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Thieves see art theft as a crime of opportunity, and there’s no better opportunity than when museums are closed, streets are empty, and witnesses are nowhere to be found, says Anthony Amore, director of security at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Art Museum in Boston. In this month’s SM Highlights podcast, host Chuck Harold discusses COVID-19 and art crime with Amore; the perils of AI-driven warfare with RAND Corporation researcher Yuna Wong; and security management best practices and pitfalls in the Middle East with Michael Padilla-Pagan Payano.

Anthony Amore, Yuna Wong, Michael Padailla

May 2020: Art Crimes; AI and National Security; Security Management in the Middle East

How are organizations obligated to protect employees from risk—particularly domestic violence—as workforces shift to working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic? Dr. James Cawood, CPP, PCI, PSP, president of Factor One, discusses the expectation of privacy, encouraging disclosure in a sensitive manner, and risk mitigation around domestic abuse. Then Paul Mercer, managing director of HawkSight Security Risk Management Ltd, outlines the potential for global civil unrest to erupt out of the coronavirus pandemic. 
For more information on the topics discussed in this podcast, check out the SM articles: Breaking the Silence: Encouraging Domestic Abuse Reporting (https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/articles/2020/05/breaking-the-silence-encouraging-domestic-abuse-reporting/), Coronavirus and Conflict: The Pandemic’s Potential Global Impact (https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/latest-news/online-exclusives/2020/coronavirus-and-conflict/), and ESRM and the COVID-19 Pandemic (https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/latest-news/online-exclusives/2020/ESRM-and-the-COVID-19-Pandemic/).

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Tristan Wang