Hurricane Ian, EV evacs, NFL drones, Fog Reveal, armed retail guards

Welcome to this week's Benchmarker newsletter!

So much for a quiet US hurricane season. All eyes are on Hurricane Ian as the monster storm draws closer to Florida. But that's not the only news in Benchmarker this week, and we've collected some interesting reads, too. We know you're busy, so let's get to it.

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Top of mind

A ‘nightmare’ for forecasters: Why hurricanes are getting stronger, faster - Storms that intensify quickly and unpredictably present a big problem for public safety officials, who have less time to assess threats. (New York Times).

Even an indirect hit to Tampa Bay could be disastrous - Tampa Bay is more vulnerable to less intense hurricanes than anywhere else in the state. (Tampa Bay Times from Jan. 2022)

Why Florida is more prone to hurricanes - Over 41 percent of hurricanes in the United States have made some sort of landfall in Florida. (Washington Post)

Can we evacuate from hurricanes in electric vehicles? - Conducted before Hurricane Ian formed, this interview with an environmental engineering researcher explains how electric vehicles?are more susceptible to being stranded during mass evacuations, in part because evacuation routes don't account for them. (Illinois.edu in Aug. 2022)

Gas leaks?in Nord Stream pipelines trigger sabotage probe - Any hopes that the pipelines could deliver gas to Europe before winter have been dashed by the discovery of suspicious leaks. (Reuters)

Retailers are adding more security guards?— and a?lot of them are carrying guns - Faced with rising theft and violence, retailers are increasingly bulking up their security presence including ex-cops and former military who are armed. (Forbes)

Senators push to reform police's cellphone tracking tools - The concern focuses on a tool called "Fog Reveal" which enables police investigators to assemble "patterns of life." (AP)

How 'China Coup' tweets went viral?- One of the biggest news stories over the weekend wasn’t even news. But that didn’t stop erroneous reports about a coup in China from dominating Twitter and making an appearance on India's TV news. (Cyberscoop)

Corporate America is fretting over Taiwan risks, regulatory filings show - Technology is the sector most concerned, the semiconductor industry raising the loudest alarm. (FT)

Surveying the experts: China's approach to Taiwan - ChinaPower surveyed dozens of top experts to gain insights into China's approach to Taiwan. (ChinaPower Project)

Lessons learned from the January 6th intelligence failures - The Jan. 6 paradox: Domestic intelligence agencies lack the tools they need, while agencies with the tools lack the authorities to act. (Just Security)

“Dr. Doom”?Roubini expects a ‘long, ugly’ recession - Economist Nouriel Roubini, who correctly predicted the 2008 financial crisis, sees a “long and ugly” recession in the US and globally occurring at the end of 2022 that could last all of 2023. (Bloomberg)

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Data point: Violence in a post-pandemic era

- From a?white paper?by Emergent Risk International, Ontic, At Risk and Torchstone that examines the assassination of Shinzo Abe and the global security implications for both individuals and businesses.?

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Quote of the week: NFL drones

- NFL Chief Security Officer Cathy Lanier said,?discussing unauthorized drones?flying around National Football League games with Bloomberg Government.

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In other news

Drone over stadium disrupts Seahawks game in Seattle, a day after same problem at UW game - The football game between the Seattle Seahawks and Atlanta Falcons was stopped and delayed on Sunday when a drone was reportedly spotted near or over Lumen Field. (GeekWire)

How security teams have expanded their duties - With cascading issues and asymmetric threats, new risks are challenging traditional mindsets of physical security professionals. (IFSEC Global)

UNCA students, staff traumatized by surprise active shooter training drills - UNCA students report feeling "traumatized"?by surprise active shooter training drills. (WLOS)

More workers are back in offices. It’s still nothing like before. - Return to office hit a pandemic high last week, with peak office occupancy on Wednesday, in a sign that company mandates are having some impact. (Washington Post)

There’s one thing that makes employees want to return to the office, says a new Microsoft report - In its new report on state of the hybrid workplace, Microsoft says successful companies are backing off of office mandates. (Fast Company)

Pepsi reportedly stops manufacturing sodas in Russia - Pepsi’s move comes a month after rival Coca-Cola’s bottler announced it has stopped production and sales of all of Coke’s brands in the country. (Forbes)

McDonald's reopens in Ukraine, feeding customers' nostalgia?and future hopes - All of the chain's 100-plus locations in Ukraine closed after Russia invaded in February. Three reopened in Kyiv this week, for delivery only. "It's a nice gift from McDonald's," one customer says. (NPR)

Top Russian scientist dead in mysterious fall at Moscow Aviation Institute - News of prominent, wealthy or ostensibly powerful officials dying in falls has become a drumbeat to Russia’s disastrous invasion of Ukraine. (Boing Boing)

Europe’s shrinking waterways reveal treasures, and experts are worried - Drought combined with extreme heat this summer have painted a dramatic picture of Europe’s drying rivers and reservoirs. (New York Times)

Student arrested for allegedly making nuclear threat unless Utes won - A University of Utah student who police say threatened to detonate a nuclear reactor if the Utes' football team didn't win on Saturday has been arrested. (KSL)

