1. ASIS 25th New York City Security Conference and Expo

2. 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

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

5. “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”

6. Source of Threats Terrorism
Radical Cause-Oriented Groups (e.g. environmentalists)
Criminal or State Controlled
Theft
Smuggling
Robbery
Kidnapping/Ransom/Extortion
Business Espionage
Invasion of Privacy

7. Means: 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

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

9. 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

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

11. 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

12. 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)

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

14. Operational Considerations Airborne
Obstacles
Wind
Wires
Trees
Other Moving Objects 
Speed 
Visibility / Detectability

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

17. 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

18. 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

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

20. 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

21. SYSTEMS AVAILABLE/UNDER DEVELOPMENT
Fully autonomous unmanned vehicles/robots

22. 33 LBS. Payload - Flight time over 60 min.

23. WARNING Watch out for low flying vehicles…enjoy
DEMO
WARNING Watch out for low flying vehicles…enjoy

24. Questions? Bruce Wimmer, CPP - bruce.wimmer@usa.g4s.com
Senior Regional Consultant, G4S Risk Management Services
James A. Acevedo, CPP, CPS -
Executive Director, International Operation, Andrews International