3/11/2021 12:12:48PM Sent: From: JohnAnderson<john.anderson@flocksafety.com To: "Mark" Cc: Bcc: Importance: Normal Subject: Re:FW:FlockSafety contract wrong forBenicia Attachments:FlockSafetyEnd toEndDataSecurityOverview(1).pdf Hi Mark, I've attached some info on our security policies that you can share. I don't know all of the details on that situation, but I'm hearing that the issues at Verkada could have been avoided had the user been using 2FA. We also have several additional things that we do internally to enhance security, although I'm Also, Matt Feury is our CTO and Co-Founder, and he oversees everything security related here at Flock. Matt is planning on joining us for the City Council meeting whenever it's scheduled. Hope this helps. PS: I'm actually out of the office today and tomorrow so my responses may be a little slower than usual. John Please note my new phone number JohnAnderson TerritoryManager,NorthernCalifornia Flock Safety 408-752-5120|john.anderson@flocksafety.com On Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 10:23 AM Mark Menesini <MMenesini@ci.benicia.ca.us> wrote: John,Sorry to be a pain but this gentleman has sent me more emails with additional questions he wants answered. I would like to send him a response on his first email sooner than later. Have you been able to make any progress yet? When things settle down I can out you in for the project. He should be able to provide you with some feedback. Thanks again Mark From: John Anderson <john.anderson@flocksafety.com> Sent:Wednesday,March10,202110:11AM To:MarkMenesini<MMenesini@ci.benicia.ca.us> Subject: Re: FW: Flock Safety contract wrong for Benicia Thanks, yes I’ll get some info on this for you. Also, would you mind documenting your process for getting support for the camera system? I’d like to share what works and what doesn’t with other agencies that willikely face the same things. Donthesitatetoask if there’sanythingelsewecanassistwithonourend. Thanks, John Please notemy newphone number JohnAnderson TerritoryManager,Northern California FlockSafety 408-752-5120|john.anderson@flocksafety.com
OnWed, Mar 10,2021at 10:05AM MarkMenesini<MMenesini@ci.benicia.ca.us>wrote: John, Please take a look at the email below. Can you push this out to the appropriate members of your team to draft an answer? Looks like this question will be asked during the upcoming council meeting. On a side note we are working on generating more vocal support for the camera system. I had a nice discussion with our Assist City Manager yesterday and he has been receiving quite a bit of positive feedback from the downtown business owners regarding thesystem.We are actually discussing addingevenmorecameras tobetter cover the downtown area as well. I’m sure their will be some additional public pushback at Thanks again for all the help. Mark From:MichaelGreene<MGreene@ci.benicia.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2021 7:18 PM To:MarkMenesini<MMenesini@ci.benicia.ca.us> Subject: Fwd: Flock Safety contract wrong for Benicia Maybe Flock could put together a response? Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Lionel Largaespada <LLargaespada@ci.benicia.ca.us> Date: March 9, 2021 at 7:01:43 PM PST To:ErikUpson<EUpson@ci.benicia.ca.us>,MichaelGreene <MGreene@ci.benicia.ca.us> Subject:Fwd:FlockSafetycontractwrongforBenicia FYl, in case you didn’t get the same email. Sent from my iPhone
Begin forwarded message: From: Date:March 9,2021 at 4:48:00 PM PST To: Steve Young <SYoung@ci.benicia.ca.us>, Tom Campbell <TCampbell@ci.benicia.ca.us>, Christina Strawbridge <CStrawbridge@ci.benicia.ca.us>, Lionel Largaespada <LLargaespada@ci.benicia.ca.us>, Trevor Macenski <TMacenski@ci.benicia.ca.us> Subject: Flock Safety contract wrong for Benicia Hello Mayor and Council members, My name isl and I am an Information Security Professional livinghereinBenicia.I’memailingyoualltodaybecause of the pending contract to implement license plate readers all around the city. Just today, Hackers have breached another security camera company,Verkada Inc. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-09/hackers-expose- tesla-jails-in-breach-of-150-000-security-cams?sref=ylv224K8 At last night’s meeting I asked if Flock had a security team, they could their Linkedln and the company website, I could find no instance that problems they claim to solve. Regardless of the civil rights issues with the data collected it would be detrimental to Benicia’s reputation, openingthecityuptolitigation. I will be bringing these concerns in a public manner to the city council you some information I was able to find beforehand based on the current news today. If you want to know more about the insecurity of systemslike these,pleasefeel freetoreachout.I have contacts at the ElectronicFrontierFoundationwhohavebeendoing thiskindof personal data risks that we don’t need to be taking on. Thank you,
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