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How Enterprises are Detecting Expert Fake IDs

August 1, 2012

Do you have $200 and a computer? You could have an expert-proof fake ID in your mailbox within a few weeks.

Security News -- Counter Terrorism

Loophole in Flight School Background Checks Shocks Congress

July 18, 2012

Background checks on U.S. citizens attending flight school are delayed until the student applies for a pilot's license, causing worries about homegrown terrorists.

7 Ways Automated Identity Management Solves CFATS, RBPS Standards

Ajay Jain

July 10, 2012

It has been five years since the Department of Homeland Security introduced the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS), a program designed to secure the nation's chemical infrastructure by identifying high risk chemical facilities and requiring them to implement risk-based performance standards.

Security News -- Airport Security

Union Claims United Airlines Is Removing Cockpit Barriers from 787s

June 20, 2012

A folding metal gate, designed to keep intruders out of the cockpit while the main door is open, is being removed from new Boeing 787 planes bought by United Airlines.

Security News -- Canada

Canadian Safety and Security Program Established

June 19, 2012

The program will focus on disaster preparation, counter-terrorism and crime.

Security News -- Port Security

U.S.-Bound Cargo Screening Delayed Until 2014

June 13, 2012

A federal law demanding 100 percent screening of all inbound cargo has been delayed by the Department of Homeland Security in favor of risk-based screening processes.

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How CFATS Changed the Face of Chemical Facility Security

Carlos Barbosa

June 12, 2012

With the establishment of the federal Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) regulations, security is a matter of regulatory compliance for the chemical industry in the United States for the first time in history.

DHS Releases List of Monitored Online Keywords

May 29, 2012

After a Sunshine Request and the subsequent lawsuit, the Department of Homeland Security has released more than 200 pages on documents on online monitoring.

On the Track of OSAC: The Country Council Chronicles, London

John McClurg

May 29, 2012

Leaving Moscow behind we shifted our focus to a venue of more imminent concern: London…the site of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad, which will take place here in just over two months on 27th of July to the 12th of August 2012. The OSAC London County Council is well-established and is prepped and already very much engaged in the Pre-Olympic planning.

Flight Diverted After Passenger's Implant Claim

May 22, 2012

An international flight from Paris to Charlotte, N.C., was diverted Tuesday after a passenger claimed to have a device surgically implanted inside her.