Executive Drive Time - ROI of a Security Driver

ISDA Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Monday, October 1, 2018 ====================== In Terrorism News ‘Terrorism Close Calls’ Docuseries Gets October Premiere on Netflix Netflix has acquired the 10-episode docuseries “Terrorism Close Calls,” the company announced on Tuesday. The series from Big Media explores thwarted terror plots, featuring interviews with agents involved in disrupting them as well as leading national and international authorities on counterterrorism, intelligence, and law enforcement. It is set to premiere on Friday, Oct. 26. https://www.thewrap.com/terrorism-close-calls-docuseries-gets-october-premiere-netflix/ ====================== In Driving News From the International Security Driver Association Executive Drive Time Consider that if an executive drove to and from the office that time would be unproductive. What does that time cost the shareholders, and if the company supplies a Security Driver what is their Return on Investment (ROI)? The answer to that question starts with - How much time is the Executive in a vehicle? A study done by Texas A&M; titled the Annual Urban Mobility Report, answered that question for us. https://isdacenter.org/roi-security-driver/ ====================== In Cyber Security News From the Security Ledger Massive Facebook Breach Affects 90 Million Accounts  Facebook forced a reset of more than 50 million user accounts on Thursday and would force another 40 million account resets in the coming days, citing a major breach of the site’s security that allowed unknown attackers to take over people’s accounts. The company said its own engineering team discovered the flaw, which involved the site’s “View As” feature, which allows users to see how security settings affect that information about them is publicly available. Facebook said it is working with law enforcement to investigate the problem. The breach would be the largest incident of account compromise in the company’s history and comes as Facebook is continuing to respond to the misuse of its platform in the run-up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election.    https://securityledger.com/2018/09/massive-facebook-breach-affects-90-million-accounts/ ====================== In the Business of Executive Protection News The Security Executive Council – Constant Learning The Security Executive Council (SEC) is the leading research and advisory firm that specializes in corporate security risk mitigation solutions. They help security executives to be successful. Their subject matters experts and staff work as a team to blend their many areas of expertise together. This result is a “collective knowledge” that encompasses security risk, mitigation strategies, organizational experience and the importance of corporate culture. Taking a holistic view ensures engagements are fine-tuned to the particular organization we are working with. The ISDA Team subscribes to the SEC newsletter and recommend that our listeners do as well. On their website, they have an extensive archive library of articles and research. Such as, “Are You Where You Want to Be in Your Security Career?” and “14 Effective Solutions for Creating Successful Security Programs “. These are just two articles out of hundreds available. For more information about the SEC go to securityexecutivecouncil.com https://www.securityexecutivecouncil.com ====================== Links to all news stories mentioned in this podcast are available at the archive website securitydrivernews.libsyn.com. You can also listen to past podcast episodes and leave comments.  ====================== This podcast is brought to you by the International Security Driver Association ISDA is a valuable resource for all practitioners working in the protection profession. We offer benchmark educational, networking, and marketing programs. The ISDA Membership ISDA Members represent all facets and levels of the protective services profession. The membership can be defined as a group of practitioners from different disciplines within the profession and with years of experience coming together to assist ISDA Members. Read more about our members Here is a collection of Books, and Articles authored by ISDA Members. Learn More about the ISDA Advantage and Become a Member Today