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Security First, Requirements Later
2008-05-06 04:15:00 I find it interesting to watch the mad rush to beef up security at the US border points without any real thought to requirements. Sure, keep out the baddies. But, how exactly? There is the constantly escalating method or there could some semblance of a plan? From IDG Norway: News continues to worsen for business travelers carrying ...
Air Marshalls On ?No Fly? List
2008-05-02 16:01:00 Sweet (insert deity). Thx to Charlie who emailed us in the story. From The Washington Times: Some federal air marshals have been denied entry to flights they are assigned to protect when their names matched those on the terrorist no-fly list, and the agency says it’s now taking steps to make sure their agents are allowed to ...
Blogger Uses iPhone As Boarding Pass
2008-04-30 14:57:00 I wonder if Christopher Soghoian had tried this one? A blogger by the name of Gerald Buckley used his iPhone to provide his boarding pass at a American Airlines gate. From gwhiz: I was travelling yesterday to San Antonio. An all-day, down and back. Last week I went to Houston via Southwest Air and had Twittered I ...
TSA Confused By MacBook Air
2008-03-11 11:23:00 For an amusing start to the day I couldn’t help but, to share this story. A blogger heading to his flight was detained by TSA because…well, they didn’t know what it was exactly. From MacNN: The MacBook Air’s thin design is causing some confusion for the technically ignorant, according to one blogger who says that the ...
More Than 100 FAA Badges Unaccounted For
2008-03-06 18:52:00 Um, whoops? In the last 5 years 122 FAA badges have been “lost or stolen” according to this NBC 5 report. In short, if you have one of these you have a back stage pass to an airport. From NBC5i (Dallas): Dozens of federal inspector credentials giving access to airports have gone missing, an NBC 5 ...
Denver Airport Wi-Fi Blocks Racy Sites
2008-03-06 13:58:00 In a bid to avoid offending some by blocking “racy sites” Denver airport has been filtering website access from their free wi-fi hotspots. But, in their bid to address our collective squeamishness they are also blocking the likes of boingboing dot net and …Vanity Fair? Um, OK. From the Denver Post: Airport spokesman Chuck Cannon says officials ...
Airline Security Agent - Honolulu, HI
2008-02-14 17:59:00 Where do you want your career to take you? Chances are, you can get there with Continental Airlines. We’ve built a tremendous success story by helping thousands of people build their careers. Our environment is open, honest, and focused on your success. So choose a career path. And rediscover what it’s like to enjoy your ...
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Airline Security Beef? Try The TSA Blog
2008-01-31 13:44:00 This could make for some very interesting reading. I have a strong feeling this will be little more than a spin tool. Why? Example one: Great Job Kip! As a TSA Supervisor in Seattle since September 2002. I think the public’s feedback is going to be tremendously invaluable to the job TSA does daily. And this: As always, I expect ...
TSA Tester Slips Fake Bomb Past Airport Screeners
2008-01-28 18:58:00 TSA manages to prove on camera, CNN’s no less, that some of their airport screeners are asleep at the switch. From CNN: Jason — that’s the name CNN was asked to call him — slides a simulated explosive into an elastic back support. The mock bomb is as slim as a wallet; its fuse, the size of ...
Man Reports Gun In Luggage AFTER Clearing TSA
2008-01-23 20:29:00 A traveler by the name of Gregory Scott Hinkle, 53, was on his way through Washington National Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Sunday morning when something dawned on him. As he was heading to his gate AFTER having cleared the TSA check point he realized that he was carrying a loaded weapon. Realizing his ...
Half A Mil To Make The World Happier
2008-01-10 14:12:00 A security company named Clear has thrown down the gauntlet and I (along with many others) really hopes that someone picks it up. Why? The challenge is simple. Make security checks at airports easier. For that, you can pocket yourself a cool half million. Here are the criteria: * Achieves acceptance by the Transportation Security Administration ...
Anti-Missile System to Be Tested On Some AA Jets
2008-01-07 16:09:00 It is troubling times we live in when folks are forced to take measures such as these. The defense contractor BAE Systems will be testing anti-missile technology on commercial jets this spring. I might have some modicum of enjoyment at this prospect of added protection if I were ever to fly AA. From the Washington ...
FAA Raises Dreamliner Hacker Fear
2008-01-07 13:42:00 Passport? Check. Ticket? Check. Laptop? Check. Kismet… From the Reg: The US Federal Aviation Administration has raised fears that onboard computer networks are potentially exposed to tampering by passengers. Systems designed to give passengers in-flight internet access are connected to the plane’s control and navigation systems. The two networks are not physically separated. In addition, the plane’s computer ...
Airport Security Missed Bomb Parts
2007-11-15 03:29:00 You know, its stories like this that really give me a moment pause. Maybe John Madden isn’t as crazy as I once thought. From CNN: The investigators reported that most of the time security officers followed TSA policies and procedures, but investigators were able to take advantage of “weaknesses in TSA [Transportation Security Administration] procedures and ...
O?Hare Workers Arrested In Fake ID Scheme
2007-11-09 21:00:00 Turns out that the Feds raided warehouses around O’Hare airport today. the temp agency that had placed the workers had allegedly done so using fake identification. From Aero News: Two managers at Ideal Staffing Solutions Inc, the temporary agency that hired the workers, were also arrested in the sting operation aimed at identifying “national security vulnerabilities,” according ...
FBI Investigates ANOTHER Laser Incident
2007-10-29 16:28:00 Apparently, there is no cure for stupidity. It appears that the green lasers have returned to haunt pilots. From Aero News: A United Airlines commuter flight got the green light minutes after its departure from Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) last Wednesday, but it wasn’t from the tower. A green laser beam illuminated the right side of the ...
U.S. Airport Screeners Monitor Your Reading
2007-09-21 18:01:00 “OK sir, step away from the Hustler and put your hands on top of your head!” OK, the likelihood that you’ll hear someone being taken down like that at TSA screening station aren’t very high. But, according to an article from Wired magazine airport screeners are keeping tabs on your reading material. Just for kicks ...
Airline Security Threat: The Mini Skirt
2007-09-07 20:40:00 With all the annoyances that we all have to endure when traveling by air we missed one. Lurking undetected for so long the greatest threat to airline travel. Long legs… Er, huh? Say what? From Bloggingstocks: Picture this: You arrive for your Southwest Airlines flight early. You manage to avoid packing excessive amounts of liquids in your carry-on ...
Bulletin Triggers Airport Security Questions
2007-07-27 05:21:00 From the Houston Chronicle: In early November of last year, baggage screeners at one of Houston’s airports reportedly saw some items that looked ominous in a passenger’s piece of checked luggage: a plastic bag containing a 9-volt battery, wires, pipes and a brown clay-like substance. More than six months later, the screeners’ decision to seize the suspicious ...
Soghoian & Airport Security Saga Closure?
2007-07-24 14:23:00 Christopher Soghoian has been cleared. Well, apparently anyway. The legal system has a way of waking up when you least expect it. That being said, congrats Chris! As part of the “closing the loop” exercise Soghoian will be presenting a paper on the problem (huge in Phoenix) of airport security at IDMAN 07 in Rotterdam ... |
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