Harris County, TX Monitored Alarm Users to Experience Faster, More Accurate Police Dispatch with Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP)
Harris County, Texas is the latest Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) to implement Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP), technology that automates communication from alarm monitoring central stations to PSAPs and 911 centers, resulting in faster, more accurate emergency response for users of monitored alarms. With ASAP, monitored alarm users in the county will experience faster, more accurate police dispatch in the event of an emergency.

ASAP was developed in partnership between The Monitoring Association (TMA) and the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO), with Vector Security President and CEO Pam Petrow co-chairing the committee. Vector Security was the first alarm company to debut ASAP in Richmond, VA in 2012. vectorsecurity.com

DETEX: Quietly Providing Resources Needed to Turn Lives Around
and Reduce the Cost of Repeat Offenses
One of the first actions of the recently launched National Shoplifting Prevention Coalition (NSPC) - launched just 6 months before we learned of the coronavirus threat - was to establish an Education Support Fund. Its aim is to ensure that both offenders and communities in need can have access to the education necessary to prevent repeat shoplifting offenses – a critical factor in reducing the cost of repeat offenders’ retailers bottom line.

Detex Corporation – as one of the founding service providers in the NSPC, is leading the way. A generous grant from Detex in support of offender education, has allowed NASP to answer the call for assistance from its criminal justice clients and provide education to many of the most vulnerable offenders including an at-risk youth from New Jersey and a single mom from Texas. Read More Here
 

Retailers Voices Speaking Up
 
CEO's Addressing Racism
Brands Responding

Target - Nordstrom - VF Corp - Levi Strauss Speak Out
'Retail Reaches Out on Race'
Amid the ongoing protests following George Floyd’s death, retailers are openly addressing racism and supporting change.

The death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officer last week pushed long-simmering frustration over racism beyond the boiling point, but retailers are finding common cause with the protesters stepping out to say enough is enough.

“We are a community in pain,” said Brian Cornell, chairman and chief executive officer of the Minneapolis-based Target Corp. “That pain is not unique to the Twin Cities — it extends across America. The murder of George Floyd has unleashed the pent-up pain of years, as have the killings of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. We say their names and hold a too-long list of others in our hearts. As a Target team, we’ve huddled, we’ve consoled, we’ve witnessed horrific scenes similar to what’s playing out now and wept that not enough is changing. And as a team we’ve vowed to face pain with purpose.”

The Target Lake Street store in its hometown was looted and heavily damaged, but the ceo said the retailer is sending truckloads of first aid equipment and other essentials to areas to make sure areas hit hardest by demonstrations get needed supplies. Associates at the Lake Street store are being given their full pay “in the coming weeks” and access to other opportunities.

Barbara Kahn, a marketing professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, praised Target’s reaction, but noted that weighing in on such an issue can make for a touchy bit of corporate communication.

She said companies need to weigh in in a way that fits with their corporate values. Read More

Lowe's - Kohl's - Best Buy - Walmart
Retail leaders react to protests, riots in wake of George Floyd killing
Many of the nation's top retail leaders reached out to their employees and the community at large as stores went dark in select locations across the country amid disruptions and destruction in the wake of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Marvin Ellison of Lowe’s, struck a personal note in his letter to employees regarding the recent unrest.

“I grew up in the segregated south and remember stories my parents shared about living in the Jim Crow South,” he wrote. “During this time of Jim Crow, people of color were viewed and considered second class citizens. So, I have a personal understanding of the fear and frustration that many of you are feeling. To overcome the challenges that we all face, we must use our voices and demand that ignorance and racism must come to an end.”

The senior leadership team of Best Buy, which is based in the suburbs of Minneapolis, posted a letter on the company’s website in which it renewed its commitment to diversity and inclusion goals.

“Every time we see this kind of tragedy it can be hard not to feel emotional, not just for the human being affected or their family, but for the colleagues we know who could be — and have been — victims of overt, hostile and even dangerous racism. If we allow ourselves, it is not hard to imagine them lying on the ground begging to breathe or bravely staring racism in the eye as they walk through a park,” the letter stated.

Kohl's CEO Michelle Gass addressed the company's employees in a video message.

