report.
Of those retailers whose data was encrypted,
32% paid the ransom to get
their data back, and
the average
ransom payment was $147,811. A further 56% used backups to restore their
data.
However, the Sophos research - which was based on a survey of 435 IT
decision-makers in retail - also found that
those who paid the ransom got
back just 67% of their data on average,
leaving almost a third of it completely inaccessible. Just 9% of ransom-paying
organisations got all of their encrypted data back.
The average bill for
rectifying a ransomware
attack in the sector - when considering downtime, people time, device cost,
network cost, lost opportunity, ransom paid, and more -
was $1.97m.
Sophos also found that retail organisations were particularly vulnerable to a
small but growing new trend of
extortion-only attacks,
whereby ransomware operators do not encrypt files,
but instead
threaten to leak exfiltrated information online if their ransom demand is
not paid. This type of attack was experienced by 12% of retail ransomware
victims.
"The comparatively high percentage of retail organisations hit with data
theft-based extortion attacks is not entirely surprising. Service industries
such as retail hold information that is often subject to strict data protection
laws, and attackers are only too willing to exploit a victim's fear of fallout
from a data breach in terms of fines and damage to brand reputation, sales and
customer trust," said Chester Wisniewski, principal research scientist at Sophos.
The report added that
cyber criminals were quick to
exploit opportunities presented by the pandemic, which in retail was
primarily the rapid growth of e-commerce and online shopping.
computerweekly.com
Main Street America Needs to Get Serious About
Cybersecurity
America's small businesses aren't worried about hacking
A new survey conducted by CNBC and Momentive suggests that small businesses
across the U.S. must be at little risk of being victims of a hack, or they are
supremely overconfident about
their place in the growing, national cybersecurity threat.
Among
America's small business owners, a net 56% said they are not concerned about
being the victim of a hack in the next 12 months, and among those, 24% said
they were "not concerned at all."
And yet, only 28% of
small businesses said in the event of a cyber attack they have a plan in place
for response. Almost
half (42%) said they have no plan; 11% revealed they were "not sure" if their
business had a plan in place. Only about one-quarter (26%) say they carry cyber
insurance.
"It's a heads-in-sand moment for lots of these business," said David Kennedy,
founder of cybersecurity company TrustedSec and a former hacker himself.
"We've seen one-person family pizza shops be fully compromised.
We've seen one-person retail
shops compromised.
Independent Uber drivers targeted," he said.
The various types of "bad actors" out there include those just starting out in
building their hacking infrastructure and
pulling off the equivalent of
hacking petty crimes before generating the cash to invest in more sophisticated
attacks. The lowest
levels of organized cybercrime and individual hacks successfully use business
email compromise schemes to extract money from small firms.
"They will go after
mom-and-pops and may only get $3,000 or $5,000, but that's how it all starts.
That's how ransomware started, grandma and grandpa in churches, and how they
invested more in hacking infrastructure," Kennedy said.
He said not having a
plan in place to respond to a cyberattack is the No. 1 issue.
"Every organization is susceptible," he said, and it is not only that many don't
have plan, but have just "a few IT guys and no one dedicated to security."
cnbc.com
Digital Fraud Attempts on the Rise
Gaming, travel and leisure most targeted
As the prevalence of
digital fraud attempts on businesses and consumers
continues to rise,
TransUnion's analysis found that fraudsters are re-focusing their efforts from
financial services to the travel and leisure and gaming industries.
Across industries, the
rate of suspected digital
fraud attempts rose 16.5% globally when comparing Q2 2021 to Q2 2020.
In the U.S., the percentage of digital fraud attempts increased at a similar
rate (17.1%) during the same time period.
Gaming and travel and
leisure were the two most impacted
industries globally for the suspected digital fraud attempt rate, rising 393.0%
and 155.9% in the last year, respectively. In the U.S., this rate rose 261.9%
for gaming and 136.6% for travel and leisure.
"It is quite common for fraudsters to
shift their focus every few
months from one industry to another,"
said Shai
Cohen, SVP of Global Fraud Solutions at
TransUnion.
"Fraudsters tend to seek out industries that may be seeing an immense
growth in transactions. This
quarter, as countries
began to open up more from their COVID-19 lockdowns and travel and other leisure
activities became more mainstream, fraudsters clearly made this industry a top
target. The immense
growth in gaming fraud also can be attributed to the shifts in focus of
fraudsters as this growing market becomes a larger target."
helpnetsecurity.com
Everybody is Getting Hit
Most organizations experienced at least one ransomware attack, multiple attacks
very common
One third of
organizations worldwide have
experienced a ransomware attack or breach
that blocked access to systems or data in the previous 12 months. And for those
that fell victim to ransomware, it is not uncommon to have experienced multiple
ransomware events, according to a survey from IDC.
