Airport Security

Jai Vijayan reports on how McAfee has run a study into how facial recognition software can be tricked into misclassifying individuals.

Todd Research has noticed an increase in enquiries for airport detection equipment to keep customers and staff safe.

We speak to Wilson James on why it has expanded its dedicated aviation security training division, and the challenges airport security teams are facing.  

Drone detection specialist Dedrone has acquired DroneDefender, the point-and-shoot drone disrupting system, from Battelle.

David Greenberg, head of global sales at Dedrone, explains how counter-drone solutions can support airports, prisons and critical infrastructure sites in protecting themselves from the threat of rogue drones.

We’ve all experienced the frustration of long lines at airport security – a price we pay for ensuring that all […]

A senior figure from a security software company has urged airports to resist the urge to respond rashly to a specific threat without first considering how it integrates into its overall security apparatus and strategy.

As it emerged that a range of anti-drone technology exists, there has been disbelief – and outright frustration for stranded passengers – that Gatwick Airport has been left impotent.

Our sister site, SHP Online, caught up with London Luton Airport Fire station manager Paul Allen, to find out about a unique training course being run from the station to prepare staff on site how to deal with a potential terror attack.

The British Airways breach has prompted cybersecurity experts to cite outsourcing, a profusion of overlapping IT systems and even GDPR as potential contributory factors.

Watch the video to find out why the US Transport Security Administration is being widely criticised by civil rights groups after a covert monitoring programme came to light in the US media.

Behavioural detection is not limited to the aviation industry. It can be implemented across society, from supermarkets and banks to railway stations and tourist attractions.

A situational management and real-time analytics system is at the heart of an integrated security approach at the UK’s second-largest airport, London Gatwick.

A throwing star, a grenade on wheels and, of course, lots and lot of guns – a few things featured in this video showing a sample of the smorgasbord of dangerous items taken through US airport security.

Thanks to the TSA (Transport Security Administration) for the images used here. The TSA’s Instragram account is well worth a visit.

SecuritySolutionsWatch.com, a media partner of IFSEC Global and IFSEC International, has interviewed Rory Olson, president and CEO of VOTI DETECTION.

Genetec has launched Airport Sense, an analytics platform that uses information from security cameras and sensors to provide operational insights.

Undercover officers passed through checkpoints with mock knives, guns and explosives undetected, the House Homeland Security Committee heard.

We spoke to Moti Shabtai, Qognify CEO and president, about the company’s suite of big-data solutions, including Qblock, Suspect Search and Operational Intelligence Center.

The airport security market is projected to grow 7% a year CAGR until 2024, reaching a value of $16 billion, according to a report by Global Market Insights.

From a ‘knife-nana’ and ‘nun-chuks’ to an abandoned Grim Reaper and 61 firearms seized in one week across all US airports, it’s phenomenal what airport security staff find in the course of their day.