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Archive for January, 2010

Anatomy of a Homegrown Terrorist

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

 Omar Hammami, son of a Syrian father and American mother, was born and raised in the United States and was by all accounts well-adjusted and popular, even being elected school president his sophomore year. Today, he is a notorious terrorist in Somalia. The New York Times Sunday magazine examines his path to radicalization.

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9-11 Terrorism Trial Could Move to New Venue Because of Security and Cost Concerns

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Political opposition, the threat of terrorism, and security costs have begun to eat away at the Justice Department’s decision to try the mastermind behind the 9-11 attacks and four co-conspirators in federal court in Manhattan, according to numerous media reports today.

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9-11 Terrorism Trial Could Move to New Venue Because of Security and Cost Concerns

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Political opposition, the threat of terrorism, and security costs have begun to eat away at the Justice Department’s decision to try the mastermind behind the 9-11 attacks and four co-conspirators in federal court in Manhattan, according to numerous media reports today.

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Morning Security Brief: Aviation Security and Flight 253, Cyberattack Fears, TSA Agent Faux Pas, Antiterrorism Asset Freezes

Friday, January 29th, 2010

♦  Intense criticism dogs the aviation security procedures followed at Detroit Metro Airport on Christmas Day.

♦  A survey finds that there’s growing fear among executives of cyberattacks, especially those who operate critical infrastructures.

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Morning Security Brief: Aviation Security and Flight 253, Cyberattack Fears, TSA Agent Faux Pas, Antiterrorism Asset Freezes

Friday, January 29th, 2010

♦  Intense criticism dogs the aviation security procedures followed at Detroit Metro Airport on Christmas Day.

♦  A survey finds that there’s growing fear among executives of cyberattacks, especially those who operate critical infrastructures.

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NYC Subway Security System Way Over Budget and Past Due

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

The agency responsible for the New York City transportation system does not have enough money to complete a state-of-the-art electronic security system okayed after the attacks of September 11, 2001, according to a state comptroller’s report released yesterday.

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Morning Security Brief: New Decade of Terrorism, Surveillance Prank?, Courthouse Security, Cargo Screening

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

 

♦ Is America ready for a "dangerous new decade" of terrorist threats? CBS asks.

♦ Four young men are accused of false impersonation and trying to tamper with Sen. Mary Landrieu’s office phones in New Orleans.

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Morning Security Brief: New Decade of Terrorism, Surveillance Prank?, Courthouse Security, Cargo Screening

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

 

♦ Is America ready for a "dangerous new decade" of terrorist threats? CBS asks.

♦ Four young men are accused of false impersonation and trying to tamper with Sen. Mary Landrieu’s office phones in New Orleans.

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NYC Subway Security System Way Over Budget and Past Due

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

The agency responsible for the New York City transportation system does not have enough money to complete a state-of-the-art electronic security system okayed after the attacks of September 11, 2001, according to a state comptroller’s report released yesterday.

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Online Security Alert: Beware, It’s Tax Season

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Oklahomans about to file their state taxes should be cautious when they visit the the tax commission’s Web site: it’s riddled with malicious code and is dangerous, warns a prominent security researcher.

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