"Ransomware has become
the enemy of the day;
the threat that was first feared on Pennsylvania Avenue and subsequently
detested on Wall Street is now the topic of conversation on Main Street," said
Frank
Dickson, program VP, Cybersecurity Products at
IDC.
"As the greed of cybermiscreants has been fed,
ransomware has evolved in
sophistication, moving
laterally, elevating privileges, actively evading detection, exfiltrating data,
and leveraging multifaceted extortion. Welcome to digital transformation's dark
side!"
helpnetsecurity.com
Even small businesses must manage cybercrime risks
Troubling New Disk-Level Encryption Ransomware Surfaces
Register Now for the 2021 RH-ISAC Summit - September 28-29
Hey
LP/AP senior: If your retailer is a member you might want to consider attending
yourself or sending one of your team members who works with cybersecurity on
investigations or e-commerce fraud.
Especially now with the increased ransomware attacks and data beaches and the
corresponding increased attention from law enforcement. Cross pollinating and
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How to Get the Most Life
Out of Your iPhone's Battery
We've all been there - you are halfway through a
busy day and your phone is already on 25. So, how to get the most life out of
your iPhone's battery? The first step is to understand your usage of your phone.
First, navigate to Settings > Battery to find a breakdown of the proportion of
battery used by each app over the past 24 hours / 7 days. From there you can
determine which apps are draining your battery. Did you know an overly bright
display is the fastest way to deplete your battery? To change this, head over to
Settings > Display & Brightness, and adjust. Email can also be a big culprit. To
adjust how often iOS fetches new messages, navigate to Settings > Mail >
Accounts > Fetch New Data. Managing which apps use location services, is also
extremely helpful - to do so, go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services and
adjust to your preference. If that still doesn't help, utilizing a battery case,
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Amazon's Controversial
'Takeover'
of Public Parks
Amazon Installs Huge Lockers On A Chicago Park's Sidewalk, Confusing And
Frustrating Neighbors
Amazon
is not making many new friends
in the area around
Brands Park in Chicago's Avondale neighborhood.
The
retail giant on
Thursday installed a large Amazon delivery locker atop a sidewalk running
through the park,
partially blocking the path and drawing immediate scorn and bewilderment from
park users and the local alderwoman.
In Facebook comments, locals said
the new Amazon "hub" is
not only unsightly, but is also a glaringly obvious safety
concern because
it prevents people with strollers and people in wheelchairs from easily passing
through the public park.
"This looks so absurd I can't even believe it's real," one neighbor commented on
Facebook. Another wrote: "who the heck green lighted this massive boondoggle?
please report to your
alderman if you live in this ward. disgust!"
Rodriguez said her office has fielded numerous complaints from constituents
since it was installed in the park. She said she was stunned when a neighbor
sent her photos of the lockers, which were stationed on the sidewalk near the
playground.
Many have broader concerns about
Amazon's presence in public parks.
About 100 people have signed an online petition calling on city officials to "keep
our parks community spaces free from predatory businesses like Amazon."
The company has long been criticized for its poor treatment of its workers and
grueling workplace conditions.
blockclubchicago.org
Get Ready for More Expensive Online Shopping
FedEx just made the holiday shopping season more expensive for millions of
merchants
The move comes days after USPS also rolled out
holiday surcharges.
FedEx
is gearing up for
a busy holiday season
after a year of labor shortages and
increased demand,
and to help deal with the rush, the shipping and logistics company has rolled
out
a new round of delivery
surcharges.
The main surcharge season kicks in on Nov. 1 with a $1.50-per-piece price hike
for FedEx's Ground Economy deliveries. This applies to outbound residential
deliveries for small and medium-sized businesses and covers low-weight,
low-value, non urgent deliveries - the majority of typical consumer packages.
This first surcharge expires on November 28, but will be
upped to $3 per package
the following day and will last until Dec. 12 to compensate for Black Friday and
Cyber Monday purchases.
The surcharge will then return to the original $1.50 from Dec. 13 to Jan. 16.
The company also announced
a 60-cents-per-piece
charge starting Jan. 17, 2022 for retailers whose shipment volumes qualified for
holiday surcharges. So
far, there is no expected date for the end of this cycle.
businessinsider.com
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Morris County, NJ: Serial shoplifter accused of stealing $30K in merchandise
arrested in Washington Township
A serial shoplifter who is accused of stealing $30,000 worth of merchandise from
Target and other stores was arrested Sunday in Washington Township, police said.
