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3 Top Stocks to Ride the Buoyancy in Security and Safety Services Industry – October 10, 2023

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The Zacks Security and Safety Services industry is poised to benefit from strong demand for security and safety solutions prompted by growing concerns of terrorist and criminal activities and the need to safeguard citizens and infrastructure. Improving supply chains and a deceleration in inflation augur well for the industry’s near-term prospects.

Companies like Axon Enterprise (AXON – Free Report) , Brady Corporation (BRC – Free Report) and Lakeland Industries (LAKE – Free Report) are poised to take advantage of the buoyancy in the industry.

About the Industry

The Zacks Security and Safety Services industry comprises companies that provide sophisticated and interactive security solutions and related services, which are meant to be used for residential, commercial and institutional purposes. A few industry players develop electrical weapons for personal defense, as well as military, federal, law enforcement and private security. Some of them provide solutions for the recovery of stolen vehicles, wireless communication devices, equipment for the safety of facility infrastructure and employees, and products for detecting hazards. A few companies provide a variety of services to automobile owners and insurance companies. The industry serves customers belonging to various end markets, including manufacturing, electronics, hospitality, education, construction, telecommunications, aerospace and medical.

3 Trends Shaping the Future of the Security and Safety Services Industry

Demand for Security and Safety Services: Growing concerns of terrorism and criminal activities around the world are promoting demand for security and safety services. Political unrest across countries, prompting governments to safeguard citizens and protect infrastructure, acts as a key growth driver for the industry. With growing urbanization, governments are increasingly focusing on the safety and security of people, assets and the like, thus driving demand in the industry. Thanks to rising instances of hacking, the industry is seeing growing demand for Internet security products and services like firewalls and…

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How car thieves can hack your ride with new apps

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Stolen cars are a major crime in Memphis, and new technology may make you an easy victim.

As more cars are now connected to the internet and even have remote locking and starting features that can be activated via a key fob or an app, thieves have caught on.

Joshua Harvey loves cars, especially the Dodge Charger he got last year. That is, until one early morning last October.

“I was watching TV, getting ready for work, and I heard a noise outside and I wasn’t really sure what it was,” he said. “Then I heard sounds like my car was cranked, just the pipes went up. I went grab my keys and I went outside to see what’s going on, and the car was gone.”

He jumped in his wife’s car and tried to go after the car thieves.

He never caught up with them. Neither could police, who he says were already in the area.

Harvey says his car was locked. He had the keys and no glass was broken — so how did they get in the car?

“That’s what the police told me they probably had a programmer,  where they were able to just drive off with it,” he said.

Apps can open doors without breaking windows

Bennie Cobb, a retired Shelby County Sheriff’s captain who owns Eagle Eye Security, said the thieves likely used a programmer or an app. 

“They just get the VIN number from a program app and I guess, at that point, they were just able to crank the car and drive off,” he said. “We are in a new era today.”

Cobb said, whenever you don’t use a physical key, you open yourself up for hacking.

“With the era of electronics, the ability to defeat the lock without breaking the window or setting off the alarm with these smart phones and these other devices, it’s increasing, and it is going to continue to increase until the auto manufacturers or Congress can come up with something to prevent the lock from being defeated,” Cobb said.

Here are some things you can do

Steering wheel locks will slow a thief down. So will using the car’s inside door lock instead of a fob to lock your…

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Hackers Controlling Your Ride? New Report Warns Dangers of Internet-Connected Cars

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Cyber security researchers in China produced videos where they’ve controlled a Tesla through its internet-connected computer. Everything from opening its sunroof and moving seats. You can find similar …
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At the Sundance Film Festival? You can try Airbus and Uber’s new helicopter ride

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European aerospace giant Airbus and Uber are partnering to offer the public what will indubitably be an expensive breed of services: on-demand helicopter rides. According to The Wall Street Journal, the project will be launched during the upcoming Sundance Film Festival, which will take place in Utah this week. No details have been revealed in regards to what financial agreements have been reached by the two companies—nor how much the chopper rides will cost—but Airbus chief Tom Enders describes the venture as “pretty exciting.”

A spokesperson from Airbus said that the company would be offering Airbus H125 and H130 helicopters for use in the project, while Uber will be dispatching cars to deliver passengers to and collect them from their aerial voyages. Neither company has spoken about what the potential cost of such a journey might be, but Uber has charged between a few hundred to a few thousand pounds for similar services. In 2013, for example, you could pay £2,000 for a helicopter ride from a helipad in New York City to the Hamptons on Long Island, where an SUV would be waiting to take you to your final destination.

This unusual collaboration is, at least in part, potentially the result of low oil prices. The Wall Street Journal writes that oil and gas companies have traditionally been a key market for Airbus, but sales have suffered in the last two years. As for Uber, this could potentially be another move to diversify its portfolio of available vehicles. In the past, the company has tried offering auto-rickshaw services in Delphi (the service was shut down late last year) and luxury boats in Turkey. As recently as a couple of weeks ago, Uber offered chopper rides during CES in Las Vegas.

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