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ISCPO and LPRC Partnership Press Release –

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The Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC), a twenty-two-year-old industry leading research organization that collaborates with over 70 retail member organizations, 80 protective solution companies, law enforcement, industry partners, and academic leaders, for the goal of providing evidence-based solutions addressing loss, safety, and fraud prevention, and the International Supply Chain Protection Organization (ISCPO), a non-profit professional … Read more

Log4j Intelligence Summary Available – Dec 15, 2021

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The Retail & Hospitality ISAC is providing some resources to ISCPO members: A daily summary that includes intelligence collected and actions taken regarding CVE-2021-44228. Download a partially redacted version of the summary for December 14, 2021 here. This intelligence summary report will be updated daily as our sector works to mitigate risk and damage from … Read more

CISA Link to Log4j Affected Products –

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Critical Manufacturing (CM) Sector Partners, We are please to inform you that CISA and its partners have created a GitHub Repository for its sector partners to immediately identify, mitigate, and update affected products using Log4j to the latest version; and to inform your end users of products that contain these vulnerabilities and strongly urge them … Read more

Washington DC Update – Dec 17 2021

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White House Trucking Action Plan Announced On December 16, 2021, the White House announced a new “Trucking Action Plan” to help add drivers to the U.S. trucking workforce.  According to the White House, the plan will “cut red tape, make it easier for people to get commercial licenses, expand trucking apprenticeships, and launch outreach efforts … Read more

Washington Update October 15, 2021

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Crime on the Rise, But Focus In Washington is Elsewhere While Washington is hyper-focused on President Biden’s “Build Back Better” and “infrastructure” legislation (more on that below), a slow economy, stubborn unemployment and greater levels of pandemic-induced idleness seem to be increasing the level of lawlessness across the country.  Major news outlets have reported on … Read more

CISA Releases Two ICT Supply Chain Resources to Improve Information Sharing and Assist Small and Medium-sized Businesses –

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Cybersecurity Colleagues and Partners, Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) (http://www.cisa.gov/) released two new products developed by the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Task Force to address liability challenges on sharing supply chain threat information and assist Small and Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs) with mitigating ICT supply chain risks. … Read more

Washington Update September 15, 2021

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Democrats Seek to Pass “Build Back Better” – Supply Chain Security Issues Included This month, House and Senate Democrats will look to pass their versions of the $3.5 Trillion “Build Back Better” legislation that President Biden has been touting since his campaign.  Several committees are working on the legislation, including those that deal with supply chain security matters. As part … Read more

FEMA Announces National Preparedness Month, Urges All to ‘Prepare to Protect’ Before Disasters Strike

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National Preparedness Month is an observance each September to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies that could happen at any time. The 2021 theme is “Prepare to Protect. Preparing for disasters is protecting everyone you love.” September is National Preparedness Month, an annual observance to remind all Americans how important it … Read more

Infrastructure Bill Approved in the Senate; Future Uncertain – Aug 24 2021

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After months of negotiations, the Senate finally passed a massive $1.2 Trillion infrastructure proposal containing billions in new spending for “hard infrastructure” projects before leaving for its August Recess.   The 2,700-page measure passed on a bipartisan vote of 69-30, with 19 Republicans joining all 50 Democrats to approve the bill.  Among its provisions are: $110 billion … Read more

State Dept Report – July 19 2021

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The State Department issued a report last week warning companies about supply chains in regions of China that have human rights abuses.  These two paragraphs from the Summary offer the gist. https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Xinjiang-Business-Advisory-13July2021.pdf Businesses, individuals, and other persons, including but not limited to investors, consultants, labor brokers, academic institutions, and research service providers (hereafter “businesses and … Read more