On August 15, at 5:20 p.m., township police responded to Target, located on
Route 46, for a report of a shoplifting in progress, police said. Loss
prevention had recognized the suspect from two previous thefts from the store.
Upon arrival, officer's confronted two men, who were attempting to leave the
scene in a motor vehicle, police said. After a further police investigation, the
male driver, whose name was not released, was arrested for shoplifting. It was
also revealed that he had shoplifted in other jurisdictions and the amount of
those thefts totaled $30,000 in merchandise, police said. He was charged and
lodged in the Morris County Jail pending a court appearance.
wrnjradio.com
Providence, RI: Man Charged in $800,000 Fraud Scheme Targeting Food Suppliers
and Local Businesses, Assaulting Federal Agents
A
Providence man arrested nine days after he allegedly eluded arrest by ramming
federal law enforcement vehicles, nearly running down an FBI agent and task
force officer in the process, was ordered detained in federal custody today on
charges he allegedly executed a scheme to defraud local businesses, including a
number of well-known businesses, of more than $831,000, and that he allegedly
assaulted federal law enforcement agents, announced Acting United States
Attorney Richard B. Myrus. It is alleged in court documents that Paul Diogenes,
a/k/a Paul Dejullio, 49, created a fictitious catering company, listing his
alias as president, in order to obtain credit from food distributors to purchase
more than $831,769 in product, including hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth
of lobster, sea bass, shrimp, scallops, filet, rib eye steak, and wild boar.
Diogenes is also alleged to have used stolen identities and banking information
from several well-known businesses and restaurants to obtain funds to pay for
some of these products. Court documents allege that Diogenes then resold much of
the fraudulently obtained food products, in some instances to the same
businesses whose banking information he allegedly used to pay food suppliers.
justice.gov
Valdosta, GA: Suspect linked to $13K in stolen goods from Walmart
Over the past month, Valdosta Police Department Detectives have been
investigating several shoplifting cases from the Norman Drive Walmart. The first
incident occurred on July 30, 2021, and the last occurred on August 6, 2021.
Through their investigation detectives identified the offender as Keaton Sanchez
Goins, who they believe on at least four separate occasions, left the store with
over $13,000 worth of property. On August 6, a loss prevention officer from
Walmart followed a vehicle involved in a shoplifting, which was later determined
to be driven by Goins. Valdosta Police Officers observed the vehicle driving
recklessly and attempted a traffic stop. Goins fled in the vehicle and patrol
officers pursued him until they lost sight of the vehicle. The vehicle was later
found abandoned after he smashed into a tree. Property that was reported stolen
from Walmart was found in the vehicle.
walb.com
Centralia, WA: Centralia Women Arrested for Organized Retail Theft After Being
Caught on Video
Two Centralia women are facing organized retail theft charges after stealing
more than $1,000 in goods from the Harrison Super Mart located in the 600 block
of Harrison Avenue. Both Miranda Kowalsky, 35, and Jacqueline Kilmer, 38, had
their first day in court on Friday. Bond was set at $5,000 secured for both
women, who are facing second-degree theft charges. The defense attorney
initially sought $10,000 unsecured bail for Kowalsky, meaning she would have
been released, but the judge denied the motion.
According to court records,
she has two prior felony
convictions in the last five years and has a dozen prior cases that were on
warrant status at one point with an active theft history.
Kilmer has a similar history, according to the Lewis County Prosecutor's Office,
and had a DUI warrant out of Lewis County that was cleared with her arrest
Thursday with an additional $5,100 bond. Kowalsky and Kilmer both also have a
history of failing to appear.
chronline.com
Australia: Identity sought after $26k designer sunglasses burglary
Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives have released images as part of
their investigation into a burglary where sunglasses valued at about $26,000
were stolen. Investigators have been told two men smashed into a store at The
District Docklands on Friday 13 August about 4am. They forced entry into the
store by smashing the glass doors. They then rummaged through cabinets and fled
with the designer sunglasses.
miragenews.com
Australia: String of E-Bike stores the target for thieves
Bike store owners are reporting a rise in the theft of high end E-Bikes. In the
latest burglary, thieves managed to get away with E-Bikes valued at $24,000.
