Interfor Dispatch by Interfor - Be Proactive About Security
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It’s Time for VIPS to Be More Proactive About Their Physical Security:
In July, former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe was assassinated while giving a speech in Nara, Japan. Earlier this month, author Salman Rushdie was stabbed while speaking at the Chautauqua Institution in upstate New York. Fortunately, Rushdie survived. While these two events are unrelated, they share one thing in common: insufficient security. To learn more about how VIPs can be more proactive about their security click here.
Don Aviv, President, Interfor International
️️China: China flexes military muscles, then targets Taiwan’s citrus fruits. Another form of economic warfare.
️Big Data: We are building a “species-level brain” with big data and ubiquitous sensors. Elon may be right…
️Corruption: Former Tennessee Speaker Casada arrested in corruption probe. Even in the United States, we deal with corruption.
️Crypto: Crypto Lender Celsius Accuses Former Money Manager of Theft. Billions were lost.
️Economy: Analysis: As Ukraine war drags on, Europe’s economy succumbs to crisis. It is becoming a war of wills.
️Europe: Europe’s drought the worst in 500 years - report. Environmental changes are impacting everything.
️Facebook: ‘I cried watching my daughter,’ says father of woman who drowned while livestreaming on Facebook. Social media can also cause immense pain.
️Hacking: Apple security flaw may allow hackers full control of devices, company warns. Another day, another security flaw.
️Israel: Gantz heading to US after vow Israel will do ‘everything it can’ to sway Iran deal. If needed, Israel will do everything it can.
️Middle East: Why the Middle East may be too hot to live in by the end of the century. Temperatures in the Gulf are already unbearable.
️NYPD: Video: Orthodox man ambushed with fire extinguisher in Brooklyn, NYPD probing as possible hate crime. Hate crimes continue to rise.
️Security: Communities, neighborhoods increasingly using private security to deter crime. They are taking matters into their own hands.
️Tech: Twitter whistleblower could spur Big Tech crackdown: ‘The danger is real’. Big Tech has real control over our lives.
️2022: Security pros are rallying to defend the Twitter whistleblower. Defending the whistleblower.
️Breach: Middle East ranks 2nd in data breach losses after the US, IBM study finds. They need to beef up their security.
️Jobs: Cybersecurity could offer a way for underrepresented groups to break into tech. Another way to level the playing field.
️Policy: White House tiptoes into more cyber regulation. Cyber policy can be tricky.
️Startup: Top 10 Innovative Cybersecurity Startups to Look for in 2022. Continuing to innovate.
️Airports: Logan Airport security stops man from bringing throwing stars, daggers, arrowhead onto plane. He was preparing for 11th century warfare.
️Guns: What Are the Real Warning Signs of a Mass Shooting? We have a mental health crisis we need to confront.
️Schools: Schools introduce panic buttons in case of shootings, but safety org chief calls it ‘security theater’. Will this really make a difference?
️Synagogues: Bigots spray-paint ‘Hitler’ on NYC synagogue. This is happening in our own backyard, and needs to be addressed.
️Travel: This travel company wants tourists to visit Ukraine right now. There are always brave souls out there.
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