Detecting use of abnormal organisms as bioterror weapons – Homeland Security Newswire
The bombs sent from Yemen to the United States are a reminder that terrorist attacks are ongoing in many different forms.
Shippers campaign against full screening of cargo on planes – Homeland Security Newswire
Despite knowing for decades that terrorists could sneak bombs onto planes, the U.S. government failed to close obvious security gaps amid pressure from shipping companies fearful tighter controls would cost too much and delay deliveries.
There are people in life that most folks would like to go away. For me, people like Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and their respective train wreck families come to mind. For people on the Gulf Coast, former BP CEO Tony Hayward is undoubtedly in this category. This week, Tony Hayward re-emerged in an interview with the BBC to talk about the lessons learned from the oil spill. I think it is all too easy for any of us to want to discount or ignore his words, but he’s made a choice not to fade away, and I think we should all hear him out.
Darpa Wants To Sniff Your City’s Distinct Chemical Scent – Wired Danger Room
Don’t panic. But there’s a non-trivial chance terrorists will launch a chemical-weapons attack on U.S. soil.
Governors Group Publishes Guide to State Homeland Security – HSToday
In the wake of last week’s elections, the National Governors Association (NGA) Monday released a handbook to guide newly elected state governors through setting up and managing state homeland security operations.
Models exist for tightening air cargo screening, specialists say – NextGov
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Israeli government both have model procedures for securing freight with technology that the Homeland Security Department could emulate to tighten cargo screening aboard U.S.-bound flights, according to several transportation security experts.
Chicago Bomb Plot: International Cooperation Is Not Cost Free – Counterterrorism Blog
International cooperation is key in fighting international terrorism – this has been a theme of U.S. government counterterrorism statements and talking for decades. This concept was underscored by the thwarting two weeks ago of a terrorist plot to ship two bomb-laden packages to the United States, with the apparent intention of blowing them up over an American city or upon delivery to Jewish institutions in Chicago.
Keystroke biometric solution will protect against hacking – Homeland Security Newswire
One of the serious threats to a user’s computer is a software program that might cause unwanted keystroke sequences to occur in order to hack someone’s identity.
The incoming and presumptive Chairman for the U.S. House of Representative’s Homeland Security Committee, Rep. Peter King (R-NY), has outlined his thoughts on the future actions of the committee. In an editorial in today’s New York Post, “Getting Homeland Security on Track,” the current ranking member of the committee (as well as its previous Chairman) has outlined an ambitious “to-do” list that leaves no illusion as to the work that lies ahead.
Cyber attack could paralyze air traffic – Homeland Security Newswire
Around the world, around the clock, circles of flickering screens keep aircraft apart in the air, ease them gently down to the ground, and guide their precious human cargoes off the runway. This finely choreographed global dance of large, speeding planes moved almost five billion passengers in 2009, according to data from Airports Council International.
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