heglobalherald.com
Dayton, OH: Police need help identifying 2 thieves who stole $12,000 worth of
jewelry in break-in
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Shootings & Deaths
Norfolk, VA: 7-Eleven clerk fatally shoots man trying to rob store on Colley Ave
A Norfolk man was shot and killed while attempting to rob a 7-Eleven in
Norfolk's Ghent neighborhood, police say. Javier Garcia, 28, died at the
hospital. Norfolk police responded to the shooting, located at 1713 Colley
Avenue, late on Sunday night, close to midnight. They found Garcia suffering
from a life-threatening gunshot wound, and he was taken to the hospital. Police
say that a store clerk shot Garcia when Garcia attempted to rob the convenience
store. The incident has been turned over to the Office of the Norfolk
Commonwealth's Attorney.
pilotonline.com
Chicago, IL: (Hegewisch Neighborhood) 70-Year-Old Woman, Yvonne Ruzich, Fatally
Shot While Sitting In Car before work at Liquor store
A
70-year-old woman was shot and killed while sitting in her car in Hegewisch
early Monday morning. As CBS 2's Meredith Barack reported, a memorial was set up
outside the store where the victim, Yvonne Ruzich, worked. It grew throughout
the day Monday - showing just how loved she was in the community. The attack
happened around 4:30 a.m. in the 13300 block of South Baltimore Avenue. A
witness told CBS 2 the shooting happened during an attempted carjacking.
Ruzich's family said at the time of the shooting, she was parked outside
Baltimore Food, Deli and Liquor for work, waiting for her boss to open the
doors. Her family said she always showed up to work early. Surveillance video
shows the moments leading up to Ruzich's brutal murder. We are told three men
were inside a car, when two got out, and approached Ruzich and her son sitting
inside their cars. Her son was able to get away, but Ruzich wasn't able to put
the car in gear fast enough.
chicago.cbslocal.com
Glendale, AZ: Police arrest suspect after deadly Walmart parking lot shooting
Glendale police say a 32-year-old man is facing murder charges for allegedly
shooting and killing a 30-year-old man Saturday. On August 14, officers
responded to a shooting call in a parking lot near 59th and Northern avenues.
When police arrived on scene, they found the victim, identified as Mirindi John,
inside a vehicle and noticed he had been shot multiple times.
abc15.com
Springfield, MO: Man Charged in Fatal Shooting Outside C-Store
A Springfield man was charged Monday with second-degree murder in a shooting
death outside a convenience store. Garrett Austin Eagle, 22, was also charged
with robbery, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action.
Prosecutors allege he shot Jason Masters, 49, of Springfield, Friday outside the
Conoco Village Mart in west Springfield. Officers found Masters wounded inside a
truck and he died later at a hospital. Masters told police he was not the
shooter but he did not want to name the person who did the shooting, KYTV
reported.
usnews.com
Miami-Dade, FL: 1 in custody, 1 at large after crooks steal cash from transport
van outside Dollar Tree; shots fired
Police
have taken one person into custody, and federal authorities continue to search
for another after, investigators said, they tried to steal money from a
transport van parked at a shopping center in Northwest Miami-Dade. According to
Miami-Dade Police, the unmarked white van was parked outside the Dollar Tree at
Northside Shopping Center, near Northwest 82nd Street and 27th Avenue, Monday
morning. Investigators said the driver of the van left the vehicle for a few
minutes. Just before 10:45 a.m., the driver returned to find a black SUV parked
next to the van and the subjects removing bags of money from the vehicle. One
crook saw the driver, and the two subjects fled north. Police said the armed
driver discharged his gun at the fleeing SUV. No injuries were reported, but the
unsettling incident left shoppers shaken.
wsvn.com
Danbury, CT: Boy, 14, charged in Danbury Fair Mall shooting
The 14-year-old boy who allegedly shot another teen at the Danbury Fair mall
last week has been charged after turning himself in, police said Tuesday. The
teen, who lives in Danbury, was charged with first-degree assault, first-degree
reckless endangerment, unlawful discharge of a firearm, carrying a pistol
without a permit, risk of injury to a minor and breach of peace, according to
Lt. Adam Marcus. The boy was ordered remanded, and remains in custody at
Bridgeport Juvenile Detention Center. Marcus said police identified the
14-year-old and recovered the gun suspected of being used in the shooting. A
judge granted a warrant for the boy's arrest on Friday.
westport-news.com
Port Allen, LA: Two women shot at Port Allen supermarket
Two females were shot at a Port Allen supermarket Sunday, the West Baton Rouge
Sheriff's Office said. The shooting took place around 4:30 p.m. at Hubben's
Supermarket, according to Maj. Zachary Simmers. Two women were shot and a male
suspect was taken into custody, he said. The women were taken to the hospital
with injuries that were not life-threatening. No other details were immediately
available.
