Chairman’s Message The past two months have been full of exciting activities. Our March meeting was a joint meeting with IAHSS and featured speaker, Col. David Gavignon. Col. Gavignon's knowledge on terrorism made for an insightful and invigorating meeting. Our Security Expo was a tremendous success, surpassing the records of last year. Many thanks to our generous sponsors and I would be remiss if I did not take the time to rec- ognize and acknowledge the work and dedication of Bonnie Michelman and Jim Healey. Bonnie and Jim have worked tirelessly for many years coordinating this event and mak- ing each year, bigger, better, and fresher than the previous. Thank you both so much for all your efforts, you have directly impacted the success of the Boston Chapter. I am proud to announce that the Ewers Award was presented to Phil Stewart at the Expo. Phil has been an incredible part of the Boston Chapter for many years, having served twice as Chairman. Phil's dedication, his willingness to help everyone, and his ability to get the job done has earned him the respect and admira- tion of his peers. Congratulations, Phil and thank you for your years of service. Our Public Safety Luncheon will be on June 11, 2009 at the Lantana with guest speaker Lisa Palmieri, DHS Office of Analysis, Commonwealth Fusion Center. Please extend the invi- tation to our colleagues in the public safety arena. The J.P. Manning Memorial Golf Tournament is scheduled for June 18th and as always will be fun time. Please visit our web- site to register or to become a sponsor. For the past several years, the tournament has sold out within days, so register early. Join us on May 14th for our dinner meeting at the Newton Marriott. Our guest speakers include Atyia Martin, Regional Planner, Mayor's Office of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security Division, Kelly McCormick, Deputy Superintendent, Boston Police Department, Commander Homeland Security, and Peter Picarillo, CBCP, Executive Director of BNet (Business Network of Emergency Resources. Additionally, I hope you will join us for the presentation of Robert F. Johnson's Life Member certificate. See you on the 14th Craig McQuate, CPP Chairman
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C h a i r m a n ’s Message
The past two months have been full of exciting activities. Our March meeting was ajoint meeting with IAHSS and featured speaker, Col. David Gavignon. Col. Gavignon'sknowledge on terrorism made for an insightful and invigorating meeting.
Our Security Expo was a tremendous success, surpassing the records of last year. Manythanks to our generous sponsors and I would be remiss if I did not take the time to rec-ognize and acknowledge the work and dedication of Bonnie Michelman and Jim Healey.Bonnie and Jim have worked tirelessly for many years coordinating this event and mak-ing each year, bigger, better, and fresher than the previous. Thank you both so much forall your efforts, you have directly impacted the success of the Boston Chapter.
I am proud to announce that the Ewers Award was presented to Phil Stewart at the Expo. Phil has been anincredible part of the Boston Chapter for many years, having served twice as Chairman. Phil's dedication,his willingness to help everyone, and his ability to get the job done has earned him the respect and admira-
tion of his peers. Congratulations, Phil and thank you for youryears of service.
Our Public Safety Luncheon will be on June 11, 2009 at theLantana with guest speaker Lisa Palmieri, DHS Office ofAnalysis, Commonwealth Fusion Center. Please extend the invi-tation to our colleagues in the public safety arena.
The J.P. Manning Memorial Golf Tournament is scheduled forJune 18th and as always will be fun time. Please visit our web-
site to register or to become a sponsor. For the past several years, the tournament has sold out within days,so register early.
Join us on May 14th for our dinner meeting at the Newton Marriott. Our guest speakers include AtyiaMartin, Regional Planner, Mayor's Office of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security Division, KellyMcCormick, Deputy Superintendent, Boston Police Department, Commander Homeland Security, and PeterPicarillo, CBCP, Executive Director of BNet (Business Network of Emergency Resources.
