by Micheal Delamere | Aug 10, 2016 | Related Local Business
Do you have an effective convention center event security plan? Unfortunately, organizations put themselves at risk when the answer to that question is “no.” Corporate marketing teams provide a bevy of convention center events each year that organizations must consider their risk profile for. From “Gold Club” events that allow top tier performers to relax in a highly desirable destination setting, to “All-Hands” events that bring all staff members of an organization together (along with perhaps key vendors and customers), the environment of such activities held off-site from the corporate offices does bring a different risk profile to attendees and the organization. Threats and vulnerabilities will change when venues change.
Organizations have a Duty of Care for their staff while they are on business travel. In as much the venues where such convention center events are held by an organization’s marketing and sales teams are viewed as an extension of the workplace and much have proper safety and security in place for it as well.
by Micheal Delamere | Aug 8, 2016 | Seminar & Exhibits
The PRS Senior Leadership team will be in attendance and also presenting during the 2016 ASIS International 62nd Annual Seminar & Exhibits in Orlando, FL from September 11-15, 2016. We look forward to reconnecting with clients, colleagues and friends and making some new ones along the way! Be sure to catch our presentation on FSMA Legislation Impact on the Food Supply on Monday September 12th from 10am-11am at Poster Sessions Booth 147 on the Exhibit Hall Floor. Please be sure to reach out to schedule a time to meet and connect!
by Micheal Delamere | Aug 2, 2016 | PRS Team
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In this installment of PRS Radio, Joe Zaccaria interviews Steven Rosenbloom of MOBOTIX. The show centered around a couple of product features that clients might find very useful. Namely, two-way audio with video and decibel level monitoring.
There is a brief discussion regarding movement detection vs. motion detection. The program uncovers the available of free robust video management software licensing, along with free upgrades.
by Micheal Delamere | Jan 25, 2016 | Surveillance & Security
Lots of companies — and even the White House — use a conference calling system that could possibly be tapped by hackers, according to new research.
On Thursday, cybersecurity experts at SEC Consult revealed a secret doorway that’s built into a popular conference calling product built by a company called AMX.
AMX makes tablet panels used to control conference calls for businesses, government agencies, and universities.
The company hard-coded backdoor access into its system. AMX created a “secret account” with a permanent username and password, which means a hacker who already sneaked into a computer network could tap into actual meetings if the hacker knew the backdoor access code.
It’s a glaring security hole.
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by Micheal Delamere | Jul 16, 2015 | Related Local Business
The number of violent crimes reported in the U.S. fell by more than 4% last year, compared with the year before, and it’s down almost 15% in the past 10 years, according to the FBI.
Despite the nation’s improving crime rates, and an estimated 30 million surveillance cameras now deployed nationwide, many large U.S. cities are still considered dangerous. Nationwide, 368 violent crimes were reported for every 100,000 people in 2013. Such crimes include murder, rape, aggravated assault, and robbery. In America’s 10 most dangerous cities, there were more than 1,300 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed violent crime rates among the nation’s cities with populations of 100,000 or more. Based on violent crime data published by the FBI’s 2013 Uniform Crime Report, these are America’s most dangerous cities.
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by Micheal Delamere | May 20, 2015 | Related Local Business
For many companies, their intangible assets of patents, copyrights, trademarks, domain names and trade secrets represent the majority of their value. Entrepreneurs are often proactive and file for domestic and international patents, copyrights and trademarks.
However, after representing entrepreneurs for more than 20 years, I remain dismayed by how frequently entrepreneurs fail to implement procedures to protect their trade secrets and confidential information.
All too often, I receive a call from a panicked CEO concerned about a key salesperson who has stolen the customer list, or about someone who has made inadvertent posts online.
Well-implemented procedures for protecting trade secrets and confidential information may help a company protect their valuable intangible assets. Here are 11 strategies to consider:
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by Micheal Delamere | Mar 20, 2015 | Related Local Business
A chilling phone call highlights some of the techniques that criminals in Honduras use to extort their victims, underscoring the ways in which extortion gangs take advantage of the country’s precarious security situation to instill fear.
In the recording of an extortion call obtained by the Honduran media, a man who identifies himself as “Mafia,” the leader of a gang with the same name, demands that the owners of a bus company pay him around $4,760 and a weekly “war tax.”
“If not,” the criminal states, “we are going to have it out with the owners of the buses and we’re going to burn them alive.”
During the call, “Mafia” tells the victim to meet him the following day at 11 a.m. and warns him not to contact the police or turn off his cellphone. He then describes threats the gang carried out in two of Tegucigalpa’s most violent neighborhoods, La Torre and Flor de Campo.
“We charged [another bus company] rent in Flor de Campo and we killed one of them because they didn’t believe us at the beginning. So if you don’t believe us, listen to me closely, because later I’m going to make you listen…if you don’t believe us the same thing is going to happen to you as happened in La Torre and Flor de Campo with me, get it?”
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