With thousands of employees and passengers in the air every day of the year, as well as having to comply with a variety of regulations and being accountable to both travelers and the government, United Airlines’ Managing Director of Global Security and Compliance, Rich Davis, has a big job.
Airport authorities might consider augmenting existing practices with a program to help prevent, detect and mitigate insider threats. Such a program recognizes the airport for what it is – a complex ecosystem of airlines, vendors, contractors and airport employees – and provides a way for this community to come together to protect the aviation transportation system. In a sense, the airport community becomes an insider threat working group.
American ports, terminals, ships, refineries and their support systems are vital components of our nation’s critical infrastructure, national security and economy.
A bipartisan coalition is calling on U.S. leaders to keep American families safe by closing security loophole that allows 340 million packages a year to enter the U.S. unscreened.
Malaysia’s government has proposed to increase security at the country’s international airports in the wake of terrorist attacks at similar facilities overseas, such as Brussels, Belgium; and Ataturk, Turkey.
The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) is asking shipping and maritime companies to be vigilant to the potential commercial impact that cyber attacks can cause.
In April 2016, a drone struck an Airbus A320 British Airways flight as it approached its destination, London Heathrow, following a departure from Geneva.
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