Additionally, I hope you will join us for the presentation of Robert F. Johnson's Life Member certificate.See you on the 14th
Craig McQuate, CPP
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Upcoming Events 2
Legislative Update 3
Treasurer’s Report 3
EXPO 2009 Photos 4
EXPO 2009 Sponsors 5
Travel and Expense Fraud 6
The Un-Comfort Zone 7
Officer/Chairpersons 9
May 4-7 Assets Protection Course II San Francisco, CA
Jun 15-16 Corporate Investigations Denver, CO
Jun 15-17 Facility Security Design Denver, CO
Jun 15-18 Assets Protection Course III New Orleans, LA
Jun 16-18 Safeguarding Information Assets Denver, CO
Webinars:
May 20 Conduct Your Best Video Site
Jun 17 Understanding Body Language
May 14 Dinner Meeting - Security Leadership and Trends, Newton MarriottBob Bragdon, Publisher CSO Magazine
Jun 11 Public Safety Luncheon The Lantana, Randolph, MA
Jun 18 Manning Golf Tourney Wayland Country Club, Wayland
Jul - Aug No Meetings
Sep 17 Dinner Meeting - Cyber Security and the FBI Cart Program -Joint ASIS/Infragard Meeting (FBI)
Sep 20 - 24 ASIS International Conference Anaheim, CA
Oct 22 Lunch Meeting - Officer Nominations UMass Club, Boston, MA
Nov 19 Dinner Meeting - Goodman and Manning Scholarships
Dec No Meeting
Upcoming Local Events
ASIS National Events
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The Massachusetts Office ofConsumer Affairs and BusinessRegulation (“OCABR”) for the sec-ond time revised and postponed itsData Security Regulations, whichwere first reported in the Newsletterin November 2008. The new dead-line to achieve full compliance withthe Massachusetts Regulations isJanuary 1, 2010. This new deadlinereplaces a tiered-compliance sched-ule established by OCABR inNovember 2008 that would havegiven covered entities until May 1,2009 to install certain data securitysafeguards, including encryptingpersonal information on laptops, anduntil January 1, 2010 to implementmore aggressive security measures.
Two additional changes were madeto the Regulations. First, theOCABR's revised Regulations, 201CMR 17.00, do not require coveredentities to contractually obligatecompliance with the Regulationsand obtain written certification ofcompliance with the Regulationsfrom third party service providers
Update Regarding Massachusetts Data Protection Lawby Legislative Representative, John McFadden JD, CPP
handling personal information ontheir behalf. Instead, companies willbe required to take “all reasonablesteps” to verify that all vendors withaccess to personal information havethe capacity to protect personal infor-mation in the manner provided for inthe Regulations; and ensure that theprotective security measures used bythe vendors to protect personal infor-mation are at least as stringent asthose required under the Regulations.Second, the provision that mandatesencryption of information that istransmitted wirelessly has been clari-fied. The requirement now appliesonly to “all data containing personalinformation” rather than “all data” tobe transmitted wirelessly.
In a press release explaining the deci-sion to extend the deadline, OCABRUndersecretary Daniel Crane said“[w]e understand the impact of thecurrent business environment, andfeel this is an appropriate timeframefor companies to implement the nec-essary protections.”
Historically, dur-ing times of eco-nomic downturnissues regardingfraudulent activ-
ity tend to increase. It seems thatevery day there is another storyregarding a major financial fraud.While corporations seem to be in theprocess of cost cutting and runningleaner programs, they often miss achance to create a program that willgenerate a true return on investment.A robust program in dealing withfraud will not only mitigate thefuture risk of the activity, but it mayeven recoup past losses by conduct-ing thorough investigations.
One of the best ways to help deter-mine where the potential fraud canbe taking place within your own cor-poration would be to conduct afraudulent activity risk assessment.Each assessment should be cus-tomized to what the corporations par-
ticular business function is and thendetermine where the most vulnerableareas of exploitation are.
A good example of an area ofexploitation could be a corporation'stravel and entertainment reimburse-ment program. Particularly in a salesdriven environment, travel and enter-tainment (T&E) is a necessary busi-ness cost that is essential to a corpo-ration's growth and in this currenteconomic market, market, its sustain-ability. There is a plethora of waysan employee can create additionalincome by falsifying T&E expenses.The most basic example of thiswould be submitting falsified receiptsof hotels, airfare, and meals.
Some remedies to combat T&E fraudwould be to create a positive payaccounting system. Create triggersthat identify the most common signsof T&E fraud. Develop a randomaudit system that doesn't strictly tar-
get the biggest spenders. Create anonline receipt submittal form with adisclosure button that acknowledgesall policies and procedures have beenread and understood regardingexpenses. This may not necessarilydissuade someone from committingthe fraudulent act, but it will assistthe employer to follow through withthe necessary disciplinary action. Ifpossible, set limits as to how muchan employee can spend per day pertrip and create an authorization sys-tem if an employee goes over thelimit.
