ASIS 25th New York City Security Conference and Expo

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

Emerging Threats from Unmanned Vehicles Challenge: To Think “Outside of the Box”

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”

▪ 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

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:

Means: (continued) Water-based: Surface Underwater Both Disguised as toy or model

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

Challenge: Is this a “friend” or “foe”? Is this a toy, a threat or both? Is this willful or an accident?

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

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)

Security related missions affected: We are now transitioning to examining Vulnerabilities!

Operational Considerations Airborne Obstacles 1. Wind 2. Wires 3. Trees 4. Other Moving Objects 5. Speed 6. Visibility / Detectability

LEGAL IMPLICATIONS “WHEN UNMANNED VEHICLES ARE OUTLAWED … ONLY THE OUTLAWS WILL HAVE UNMANNED VEHICLES”

LEGAL WHAT’S ▪ 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

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

SYSTEMS AVAILABLE NOW  Have on-board targeting system  Systems can track via –  Transmitter  GPS waypoints  Specific colors  Phones  Shapes  Anything you can imagine

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

SYSTEMS AVAILABLE/UNDER DEVELOPMENT  Fully autonomous unmanned vehicles/robots

33 LBS. Payload - Flight time over 60 min.

DEMO WARNING Watch out for low flying vehicles…enjoy

Questions? Bruce Wimmer, CPP - Senior Regional Consultant, G4S Risk Management Services James A. Acevedo, CPP, CPS - Executive Director, International Operation, Andrews International