Utilizing new facial comparison technology, a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officer determined that a 26-year-old woman arriving at Washington Dulles International Airport from Accra, Ghana, last weekend was not a match to her passport and was attempting to enter the U.S. illegally.
Following two security breaches earlier this summer, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, has begun installing concertina wire on fencing around the airport perimeter.
The TSA is considering eliminating passenger screening at more than 150 small and medium-sized airports across the U.S., CNN reports. The proposal would mark a major change for U.S. air travel following 9/11, especially as screening measures for items such as laptops and tablets are increasing.
When you think of airport security, you probably think of screening lines, security checkpoints and lots of surveillance cameras. But what about cybersecurity?
