A San Diego man was removed from the United Express plane just moments before its departure time after he boarded without being screened and without a ticket.
With high profile events like the Democratic National Convention headed to Charlotte in the near future, the city is rolling out a national anti-terrorism campaign.
The fast changing technology world is impacting everything in our business and personal lives, and while security is a late bloomer, it is not immune to change. The big three: 9/11, Katrina and Sarbanes Oxley created a new world of terror, resilience and compliance, and turned security into a big dollar business, which drove innovation and is now changing the game by “IZING” the market.
Municipal governments present a challenging atmosphere for security. There’s the potential for leadership turnover at each election, and there are “politics,” which may manifest in strained relationships and difficulty accomplishing goals. Procurement rules and bureaucratic red tape can slow down even simple processes in some city governments, and then there are the challenges of zero-balance budgets.
The ongoing cost of a dirty bomb in downtown Los Angeles would measure around $16 billion, a University of Southern California research study concluded.
Just today, a stranger came to my door claiming he was here to unclog a bathroom drain. I let him into my house without verifying his identity, and not only did he repair the drain, he also took off his shoes so he wouldn’t track mud on my floors. When he was done, I gave him a piece of paper that asked my bank to give him some money. He accepted it without a second glance.