Australia to overhaul privacy laws after massive data breach - Almost 10 million customers of Optus telecom may have been affected. (The Verge)

Preserve vital online content with Bellingcat's auto archiver - Online posts can be taken down by platforms or deleted by those posting them. That's why Bellingcat has created a tool, the Auto Archiver, to help quickly and easily archive online content. (bellingcat)

Deepfakes: When seeing is no longer believing - Deepfakes use artificial intelligence (AI) to impersonate voices, images and videos to spread misinformation, affecting government and enterprise security. (Security Magazine)

Both?Japan?and?Canada?will reduce Covid-19 travel restrictions in the coming weeks. (NBC News and Travel Agent Central)

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Industry jobs

Supply Chain Responsibility Human Rights PM?–?Intel, Hillsboro, Oregon and Phoenix, Arizona

Manager, Global Intelligence and Threat Analyst?–?NFL, Mt Laurel, New Jersey

Manager, Security?–?XPO Logistics, Dublin, Ohio

Safety & Security Operations?–?Epic Games, Cary, North Carolina

Advisor II, Global Risk and Compliance?–?Catholic Relief Services, remote

Sr. Manager, Global Security Risk?–?Adobe, San Jose, California

Event Security Manager, LATAM?–?Amazon, Miami

Program Manager, Security Training?–?HealthPartners, Bloomington, Minnesota

See more on?Factal's industry jobs page.

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Upcoming events

Global Security Briefing - September 29?(online) - Factal?and?Emergent Risk International?will discuss the latest supply chain threats, wars, climate change, pandemics and more in the Global Security Briefing. Missed last week’s GSB at AIRIP??Here are Factal’s slides on how heat waves?are a growing safety threat. Contact [email protected]?with suggested topics for?Factal.

How to protect all staff in a world of hybrid working? - October 5?(online) - 6.8 million workers from all sectors have safety concerns once a week, with hybrid workers reporting the highest rate of concern. This extends beyond the workplace to include commuting and working from home, so how can companies provide protection to everyone, everywhere?

BCI Continuity & Resilience Report 2022 – EMEA & Americas Launch - October 5?(online) - This insightful report looks at how Business Continuity & Resilience are perceived within organizations across different industry sectors. It also examines what challenges these disciplines are facing amid the rise of new working environments.

Executive Protection Summit 2022 - October 18-19?(Mexico City) - The EP SUMMIT was born from the need to make the work of the protector or management of protection more efficient, safeguarding their physical and mental integrity, giving them the knowledge and practical tools developed by the most advanced protection teams in the world.

Intelligence International 2022 - October 23-26?(Melbourne, Australia) - The challenges of 2020 and 2021 have highlighted an increasing requirement for improved collaboration and cooperation between intelligence professionals, and within the expanding intelligence community. In times of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity, the need to leverage partnerships and relationships has never been more prescient.

BCI World Hybrid - November 2-3?(London/virtual) - BCI World will feature a rich programme of keynotes, presentations, workshops and panel discussions along with an exhibition featuring top providers in the resilience industry.?Factal’s?booth is E6.

Natural Disasters Expo - November 9-10?(Anaheim, California) - Meet with?global heat experts, flood mitigation specialists, storm preparedness leaders, earthquake responders, government agencies, and disaster relief services in seminars and in the exhibit halls.

15th Annual Security 500 Conference - November 14?(Washington, D.C.) - The security department has traditionally been seen as a cost center in enterprise environments, but there are many strategies that business-minded security executives can employ to add and recover value in an organization.

ASIS Middle East 2022 - November 14-17?(Damman, Saudi Arabic) - ASIS Middle East is the only security forum and exhibition led by Aramco, SABIC & Saudi Electricity Company. Through its partnership with the region’s largest industry leaders and most critical asset operators (energy, utilities, downstream…), ASIS Middle East attracts the whole security value chain.

OSAC Annual Briefing - November 15-17?(Tysons, Virginia) - The OSAC Annual Briefing is one of the most celebrated security community events of the year.?Free and available to all OSAC members with an active account on?OSAC.gov, the Annual Briefing provides a unique opportunity to connect with public and private sector experts to discuss emerging threats, review lessons learned from recent global events, and to share information on mitigating and managing future risk.

ISF Annual Dinner Celebrating OSAC - November 16?(Washington, D.C.) - An evening dedicated to celebrating the visionary work of the Overseas Security Advisory Council in furthering the global security network to keep U.S. companies, organizations and citizens working abroad safer and more secure.

6th Annual CSO 360 Congress - November 30 – December 2?(Istanbul) - Chief Security Officers, Regional Security Officers, Directors of Corporate Security, Investigations and Intelligence, specialists and luminaries will lead a programme that is designed to be silo-breaking. An immersive and converged security agenda focus reflects the current backdrop of global volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity.

Tipping Point: Keys to Developing and Implementing a Comprehensive Violence Prevention Program - December 1, 3pm ET - Learn to develop and implement comprehensive violence prevention programs for employees, contractors, and volunteers based on key components of the updated ASIS/ANSI Standard on Workplace Violence and Active Assailant – Prevention, Intervention and Response.

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