Tag: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Superb Owl Party
February 8, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
The Super Bowl is right on the horizon, and I can’t think of many other events that draw quite so much attention, at least not in this country. Naturally that makes it a high-profile security event that will test some of the industry’s top technology and practices.
By chance I found myself in downtown Phoenix last weekend near the NFL Experience. Considering it was only a week away from the Super Bowl and a bustling Sunday night I’m surprised the area wasn’t busier. I’d...
SIA reveals keynote speakers for 2022 GovSummit
May 23, 2022SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced a lineup of three expert keynote speakers for the 2022 SIA GovSummit, SIA’s annual public policy and government security technology conference.
Attendees will hear keynote presentations from Diane J. Sabatino, deputy executive assistant commissioner, Office of Field Operations at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP); Figen Murray, OBE, speaker and counterterrorism advocate; and Charlie Guddemi,...
Smile, you're on candid camera: Jetblue passenger blows lid on DHS facial recognition program
April 24, 2019Paul Ragusa
I know I am aging myself here, but after reading about the JetBlue passenger who was none-too-happy to find out that her face would be used as ID for boarding, I thought back to the TV show of my youth called Candid Camera. Now if you are younger than 50 (yes, I am less than a month away from a half century old), you probably won't remember this show that featured a hidden camera with lovable host Allen Funt (and later with son Peter), who at the end of each skit would tell the person they are...