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Daily Headline : Airport Security

By the Numbers: TSA in 2012

08/14/2012 - TSA releases mid-year statistics. 375,432,402 people have traveled through security checkpoints in 2012.
Daily Headline : Terrorism

Trends in Terrorism Targets

08/08/2012 - Surface transportation systems remain a target for terrorists, leading researchers to study such attacks to determine which deterrents are most successful.
Daily Headline : Maritime Security

Every Man For Himself: Research Says Women and Children Less Likely to Survive a Shipwreck

07/31/2012 - Two researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden found that men are more likely to survive a shipwreck than women and cruise ship staff more likely to survive than passengers.
Legal Report: Travel Security

Transportation

07/30/2012 - A bill (H.R. 3173) that would alter the application and distribution process for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) has been approved by the House Homeland Security Committee. The House of Representatives has not announced whether it will consider the bill.
Beyond Print: Travel Security

Rail Safety

07/30/2012 - Learn about rail industry programs to facilitate reporting of safety and security problems at the Citizens for Rail Security and Protect the Line Web sites.
Beyond Print: Travel Security

Surface Transportation

07/30/2012 - A report from the Mineta Transportation Institute analyzes case studies of terrorist attacks against surface transportation targets, including what time of day terrorists tend to strike.
Homeland Security: Travel Security

Random Acts of Protection

07/26/2012 - Flexible, fast, and mobile, with multiple skills, VIPR teams hope that their random deployments are helping to keep terrorists from successfully attacking transit targets in the United States.
International: Homeland Security

Trends in Terrorism Targets

07/26/2012 - Surface transportation systems remain a target for terrorists, leading researchers to study such attacks to determine which deterrents are most successful.
Daily Headline : Special Event Security

Agencies Release Guidance for Mass Casualty Events

07/17/2012 - A 170-page guide provides a template for emergency responders to build plans to prepare and react for mass casualty events.
Daily Headline : IT Security

Hacker Working to Warn Airlines About Network Security Vulnerabilities

06/14/2012 - A UK-based hacker is working to warn major airlines of a vulnerability that allows access to sensitive information, but the companies he claims to have hacked say they have no evidence of a breach.
Daily Headline : Airport Security

U.S. Security's Expanded Presence in Airports Abroad

06/13/2012 - Various countries have given the United States permission to place security officers in the country's airports; the officers have been given the authority to detail passengers, carry weapons, and pull people off of flights.
Daily Headline : Contingency Planning \ Disaster Management

New Report Examines Resiliency of U.S. Transportation Systems

06/08/2012 - A new report from a prominent bipartisan think tank questions the resiliency of the U.S. transportation system and the global supply chain if a major terrorist attack occurred.
Daily Headline : Hiring \ Employment Issues

Morning Security Brief: Stuxnet’s Origin Story, Chinatown Buses Shut Down, DOJ Sues Casino for Documentary Practices, and More

06/01/2012 - Stuxnet was created by the U.S. and Israel as part of a cyber campaign against Iran. The Feds target the curbside bus industry after a wave of crashes. The DOJ sues a casino for treating noncitizens differently than U.S. citizen employees. And more.
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