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Morning Security Brief: U.S. Terror Attack "Certain," Kidnapping by Federal Imposter, DC Police Counter Terror, Online Anonymity

By Matthew Harwood

♦ Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair told the Senate Intelligence Committee yesterday that another terrorist attack is "certain" within the next three to six months. The other heads of the major U.S. intelligence agencies agreed.

♦TSA is investigating an incident at San Diego International Airport where a man impersonating a federal officer kidnapped a woman, led her through TSA security, and then put her on-board a flight to the Philippines.

Signal magazine examines how the DC Police Department is leveraging information technology to protect the nation's capital from terrorism.

♦ Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano tells a radio station that DHS wants to prevent someone from bringing an IED to the Super Bowl.

Should anonymity on the Internet be banned? Two IT security experts, Bruce Schneier and Marcus Ranum, debate.

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