theadvocate.com
Green Bay, WI: Shooting victim walks into Family Dollar for help
There was another shooting in Green Bay over the weekend. According to Police
reports, an unnamed man walked into the Family Dollar Store located in the 1400
block of Smith Street at around 5:00 PM Saturday (August 14th) with a gunshot
wound to his chest. The man was taken to an area hospital, where he was treated
for non-life-threatening injuries. No suspects have been named publicly, but the
Green Bay Police Department said they are looking for the person responsible. It
is believed the two people knew each other, and the incident was believed to be
an isolated one.
seehafernews.com
Santa Monica, CA: Liquor Store Parking Lot Shooting Suspects Arrested
The shooting happened about 9:45 p.m. Friday at Eddie's Liquor, 2045 20th
Street, police said. No one was injured. The two suspects were in an altercation
with a victim in a parking lot, police said. As the argument escalated, one of
the suspects retrieved a gun from their car and gave it to the other suspect.
The suspect fired the gun and then they drove off.
patch.com
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Lima, OH: Dollar General worker bruised, battered after trying to stop
shoplifter
The
assistant manager at a local Dollar General Store was injured and now fears
possible disciplinary action after trying to stop a shoplifter Friday. Rachel
Dawson has been assistant manager at the Dollar General Store at 1740 N. Union
St. for the past 15 years. On Friday, she tried to stop the shoplifter. Dawson
suffered from a concussion, a broken nose and other bruises, scrapes and
scratches.
Dawson recounted what happened when a man and a woman entered the Northland
Plaza store around 2 p.m. Friday afternoon. "At first they came in, looking all
around. I thought something was up anyway, but they went in and did their
shopping. I was running the register at the time," Dawson said. "The gentleman
that was with her came up and bought two large gift bags, paid for them. I
thought he took them out to the car, but actually he went back into the store
and gave them to her. She loaded them up with merchandise, and then as I was
ringing other customers, she tried to scoot out the front door really quick."
Dawson could see that the male accomplice had parked in front of the store. "I
went outside the door to tell her, 'Hey, you need to give that stuff back.' I
opened up the (passenger) door to try to grab the stuff, and she took off,"
Dawson said.
Dawson didn't let go of the door as the car sped off. "She just floored it. I
couldn't run that fast, and I just dropped and face-planted. After that, I went
to the hospital in an ambulance," Dawson said. According to Det. Don Geiger with
the Allen County Sheriff's Office, Dawson was drug by the vehicle approximately
250 feet.
A district manager also witnessed the incident, according to Dawson. "He had
just rolled up because we were getting ready for inventory. He saw me take the
tumble," Dawson said. Dawson is concerned that her split-second decision could
affect her job.
limaohio.com
St Petersburg, FL: Police Chase Inside Lowe's Over Tool Theft Leads To Drug
Charge
A St. Pete police officer and customer chased a suspect through the inside of a
Lowe's store after he was called out by employees for placing unpaid tools in
his pocket Sunday. A Patch reporter in the store heard someone yell, "Stop," at
about 2:39 p.m., and seconds later, the suspect was seen running from the middle
of the store as a customer and officer chased him toward an exit. The suspect
was well ahead, and a customer intentionally tripped him so the officer could
stop him, Yolanda Fernandez, a St. Pete police information officer, said. A male
employee said the suspect pushed his arms back as he tried to prevent him from
leaving.
patch.com
Northbrook, IL: Retail Thefts Reported At Old Navy, Walgreens on successive days
Smithfield, NC: $19,380 Necklace Stolen During Snatch And Grab Robbery at Zales |
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Auto - Iuka, MS -
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Beauty - Westfield, NJ
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C-Store - Pittsburgh,
PA - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - George
County, MS - Burglary
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C-Store -
Walthourville, GA - Burglary
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C-Store - Mississippi
County, MO - Burglary
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C-Store - Maumee, OH
-Armed Robery
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Dollar General -
Lowndes County, MS - Armed Robbery
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Dollar General -
Tulsa, OK - Armed Robbery
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Dollar General - Lima,
OH - Robbery
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Gas Station - San
Antonio, TX - Robbery
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Hardware - St
Petersburgh, FL - Robbery
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Jewelry - Smithfield,
NC - Robbery
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Jewelry - Oakwood, OH
- Burglary
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Jewelry - Miami, FL - Robbery
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Restaurant - Delano,
MN - Armed Robbery (Subway)
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Restaurant -
Hermiston, OR - Robbery
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Vape - Fresno, CA -
Robbery
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7-Eleven - Norfolk, VA
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The Corporate Security Manager will, among other things, (a) be
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Our Area Loss Prevention Managers ensure safe and secure stores through
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