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What would you do if you knew the Air Marshal on your plane was smuggling Drugs?

2008-11-15 23:34:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...plane needs to be concerned about is the very person on the plane whose job it is to protect the passengers The Marshal's decision making skills should be beyond reproach. If their judgement is clouded over however, due to experimenting with the cocaine they are smuggling, the consequences could prove fatal Perhaps the fact that prior to...
 
Tags: air, air marshals, federal air marshals, marshal, air marshal service, service, drugs, ex-air marshal, plane
 
 
 
 
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My RSA trip is off to a terrible start

2008-04-07 04:22:02 by HASH0x8b890c0 in StillSecure, After All These Years
 
...plane and we are off to San Fran. On the way there a woman on the plane had some medical problem, so when we landed there were paramedics waiting for the plane. Though the woman appeared alright now, we had to wait for them to come on, exam her and take her off the plane. About 20 minutes later, they let us off the plane. Ok, now it is 1:30...
 
Tags: plane, flight home, flight, san fran, minutes, luggage, 1am pacific time, pacific, trip
 
 
 
 
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A Continental nightmare

2008-06-13 03:35:05 by HASH0x8c0ef34 in StillSecure, After All These Years
 
...plane takes off they call my name and tell me to wait at the end of the jetway. They are checking the plane and if there is a seat I can take it. I get the last seat on the plane, a middle seat I arrive at Houston and proceed to the gate for the 7:10 flight to Ft Lauderdale. I check in with the agent and she tells me the folks in Denver only...
 
Tags: denver airport, denver, denver houston flight, flight, lauderdale flight, continental, houston, continental airlines, luggage
 
 
 
 
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A Continental nightmare

2008-06-13 04:34:55 by ashimmy in StillSecure, After All These Years
 
...plane takes off they call my name and tell me to wait at the end of the jetway. They are checking the plane and if there is a seat I can take it. I get the last seat on the plane, a middle seat I arrive at Houston and proceed to the gate for the 7:10 flight to Ft Lauderdale. I check in with the agent and she tells me the folks in Denver only...
 
Tags: denver airport, denver, denver houston flight, flight, lauderdale flight, continental, houston, continental airlines, luggage
 
 
 
 
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NGO Security Scenario #16

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2008-01-27 23:54:00 by NGO Security in NGO Security
 
...plane is full and you weren't able to get seats together. The flight is uneventful, until the plane lands very hard. Luggage from the overhead bins starts falling out and the plane comes to a sudden stop. You look out the window and see flames. Smoke is filling up the cabin as you manage to get to an emergency exit. The plane is off the...
 
Tags: plane lands, plane, overhead bins starts, program site, emergency exit, play button, rice paddy, international staff, jakarta
 
 
 
 
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Sorry, Qantas, No Unfettered Broadband

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2008-09-18 10:33:20 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...planes would started being unwired with the service by late 2007. Still no word on that fleet progress Qantas will apparently launch cached Web browsing and limited Web email (probably through a proxy) along with instant messaging, with full Internet service coming "later in 2009." This is clearly due to a lack of satellite coverage that was...
 
Tags: satellite coverage, coverage, service, service involves, internet service, in-flight broadband plans, plans, inmarsat satellites, inmarsat
 
 
 
 
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Boeing's New 787 May Be Vulnerable to Hacker Attack

2008-01-06 16:43:41 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner passenger jet may have a serious security vulnerability in its onboard computer networks that could allow passengers to access the plane's control systems,The computer network in the Dreamliner's passenger compartment, designed to give passengers in-flight internet access, is connected to everything the plane controls
 
Tags: dreamliner, dreamliner passenger jet, plane, plane controls, onboard computer networks, passenger compartment, security vulnerability, control systems, computer network
 
 
 
 
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Hacking the Boeing 787

2008-01-07 12:38:44 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...plane's control, navigation and communication systems, an FAA report reveals And : According to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aeroplane may have a serious security vulnerability in its on-board computer networks that could allow passengers to access the plane's control systems More press If this is...
 
Tags: data, airplane data buses, on-board computer networks, networks, systems, control systems, communication systems, control, aircraft data buses
 
 
 
 
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Giving Drivers Licenses to Illegal Immigrants

2008-02-13 05:57:39 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...plane. You can use any government-issued photo ID, including a foreign passport. And if you're willing to undergo secondary screening, you can board a plane without an ID at all. This is probably how anybody on the "no fly" list gets around these days A 2003 American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators report concludes: "Digital...
 
Tags: licenses, driver licenses, illegal immigrants, licenses helps, licenses andor, deny licenses, driver, law, respects law enforcement
 
 
 
 
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JetBlue Expands Email Options in Test

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2008-06-05 09:23:15 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...plane with onboard Wi-Fi expands to other services' email offerings: JetBlue is running a trial of in-flight email access on a single plane. Initially, service was limited to Yahoo Mail and BlackBerry mail on Wi-Fi-equipped BlackBerry phones. Now, the company has expanded to AOL, Gmail, Hotmail, and Windows Live Mail. Microsoft Exchange...