Airport Security

Airport Security

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is getting ready to handle terror acts involving civilian aircraft. Aerial terrorism is always on the agenda and demands...

The aviation industry is slow in responding to the threat posed by cyber criminality. This, whether it is posed by criminals, terrorists, nation states,...

The country’s air traffic control systems are vulnerable to hackers. This, according to a 42-page document entitled "Information Security: FAA Needs to Address Weaknesses...

The FAA's proposed drone legislation: the return of the nanny-state After months of waiting, the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) finally issued its official draft proposal...

  In a few weeks we shall mark the 23rd anniversary of the attack on Israel’s embassy in Buenos Aires, which killed 29 people, of...

Register to iHLS Israel Homeland Security In this weekly Video report (February 10th 2015): U.S Visa waiver program is under attack by many experts Terror attacks on...

The number of missions unmanned systems are tasked with, as well as their diversity, is expanding each year. The roles they play include a...

Passengers in the U.S are trying to fly well armed. In 2014, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it seized 2,212 firearms in carry-on bags...

The European Parliament is considering reviving draft legislation which would force airline companies to give EU member governments a cohesive and uniform set of...

The plan to apply a visa waiver program to the U.S is being attacked from many sides. Recently, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson acknowledged the...

U.S Homeland Security officials confirmed that they have stepped up security at federal buildings and enhanced security screenings at airports in the wake of...

Register to iHLS Israel Homeland Security In this weekly report (January 13 2015): Canada: Police fears terrorists could use drones to attack VIPs The Israeli-developed “electrical” cloth...

The Department of Homeland Security will review security at airports around the country after Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) leaned on the agency to tighten...

A new law will require the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to become more transparent in how it acquires and uses security technology, including the...

What could detecting cocaine on bank notes possibly have in common with airport screening? As some of us just noticed over the holiday season, some...

Register to iHLS Israel Homeland Security In this weekly report (January 6 2015): DARPA Taking Inspiration from Birds of Prey to Develop Agile UASs An Israeli missile...

Australia’s immigration minister, Peter Dutton, announced that, as part of the merger between customs and the immigration department into the new Australian border force...

Thirteen years after the 9/11 attacks, Americans are beginning to adjust to less oppressive security checks at airports. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has...

Six people, including current and former Delta baggage handlers, have been arrested as part of a ring smuggling guns and ammunition on planes from...

WikiLeaks has published not one, but two internal CIA documents that teach agents how to act and what to do in order to make...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it would allow four private companies - Trimble Navigation, VDOS Global, Clayco Inc., and Woolpert Inc. -...

The Department of Homeland Security will not impose a ban on carry-on luggage at airports, but is leaving open the possibility in the future. Speaking...