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An area of physical security that often doesn’t get much attention is the transportation of liquid fuels in vehicles  such as a gasoline tanker truck. This is a HUGE problem in emerging markets; but in fact theft of gasoline and other high value liquid fuels happens even in developed markets such as the US and […]

The “Legal” Cannabis (or Marijuana) industry is expanding rapidly in the United States. I’m including both the many states which have legalized “Medical Marijuana” as well as the few states that have now fully legalized Cannabis for recreational use. Whether you agree with this trend or not, polls indicate that the majority of US citizens […]

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C-TPAT (Customs–Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) is a voluntary, joint government-business partnership to strengthen supply chain and increase border security. C-TPAT is described by the US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) as being just one layer of CBP’s multi-layer strategy on cargo enforcement. Supply Chain security is a complex topic that can have a very important effect […]

Security is a very hot topic which is pervasive throughout our personal and business lives. At times, it seems that the situation is getting worse all the time. The bad guys seem to get more technically sophisticated at a faster rate than businesses can react. This makes it all the more important to adopt and […]

One of the major items we focus on at OpticalLock is Cargo Security, whether in-transit or stored at a warehouse. We recently came across a couple of reports detailing the current state of cargo security in 2016. Cargo Security is a Major Supply Chain IssueThe first recent report by logistics security provider FreightWatch International states […]