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INTERNATIONAL
TRAVEL SAFETY
Important Travel Websites
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U.S. Department of State http://www.state.gov/
World Wide Caution
http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/alertswarnings/worldwide-caution.html
Centers for Disease Control www.cdc.gov
Global Incident Map http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com/
Current events:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/turkey/
TRAVEL PREPARATION I
• If staying in foreign country for 7+ days,
notify in-country US embassy (STEP)
• Beware of ATM Skimmers
New ATM Skimmers Connect To The Card Reader Via A Nearly Invisible Hole
- Use ATM’s located inside banks or businesses
- Pull on card slot for indications of
false faceplate
Hiding the PIN pad with your free hand is imperative
Advise bank and cc companies of travel
- Routinely check your bank account
• Photocopy documents to carry on person
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If hotel asks you to surrender your passport during your stay, request a
receipt
TRAVEL PREPARATION II
•- Leave copy of itinerary with family and/or co-workers
- DO NOT post on Facebook while you are traveling.
If home is burglarized while you are away and
your insurance company determines you posted that you were
traveling they may not file your claim.
• Do not take expensive jewelry
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Prepare Last Will and Testament
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Home security
- Stop mail and newspaper delivery
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Remove unneeded items from wallet and purse
AIRPORT SECURITY
• Avoid wireless computer networks 400% increase in virus’ fromWiFi connections
Dangers of Public Wi-Fi: http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3099746.shtml?cat=504#.U3PraPPnbcs
- Never use passwords on unsecured Wi-Fi
- Mobile charging stations stealing data
• Customs
- double check bags for missing or new contents
- if laptop is taken out of your sight, beware of virus or data theft
• Sensitive Conversations
- innocent conversations can wander into sensitive areas
• Stay awake, secure items, don’t trust stranger to watch your luggage
• Beware of “shoulder surfers”
LOCAL AREA CONSIDERATIONS I
Safe Havens - US Embassies/Consulates;
police station; businesses with lobbies
 If you are being followed do not approach or confront
 Carry wallet/passport in front pocket
• Avoid tap water, ice cubes, street vendor food
 Never leave food or drink unattended
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LOCAL AREA
CONSIDERATIONS II
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Photography
- Unless granted permission, don’t photograph government
buildings, holy sites, police, military bases or personnel
Clothing
- Mimic the locals clothing, no risqué clothing, no T-shirts
with slogans
- Some countries forbid camouflage
Stay away from protests/demonstrations
Do not accept packages from strangers
VEHICLE SECURITY
Leading Cause of Death overseas
car/pedestrian accidents
• Check your destinations road safety on travel.state.gov
• Rent vehicles from reputable businesses
• Keep doors locked while driving or parked
• Leave no items in plain view inside car interior
• Don’t allow gas tank to drop below half full
• Familiarize yourself with local area driving laws
• Have detailed street maps to and from hotel
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
SECURITY
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Ask hotel front desk to call you a taxi – do not flag
one down on the street
- American citizens have been robbed or
kidnapped by independent taxi drivers
- Cheat you in fares leaving you no recourse
Pick pockets love tourists
- Be observant on public transportation and in
crowded public areas
HOTEL SECURITY
DO’S
 Request a room between
2nd and 5th floor
- Harder for thieves
- Easier for fire rescue
 When leaving room,
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TV/radio on
Do not disturb sign
Light on
Drawers/closet closed
Utilize safe if secure
DON’TS
Open door for unordered
food/requests
Leave valuables unsecured
Enter room if it appears
room was disturbed during
your absence
THE NEW GLOBAL MOBILE THREAT
USE SAME PRECAUTIONS ON A MOBILE DEVICE AS YOU WOULD USE
ON YOUR LAPTOP
CELL PHONES CONTAIN YOUR WHOLE LIFE
• Personal data, bank and credit card account information
• Intellectual property
• Calendar information
• GPS –Geotagging – photos can give away your location
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Use password to unlock phone
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Download anti-virus app
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Do not allow strangers to use your cell phone
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Do not hand someone your phone to take your picture
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Consider purchasing disposable cell/SIM card – Data downloads are costly
LAPTOP SECURITY I
TIPS TO KEEP LAPTOP AND YOUR PRIVATE INFORMATION SAFE
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Leave laptop at home, unless critical to your trip
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Limit data to only what is needed for trip
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Encrypt and/or password-protect data
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Back up all data before leaving home
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Ensure antivirus software is current and working properly
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Do not install any software updates requested by a public WiFi
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Refrain from taking free thumb drives at conferences
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If you put your thumb drive in someone else’s PC, destroy it
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Use a computer lock/cable and secure
laptop to an immovable item in room
LAPTOP SECURITY II
IF LAPTOP IS STOLEN
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Report the theft to police and your advisor if laptop
contained sensitive/proprietary information
IF THERE IS A NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN OPERATION
 Change your network password to help secure access to
university servers
 Run virus scan and clean install on machine
HAVE A PROFESSIONAL EXAMINE LAPTOP
BEFORE RECONNECTING TO UNIVERSITY
NETWORK !!
BORDER SEARCHES OF LAPTOPS
& ELECTRONIC DEVICES
Reasonable suspicion is not needed for customs
officials to search a laptop computer or other
personal electronic storage devices at the border.
Arnold, 533 F.3d at 1008.
EXPORT CONTROL ISSUES
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If you are unsure if research/technology/equipment or
chemical/biological agents you are taking overseas are
Export-Controlled, contact Adelicia Gunn at 505-277-2968
or [email protected]
Do not leave technology behind without a license
US Customs Form 4457
Ensures you do not have to pay an import fee for personal property you took
overseas – obtain signature from Albuquerque Airport Customs prior to
departure
If it sounds too good to be true….
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Recruitment is active
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Espionage
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Human trafficking
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Drug trafficking
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Throw money at young, poor, eager, open minded visitors immersed in
their culture
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Starts out innocently:
Under the table English class
Glenn Shriver: http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/people/chinas-mole-in-training/
Game of Pawns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8xlUNK4JHQ
DEB KUIDIS
MANAGER OF INDUSTRIAL
SECURITY/FSO
1805 Sigma Chi NE
505-277-0732
[email protected]
http://researchcompliance.unm.edu/