"Racism is not a new crisis, it is a long-standing systemic problem that has yet to be solved," she said. "We must continue to work to address the underlying biases and issues. We can stand together against racism and discrimination. We can support each other. We can create the good we want to see in the world."

Walmart president and CEO Doug McMillon also reached out to employees.

“At a time when our response to the COVID-19 crisis has brought out the best in us, what took place earlier this week is further proof we must remain vigilant in standing together against racism and discrimination,” he stated. “Doing so is not only at the heart of the values of our company, it’s at the core of the most basic principles of human rights, dignity and justice.” chainstoreage.com

Coach, Kate Spade, Stuart Weitzman CEO Responds
Tapestry's Chairman & CEO Pens open letter to Tapestry's team on Linkedin

'Black Lives Matter'

Shares personal story of his Harvard college summer labor research work in South Africa where he was hoping to help them carve out a larger share of the economic pie for disenfranchised African workers, largely miners. A week after leaving Harvard’s beautifully manicured campus, I found myself in a church in Khayelitsha, a black township on the outskirts of Cape Town, where most homes were flimsy sheets of plastic stretched across stray pipes and drift wood. What began as a political gathering quickly changed when the church was surrounded by armored vehicles, manned by teenage conscripts who in Afrikaans ordered us to break up. The orders, over bullhorns, turned into tear gas and eventually rubber bullets. The lessons learned that summer have remained with me for a lifetime. Read his full letter
 

Statement from Bjoern Petersen, President, Sensormatic Solutions:

Protest Take Calmer Tone Nationwide & Globally
Costs Start Coming in: Minneapolis $1B+

Protesters Regroup After Unrest Eases Across Country

From New York to Philadelphia to D.C., marches were largely peaceful, with few reports of violence

Mass demonstrations across the U.S. gave way to a night of relative calm Tuesday, in contrast with the destruction of recent nights, as anger simmered.

In Minneapolis, where protests first began May 26, people gathered again early Wednesday morning outside the Cup Foods market where Mr. Floyd was arrested and which has become a memorial and gathering place for mourners and protesters.

Thousands of peaceful demonstrators gathered during the day in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chicago, Milwaukee and the Washington, D.C., region, protesting.

In New York, arrests and incidents of looting fell Tuesday night, after widespread looting and vandalism on previous nights. NYPD officials said 280 people were arrested in incidents associated with protests over Mr. Floyd’s death on Tuesday, down from more than 700 arrests Monday. The number of officers injured fell to two or three, from seven injuries the night before, the officials said.

In Washington, a late-afternoon march wended its way from Lafayette Square near the White House for more than a mile through the capital, eventually heading for the Lincoln Memorial. The protesters drifted away without any obvious incidents about 15 minutes before the city’s 7 p.m. curfew arrived.

A protest in Portland, Ore., did turn violent late Tuesday night, according to the Portland Police Bureau on Twitter. Police said demonstrators threw projectiles at them, set fires and lighted fireworks. Police declared the scene an unlawful assembly and closed Pioneer Courthouse Square. “Any person in the area must leave now or be subject to arrest or use of force, including riot-control agents and impact munitions,” the bureau said on Twitter.

Minnesota state officials also began tallying up the economic costs of a week of unrest, saying early estimates showed damage to property is approaching $1 billion. The estimate from the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce doesn’t include job losses or looting. wsj.com

Opinion: In Europe, We Also Can’t Breathe
So why are we protesting police brutality in the U.S. but not at home?

Europe is no stranger to police brutality. So why do we fail to show the same anger and willingness to protest when we are confronted with incidents of police violence at home?

In Belgium, France, Berlin, London and Auckland, why are people joining in the chorus of “Black Lives Matter” chants, but staying silent in the face of police brutality and racism in their own countries?

It’s not for lack of tragic incidents. Just a few weeks ago, Adil — a 19-year-old teen of Moroccan descent — was killed during a police chase in Brussels while allegedly fleeing from a police check. His death sparked calls for justice and short-lived riots in his neighborhood, but it did not mobilize people in the way we’re seeing today.

