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INTERNATIONAL
TRAVEL SAFETY AND
SECURITY
UNM INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
RECOMMENDATIONS
Meet With The Manager Of Industrial Security For:
Country-specific threat information
Export Control Precautions
Updated travel warnings
Laptop/cell phone security recommendations
Personal Safety
Protect research and identity theft
Important Travel Websites
U.S. Department of State http://www.state.gov/
 STEP http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/go/step.html
 U.S. Embassy Website http://usembassy.gov
 Centers for Disease Control www.cdc.gov
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Global Incident Map (multitude of events)
http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com/
 Current Events http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
http://news.yahoo.com/world/
 International Travel Security Brochures
http://researchcompliance.unm.edu/
TRAVEL PREPARATION I
• If staying in foreign country for 7+ days,
notify in-country US embassy (Register in STEP)
• Beware of ATM Skimmers
- Use ATM’s located inside banks or businesses
- Pull on card slot for indications of
false faceplate
- Advise bank and credit card companies of travel
• Photocopy documents to carry on person; leave
originals in safe in hotel
• 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
MEDICATIONS/IMMUNIZATIONS
Medications/Eyeglass prescription
- Keep stored in prescription bottles
- Take more than required in case trip is extended
- Written prescriptions
- Some medications cannot be taken to
other countries – Contact consulate for information
* Example: ADHD meds prohibited in Japan
Ensure immunizations are current
Ensure medical insurance has adequate international coverage
-Evacuation/repatriation
-Unexpected emergencies (lost passport or wallet)
- HTH Insurance available through UNM Student Health
- TravMed Insurance offered thru Safety and Risk Services
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
• 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,
leave:
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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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400% increase in virus’ from WiFi connections
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Do not install any software updates requested by a public WiFi
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Do not use passwords on unprotected 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 local Police and UNM ISD and your Dean 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
ASK I.T. TO 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
Glenn Shriver: http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/people/chinas-mole-in-training/
Game of Pawns: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw8ZorTB7_o
http://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/