Employee Screening and the Insider Threat
Aviation employee screening is an initiative that is gaining a lot of momentum so it’s time to fully address it. Throughout the history of aviation security, employees have been directly responsible or assisted in the facilitation of numerous attacks. Many of...Sky Marshalls – To be or not to be
I was getting ready to slam Adam Minter here about this article, then I read through it carefully. He has several good points and from what I can tell, this is a fairly well researched piece. First, it’s hard to measure deterrence. Can anyone tell me how often a...Please deposit your phone in the bin
The Department of Homeland Security recently announced that they would require travelers from foreign airports with direct flights to the United States to possibly turn on their cell phones, tablets and laptops in order to prove they are functional and not concealing...Doing it Right: LAX Police
Recently, an article was published in the Huffington Post regarding airport policing in which myself and several other security experts were quoted. There are several airports I have trained at, that have exemplified outstanding airport policing practices and I would...Don’t hit the snooze on this alarm
When an alarm system is broken, you fix it, you don’t turn off the alarm. But that’s what Congressman Mike Rogers-R (Alabama) who is also the chairman of the Transportation Security Subcommittee Congressman said in a recent Bloomberg article – he...
