-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Alex Eckelberry <[email protected]> wrote:
> > However, they do two things in Isreal which, if JUST those two are done > well, would obviate the need for removing shoes, spectacles, fluids and > all other idiocy that we go through now: > > > > 1. They have a kick-ass intelligence service and > > 2. They have security people observing passengers and asking > questions. > > > > These two points would have stopped every single potential bomber, > including the 9/11 hijackers, Richard Reid and the underwear bomber. And > we would all be a lot happier, saner and travel would actually be a > pleasure. > > I would also add that we should move to having portable security > checkpoints at the gate areas themselves, like in Vienna, rather than > right in front of the terminal. Easier to manage small groups of people > entering an airline than thousands of passengers per hour. > "...the Israeli airport security model does not scale." - Bruce Schneier http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2010/01/adopting_the_is.html I'm not one to simply parrot Schneier's nuggets of wisdom, but as outlined in the blog post above, I agree with this. $.02, - - ferg -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Desktop 9.5.3 (Build 5003) wj8DBQFLQ584q1pz9mNUZTMRArFtAJ9PNkoDBmM/zMu0oNnNvS1Ju7KQ+wCfSX05 Ty2gims1z8xz3b5IZTGMCY8= =nuz/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawgster(at)gmail.com ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
