ASIS 25th New York City Security Conference and Expo
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Session 1202 The Threat from Unmanned Vehicles April 22, 10:00
AM - 11:00 AM Bruce E. Wimmer, CPP, CHS-III James A. Acevedo, CPP,
CPS
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Emerging Threats from Unmanned Vehicles Challenge: To Think
Outside of the Box
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Risk-based Approach Will examine Threats; potential
Vulnerabilities; and Consequences Unmanned vehicles of all types:
Aerial- based Land-based Water-based Combined Single vehicle or
swarms Outside of the Box
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Terrorism Radical Cause-Oriented Groups (e.g.
environmentalists) Criminal or State Controlled Theft Smuggling
Robbery Kidnapping/Ransom/Extortion Business Espionage Invasion of
Privacy Source of Threats
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Platform for moving payload or delivering payload Aerial:
Land-based: Ground-based vehicle or robot (e.g. security or
cleaner) Disguised as toy or model Means:
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Means: (continued) Water-based: Surface Underwater Both
Disguised as toy or model
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Means: (continued) Payload/Platform for: Explosives Gas or
chemical Firearms Cameras (transmit or record/includes IR)
Electronic intercept (e.g. audio) Ramming Cutting or severing
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Challenge: Is this a friend or foe? Is this a toy, a threat or
both? Is this willful or an accident?
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Security related missions affected: Executive Protection
IP/Trade Secrets Protection Supply Chain Security Perimeter Control
(warehouse, manufacturing facility, high- rise/office, residence,
school, prison, military, critical infrastructure) Other Physical
Security
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Security related missions affected: (continued) Access Control
Loss Prevention Passenger or Cargo Craft Security: Aerial (private
aircraft, passenger aircraft, military) Land (automobiles, SUVs,
armored/unarmored, trucks) Water (ferries, cargo, cruise,
military)
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Security related missions affected: We are now transitioning to
examining Vulnerabilities!
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Operational Considerations Airborne Obstacles 1. Wind 2. Wires
3. Trees 4. Other Moving Objects 5. Speed 6. Visibility /
Detectability
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LEGAL IMPLICATIONS WHEN UNMANNED VEHICLES ARE OUTLAWED ONLY THE
OUTLAWS WILL HAVE UNMANNED VEHICLES
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LEGAL WHATS Differentiating GOOD V. BAD Do laws make a
difference? Only if you have power to enforce/apply meaningful
penalties for violations DEFENSIVE COUNTER- MEASURES Legality of
jamming, shooting
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UNMANNED VEHICLES Affordable User Friendly Stable platform
Programmable (even for a novice) Program a route using online
mapping GPS Easily modified (instructions on YouTube) Camera Beer
Gun Taser Anything
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SYSTEMS AVAILABLE NOW Have on-board targeting system Systems
can track via Transmitter GPS waypoints Specific colors Phones
Shapes Anything you can imagine
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APPLICATIONS CURRENTLY IN USE Police Officers Surveillance
Target Identification Security Officers/Maintenance Personnel
Patrolling pipe-lines in Alaska Power lines in the Southern States
Civilians Home movies Photography Media outlets
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SYSTEMS AVAILABLE/UNDER DEVELOPMENT Fully autonomous unmanned
vehicles/robots
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33 LBS. Payload - Flight time over 60 min.
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DEMO WARNING Watch out for low flying vehiclesenjoy
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Questions? Bruce Wimmer, CPP - [email protected] Senior
Regional Consultant, G4S Risk Management Services James A. Acevedo,
CPP, CPS - [email protected] Executive Director,
International Operation, Andrews International