Nobody organized mass protests or connected his death to the larger struggle to combat systemic racism. Hardly any politicians spoke out, and those who did met with massive backlash from the public and police unions. If the problem is more pervasive — and more visible — in the U.S., Europe is not immune to discrimination and violence at the hands of police. And yet we are still far more reluctant to talk about it, and the result is that we have largely remained ignorant of the extent of the issue. politico.com
 

Riot-Related Violence
Saks Fights Back - Looting in NYC - But Curbed by Curfew

Safest Store in New York City?
Saks Fifth Avenue wrapped in razor wire, guarded by dogs to prevent looting
Saks Fifth Avenue surrounded its flagship Manhattan store with razor wire on Tuesday to keep thieves from smashing their way in and making off with troves of expensive merchandise, The Post has learned.

The luxury retailer has also hired private security guards with specially trained dogs to protect the premises in the wake of Monday night’s looting of Macy’s iconic Herald Square location.

At Saks, workers on Tuesday afternoon began attaching chain-link fencing to plywood that was previously installed to cover the luxury store’s famed display windows. The second phase of the job saw workers further fortify the fencing with a coil of razor wire along the top edge.

At least seven German shepherds, Belgian Malinois and pit bull dogs were also on hand, along with guards who will use them to patrol outside the store in an attempt to deter looters amid the ongoing protests over the racially charged May 25 police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. nypost.com

Dramatic video captures looters clashing with NYPD
Looters Outside Zara Assaulted NYPD Captain & Others Tuesday Night
Juan Garcia, 21, and Fernando Lopez, 18, both of 60-61 Myrtle Ave., Queens, allegedly exited the closed store through a broken window after stealing merchandise, police said. The arresting officer said he observed the suspects throwing the captain to the ground in an attempt to evade arrest. The officer suffered an abrasion to the chin, cops said.

The violence played out as the curfew in the Big Apple was pushed up to 8 p.m., with non-essential traffic banned in Manhattan south of 96th Street in the wake of increased violence and looting. nypost.com

Looters strike several NYC stores — but curfew appears to curb chaos
Looters struck in Manhattan again Tuesday, though the damage appeared to be much less than the outright chaos of the previous night, with cops seen making several arrests outside stores.

Police also made several arrests in Soho, where roving gangs had brazenly bashed through the windows of high-end stores a night earlier. According to a witness, a group of about 40 people on Tuesday evening tried to breach the Louis Vuitton store in the posh downtown neighborhood, but scattered when cops showed up. Police also cut off an access point to Soho at Grand Street and West Broadway after what looked like an attempted looting at the Gucci store, which was hit Sunday night. "Soho is closed. There’s no Soho tonight,” they said. nypost.com

Hackers infiltrated Chicago police radio during protests
Crackling with rogue messages during weekend of chaos
The city has launched an investigation to unmask those responsible for “jamming” its emergency radio system. Everything from anti-cop music to pro-cop slogans interrupted police dispatchers.

Hackers interrupted Chicago’s police radio system over the weekend with everything from anti-cop music to pro-police slogans as dispatchers struggled to answer calls during the looting and gun violence. suntimes.com

Death Toll Grows In National Protests
The deaths have at times been overshadowed by the shocking images of chaos engulfing cities across America, from heavy-handed riot police tactics to violence, vandalism and arson.

Many of the people killed were African-Americans. Dozens more have been hurt in various altercations — vehicles plowing into crowds, police officers suffering head injuries and broken bones and protesters ending up in emergency rooms with a variety of injuries from the melees.

Louisville owner of barbecue restaurant David McAtee shot killed.

Oakland: Dave Patrick Underwood, 53, a federal law enforcement officer was providing security at the federal courthouse

Indianapolis: Two people were killed over the weekend amid unrest, including 38-year-old Chris Beaty, a former offensive lineman for Indiana University.

Minneapolis: A 43-year-old black man was fatally shot outside a pawn shop as rioting broke out last week

Downtown Omaha: A 22-year-old black man was killed after authorities said he tussled with the owner of two bars.

Detroit: A 21-year-old man was killed in downtown after someone fired shots into a vehicle.

Chicago suburb of Cicero: Two people were killed during unrest Monday.

9 Total inhomelandsecurity.com

Over 7,200 people arrested in 43 U.S. cities this past weekend,
CBS News review finds
More than 7,200 people were arrested in 43 cities across the country as a result of civil unrest stemming from protests on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, a CBS News review of arrests has found. Charges included burglary, arson, aggravated assault, rioting, looting, defacing public property and violating curfew.