T&E fraud is just a snapshot regard-ing the bigger world of potentialfraud your company could be experi-encing right now. If every corpora-tion took the time to evaluate theirexposures regarding employee fraudand created programs to mitigatethem, the potent future cost savingscould be substantial.
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Travel and Expense Fraudby Matthew C. Delaney, Insurance Fraud Bureau
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The Un-Comfort Zoneby Robert Wilson Jr.
The Secret forPeople WhoDon't Believein VooDoo
The latest fadin motivationis the Law ofAttraction ormore popularlyThe Secret
after the motion picture and book byRhonda Byrne. The idea being that ifyou use the power of The Secret youwill attract health, wealth and friendsto you in abundance.
The Secret takes an old idea andrepackages it for our today's society.The core idea is that your thoughtscontrol the world around you. If youhave positive thoughts, good thingscome your way. If you have negativethoughts then bad things come yourway. In other words, if you wish hardenough for the things you want -- youwill get them. Simple. Or is it? If itwere simple, then countless peoplethroughout history would have figuredit out over and over, and it would notbe much of a secret. Perhaps it takes alittle more effort than suggested - orperhaps it is just a pipe dream.
We, as modern educated people, needmore proof. In order to make it palat-able to the skeptic in us, The Secretadds an element of science. We aretold that quantum physics has identi-fied that all things at the sub-atomiclevel exist as both particles and aswaves - constantly shifting betweenbeing solid matter and being pureenergy. It is then proposed that ourthoughts create brain waves which inturn influence the sub-atomic waves ofthe entire universe. The Secret claims
that the more intent you are in yourwish the faster the universe will actupon it. Is it real, or is it VooDoo sci-ence?
If real, it sounds wonderful! Now, if Iunderstand correctly, if I wish realhard I can become a concert pianistand play to a sold out audience inCarnegie Hall? I only see one hitch:I've never had a piano lesson in mylife.
The Secret also presents the Law ofAttraction as if it had been intentional-ly kept hidden for centuries. That itwas suppressed and held by a few con-spirators so that they could control allthe wealth of the world.Unfortunately, that notion is nothingother than a marketing ploy to gener-ate interest in the book. It also contra-dicts the concept of Law of Attraction.The idea that a select group of peoplehave kept it away from the massesintentionally preys on the destructivelynegative emotion of envy.
To the contrary, people who haveunderstood the Law of Attraction havemade numerous attempts at sharing itwith the world at large. The bestexample is Andrew Carnegie, who wasone of the most successful so-called“Robber Barons” of the Industrial Age.Carnegie hired Napoleon Hill toresearch the most successful people inthe world, how they got that way, andthen record his findings in a book.The book is Think and Grow Rich andwas published in 1937.
The best thing about Think and GrowRich is that it takes the mysticism outof the Law of Attraction. So, for thoseof you who find wishing on a star a bitdifficult to swallow as a method foracquiring wealth, here is the realsecret:
Identify your goal. Make a writtenplan to acquire that goal. Work yourplan persistently. Give it your time,attention and energy. The more timeand effort you give, the quicker youwill achieve it. Visualize it coming tofruition. Draw it, illustrate it, photo-graph it, then keep it in front of you.Revise your plan as your knowledgegrows. Be open-minded to opportuni-ties that arise that may deviate fromyour plan, but still move you towardyour goal.
The world's most successful peoplewere extremely focused on achievingone goal. They focused to the exclu-sion of everything else including fami-ly, friends, lovers, recreation, enter-tainment, vacations and hobbies.
Next, tell everyone you know aboutyour goal. Spread the word, so thatpeople who can assist you are aware ofyour intentions. I truly believe thatpositive minded people attract moreopportunities to themselves becausethey are so pleasant to deal with.
The formula is simple, but most of uscompromise our goals because wewant to enjoy a full balanced life. Alife filled with friends, family andgood times. We focus on our goalswhen time allows, and in turn, ourgoals take much longer to achieve.The true secret is staying focused onyour goal.
Robert Evans Wilson, Jr. is a motivation -al speaker and humorist. He works withcompanies that want to be more compet -itive and with people who want to thinklike innovators. For more informationon Robert's programs please visitwww.jumpstartyourmeeting.com.
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U. S. Security Associates, Inc.529 Main Street, Suite 111Boston, MA 02129
