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Morning Security Brief: Nigeria Plane Crash, Tokyo Subway Attack Suspect Found, Four Guilty of Denmark Attack Plan, and More

06/04/2012 - New details emerge about the plane crash in Nigeria on Sunday. One of the last two suspects in the 1995 Tokyo subway attack is arrested. A Danish court finds four guilty of planning terror attacks. And more.
Beyond Print: Travel Security

Passenger Screening

05/29/2012 - Read through a PowerPoint presentation explaining the International Air Transport Association’s vision for the “Checkpoint of the Future.”
Beyond Print: Travel Security

Watch List

05/29/2012 - A Malaysian national may challenge her inclusion on the U.S. government’s No-Fly List, according to a federal appeals court. The plaintiff, ruled the court, has significant ties to the United States as a university professor who lectures and travels extensively. The court ruled that the plaintiff has the right to try and establish that she does not belong on the government watch list.
Beyond Print: Travel Security

Backscatter

05/29/2012 - An article published in The Journal of Transportation Security presents two researchers’ evidence that terrorists can defeat backscatter full-body scanners.
Homeland Security: Travel Security

Full-Body Scanning Report

05/24/2012 - Makers of airport body scanners are striving to address both security and civil liberties issues and to work toward a better checkpoint for the future. Here’s a look at where things stand, what is achievable in the near term, and the challenges that remain.
Daily Headline : Travel Security

Mineta Publishes Study of Foiled Attacks on Public Transportation

04/13/2012 - Many terror plots against public transportation start with unrealistic aspirations that are eventually scaled down to meet realistic capability, according to a newly released report from a transportation research group that provides insight into terrorist weapons and tactics against ground transportation.
Daily Headline : Travel Security

Researchers Hope Lessons Learned in Second Intifada Will Open Dialogue About U.S. Transit Security

03/02/2012 - Researchers at the Mineta Transportation Institute hope to open discussion of the safety of U.S. public transit systems with a study of attacks targeting bus systems in Israel, published on Thursday.
Daily Headline : Travel Security

State Department Issues Mexico Travel Advisory in the Wake of Drug Violence

02/10/2012 - The U.S. State Department on Wednesday issued a Travel Advisory to U.S. citizens who may be traveling or making plans to travel to Mexico. The warning included recent murder and drug trafficking statistics and warned of recent kidnappings and disappearances.
Transportation/Mass Transit: Travel Security

Transportation

12/20/2011 - A bill (H.R. 3173) introduced by Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) would alter the application and distribution process for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC). Currently, transportation workers must make at least two trips to a TWIC enrollment center every five years to apply for and then pick up and activate their cards. Sometimes workers travel hundreds of miles to the nearest enrollment center.
Book Reviews: Travel Security

Escape the Wolf: Risk Mitigation; Personal Security Handbook for the Traveling Professional

11/19/2011 - While Escape the Wolf is lengthy, it is well structured and easy to follow.
Daily Headline : Travel Security

TSA Reminds Travelers of iPhone App Ahead of the Holidays

11/16/2011 - TSA has created an app to help travelers find out how they can legally travel with firearms and other frequently asked about items. Also,TSA won't be unwrapping presents at security checkpoints.
Daily Headline : Travel Security

Breast Cancer Survivor Creates Prosthesis ID Card for Travelers

10/20/2011 - A breast cancer survivor creates an ID card to help others using prostheses pass through security. It doesn’t exempt survivors from searches, but helps them move through security more discreetly.
Daily Headline : Travel Security

Two Months Later, Post Columnist Sticking to His Account of 'TSA Scam'

10/17/2011 - And New York Post editors remain silent on the issue.
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