While a number of local officials said they felt the violence was started by people coming in from outside areas, none of the cities that reported that data saw a sizeable number of out of town arrests.

The three most populous cities in the country — New York, Los Angeles and Chicago — had the most arrests, but those cities did not provide data for "out-of-town" arrests. cbsnews.com

LAPD has arrested over 2,700 people since unrest began, police chief says

Milwaukee, WI: Molotov cocktail thrown at officers during protests Tuesday night, didn't ignite
Milwaukee Police say a molotov cocktail was thrown at officers near 6th and McKinley on Tuesday, June 2. MPD says it happened around 8:08 p.m., but the molotov cocktail did not ignite. CBS 58 spoke with a protester who was at the scene. He says some protesters threw water bottles at officers, but for the most part protesters remained peaceful. On Wednesday morning, President Trump responded on Twitter about the molotov cocktail in Milwaukee. cbs58.com

Van Nuys, CA: Family trying to protect store from looters flags down cops, handcuffed on live TV

NY: Guardian Angels rumble with looters at East Village Foot Locker store

Apple Valley, MN: Two Individuals Charged With Throwing Molotov Cocktails Into Dakota County Government Building

Lubbock, TX: Man Who Brandished Assault Rifle at Protest Charged With Making Threats

Chicago, IL: Man Arrested on Federal Arson Charge for Allegedly Setting Fire to Chicago Police Vehicle

Middlesex County Man Arrested for Attempting to Set Fire to Trenton Police Vehicle

Dover, DE: First arrest made in Sunday's Dover Mall looting

Brockton, MA: Mayhem in Brockton as protest ends in violent clash with police, vandalism

Tennessee Man Faces Federal Arson Charges in Connection to Metro Courthouse Fire During Protest
 

Coronavirus Tracker: June 3

US: Over 1.8M Cases - 108K Dead - 646K Recovered
Worldwide: Over 6.5M Cases - 383K Dead - 3M Recovered

Fallen Officers From the COVID-19 Pandemic: 40 | NYPD Deaths: 43
Private Industry Security Guard Deaths: 135+
 

RH-ISAC 90-Day Complimentary Membership Offer

RH-ISAC is excited to offer a 90-day complimentary membership for retail, travel, and hospitality companies to join our highly active intelligence and information sharing community. This exclusive offer ends on June 30, so make sure to contact us today at membership@rhisac.org.

Join the strong community RH-ISAC has built to secure and protect the retail and hospitality sectors and the billions of people who rely on a stable, functioning system. rhisac.org

RH-ISAC Virtual Regional Intelligence Workshop Hosted by Lowe’s / Wed, June 24, 10:00 AM EST
The RH-ISAC is excited to announce that it will be offering a one-day virtual workshop for retail and hospitality practitioners in the Southeast! This program will be virtually hosted by Lowe’s, a leading member within the RH-ISAC community, and is proudly sponsored by SpyCloud.

Spend the day with top retail and customer-facing cybersecurity practitioners, network with peers, and walk away with practical strategies for actioning on your cyber threat intel.

The RH-ISAC Virtual Regional Intelligence Workshop series is built by members for their retail cybersecurity practitioner peers in various regions throughout the United States and is designed to deliver practical strategies and insights for retailers on intelligence programs, requirements, and processes at the tactical, operational and strategic levels. Register Here
 

U.S. Remote Workers Lead the World In Malicious Activity
More than 30% of Employee Accounts Worldwide Compromised Since Starting Remote Work
OneLogin, a leader in identity and access management, released added findings from a survey of 5,000 remote workers showing just how freely employees use corporate devices for non-work related activity, regardless of cybersecurity hazards.

The study found that 33 percent of workers have admitted to using a corporate Zoom account for online socializing with friends or family since they started working remotely and 30 percent of those surveyed admitted to having an online account compromised during that time, with 10 percent of these failing to change their password afterward.

