There’s a lot going on in the world of physical risk and vulnerability; it’s nearly impossible to keep up with the latest news and developments. We’ll keep you informed with the best content to keep your organization safe and secure. Check out the top news and headlines from the past month.

Shocking video shows doctor walking around nude, performing sexual act in front of workers

From AZ Family: A newly released video shows an Arkansas doctor walking around nude and performing a sexual act in front of his workers. An investigation was launched after a complainant sent the medical board videos of David Diffine walking around his Blytheville practice in the nude. According to documents from a Freedom of Information Act request, the footage was taken in 2019 by surveillance video at Diffine Family Practice in Blytheville.

In the video, the doctor can be seen walking around naked, including in the hallway between patient rooms. One of the video clips shows Diffine walking around the receptionist’s office naked in front of three women. He performed a sexual act directly on one of the women.

Our take: I can’t believe we have to post our take on this. In fact, the video itself is difficult to believe — even when you’re seeing it with your own eyes. This behavior qualifies as assault, and certainly creates an unsafe environment for workers and patients. We’re also mystified that Diffine denied having performed these acts, since he had to be aware that his office had security cameras.

Law enforcement investigate possible ‘crime tourism’ in Colorado

From CBS: When burglars tunneled through multiple businesses in Aspen on Nov. 10, trying to access a vault in a jewelry store, Larry White said it was unlike any burglary he had seen or heard of." Never. And I see a lot of things," said White, who has managed the Forre Fine Art gallery in Aspen for 20 years. The burglars got into White's art gallery then broke through walls trying to get into the adjacent jewelry store. That attempted burglary has now drawn the attention of the FBI, as it appears to be a case of "crime tourism" or "burglary tourism," a phenomenon that appears to be on the rise with individuals from other countries traveling with the express purpose of committing burglaries of high-value targets.

Our take: Crime tourism has been happening more recently; a crime ring was busted in California this summer for working with South American criminals to arrange such trips in the U.S. and laundering the money that had been stolen. The trend is a result of criminals taking advantage of specific loopholes to commit crimes, get comparatively light sentences as first offenders, and return home.

Travis Kelce’s Leawood mansion, other players’ homes targeted by crime ring

From the Johnson County Post: The NFL reportedly warned players this week that an organized international crime ring was believed to be behind a raft of recent break-ins at athletes’ homes, including Travis Kelce’s Leawood mansion. A criminal syndicate based in South America is thought to be behind the incidents. Kelce’s and fellow Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes’ Kansas City area estates were burglarized on the night of the Chiefs’ home Monday Night Football game versus New Orleans in early October. In addition, another NFL player Linval Joseph, who plays for the Dallas Cowboys, also had his home broken into. And at least two NBA players have also had their homes burglarized in recent weeks. According to the NFL’s memo, the thieves use publicly accessible data and “extensive surveillance,” while also monitoring team schedules and activities on social media and elsewhere, to figure out when athletes’ homes are likely to be unoccupied.

Our take: We often talk about threat intelligence as a tool for security, but this is a good example of how threat intelligence can be used by criminals to target victims. It’s also a strong example of the weak points in celebrities’ personal security. Players need to ensure that their security teams take measures to keep their homes safe.

November’s Top Security Grants

Fiscal Year 2024 Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Swift Current: This grant aims to better align the delivery of FMA flood mitigation funding to the disaster survivor experience. The purpose of FMA Swift Current is to reduce or eliminate the flood risk to NFIP-participating communities and repetitive flood damage to structures and buildings insured by the NFIP following a flood-related disaster event, and to enhance community flood resilience within NFIP-participating communities. It does so by providing funding for mitigation opportunities immediately after a flood disaster event with the aim of delivering mitigation outcomes. Grant closes: January 15, 2026

The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS): The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) supplements one (1) of three (3) grant programs that support the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) focus on enhancing the ability of state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofit organizations, to prevent, protect against, prepare for, and respond to terrorist or other extremist attacks. These grant programs are part of a comprehensive set of measures authorized by Congress and implemented by DHS to help strengthen the nation’s communities against potential terrorist or other extremist attacks. The NSGP provides funding to nonprofit organizations at high risk of a terrorist or other extremist attack for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Grant closes: Jan 24, 2025

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About the Author

Daniel Young

Founder & Chief Innovation Officer

Daniel has been a security and risk advisor for more than 10 years, and is passionate about helping companies to better understand their risks to undesirable events on a daily basis. Dan previously served as the Regional Bioterrorism Coordinator for District 1 in Michigan, where he was instrumental in preparing communities for catastrophic incidents. He has also acted as the Private Security Liaison for the City of Lansing’s Critical Infrastructure Team, which identified and documented deficiencies in the city’s critical infrastructure.

He is a Co-Founder of the CSO Risk Council, a think tank of seasoned security professionals and thought leaders with extensive experience in managing the physical security and risks of large enterprises consisting of multiple sites and whose mission is to create a better process to develop and share innovative solutions and pertinent information with organizations to improve safety and security risk by providing a forum to discuss best practices and recommendations for specific risk scenarios and to network with other enterprise security professionals.