Even though corporations own and are responsible for the devices that employees are using to expose them to potential security breaches, half of organizations (50 percent) globally have not established cybersecurity guidelines regarding remote work. A closer look at how individual countries practice security highlights the differences in the misuse of corporate channels and willingness to access high-risk websites. The study found the following:

• US remote employees use work devices to access adult entertainment sites more than any other country, increasing their risk of phishing and other malicious activity.

• US workers (45 percent) are three times as likely to have given their work passwords to their child or spouse compared to countries like the UK (13 percent) and France (9 percent)

• Over 60 percent of US workers have admitted to having an online account compromised since starting to work remotely - 2X the global average (32 percent)

• US and Republic of Ireland were far more likely to use corporate Zoom accounts for online socializing.

Click the full OneLogin ebook titled 2020 COVID-19 State of Remote Work Survey Report for more on the study. securitymagazine.com

Hacker leaks database of dark web hosting provider
A hacker has leaked online today the database of Daniel's Hosting (DH), the largest free web hosting provider for dark web services.

According to a cursory analysis of today's data dump, the leaked data includes 3,671 email addresses, 7,205 account passwords, and 8,580 private keys for .onion (dark web) domains. "The leaked database contains sensitive information on the owners and users of several thousand darknet domains," threat intelligence firm Under the Breach told ZDNet today after we asked the company to analyze the leak. zdnet.com

Companies Fall Short on Mandatory Reporting of Cybercrimes
Nearly two-thirds of organizations continue to fail to report cybercrimes, even when the reporting may be required to comply with regulations or the law, according to a report released today.

In its "State of Cybersecurity 2020" report, education and certification organization ISACA found 62% of 2,051 surveyed cybersecurity professionals think their companies under-reported cybercrimes and, in two-thirds of cases, think the reporting of cybercrimes is mandated by regulation or law. Only 16% of companies accurately report cybercrimes, respondents said.

The high failure rate for reporting may be a sign that companies are not disclosing breaches when they should, but is more likely speculation that a vulnerable asset has the potential to be breached, says Ed Moyle, a founding partner for consultancy Security Curve, which wrote the report for ISACA. darkreading.com

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Philadelphia, PA Thousands Of Dollars Worth Of Items Stolen From Days Of Looting Found In Colwyn 'Stash House'
Police Say Piles of plywood, boarded-up businesses — like other shopping centers, the Penrose Plaza was hit hard by looters. It was clear the inventory went somewhere, and some of it turned up Tuesday morning. “When I walked in and seen what was there, I really thought I was in Kmart, Walmart or something like that. There was stuff everywhere,” Colwyn Mayor Maurice Clark Sr. said.

The stash is an eclectic assortment of beauty products, liquor, jumper cables, mismatched tires and shoes — a stockpile, according to Colwyn police. philadelphia.cbslocal.com

Goldsboro, NC: 3 suspects charged with $8,000 Organized Retail Theft at Target
On May 6, after further investigation by the Goldsboro Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, with the assistance of Target Special Investigators, and several other law enforcement agencies in Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia, several suspects were developed.

It was discovered that these suspects were part of a larger group, which had stolen from over 30 Target stores across multiple states stealing in excess of $100,000 in merchandise.

Warrants for arrest were secured on Boubakar Toure, Aliou Toure, and Bakary Magassouba for organized retail theft, larceny from the person, and conspire to commit felony larceny. wnct.com

Fort Dodge, IA: 48 victims targeted by mail thieves; Officers stamp out credit card fraud tied to rural crime
A Fort Dodge woman answered to 10 counts of third-degree theft in Webster County Magistrate Court Tuesday after law enforcement found her with pieces of mail belonging to 48 different people. Defendant Kathryn Goodner’s undoing was one victim brave enough to chase her down U.S. Highway 20 until officers could arrive to assist, according to criminal complaints. In an interview, Goodner admitted to stealing mail with another woman, Cori Benson in rural areas over a few days, describing the feeling as a “rush,” and telling officers that she took the packages because “those people can afford to buy things on Amazon.” messengernews.net

Miami, FL: 8 Suspects wanted in overnight Gun Store Burglary; 31 weapons stolen

Pflugerville, TX: Thieves target Central Texas gun stores; 32 guns stolen

Akron, OH: 2 Akron women charged for stealing $2,200 worth of merchandise from Dick’s Sporting Goods