$100 Million Worth Of Airport "Security" And It Takes Them A Day To Notice That A Guy In A Dress Hopped The Fence At Newark Airport
Ray Sanchez and Ben Brumfeld write for CNN:
The breach at Newark exposed a failure of a $100 million system designed to protect New York City area airports....When Siyah Bryant, 24, allegedly mounted the barrier at Newark Liberty International Airport, it went unnoticed for a day. On Thursday, a review of security camera footage revealed his ascent, according to Port Authority police.
The cross-dressed suspect then ran across two runways to get to Terminal C, two police sources said. Nobody saw it, but he was literally on the screen at the time.
The security apparatus in the Perimeter Intrusion Detection System (PIDS) made by Raytheon Co. combines radar with video cameras, motion detectors and "smart" fencing, according to the maker's website.
Raytheon executives' mansions, and those of their lobbyists, however, are most likely quite secure.
It isn't the fault of the manufacturer if those who have a security system do not use it properly.
causticf at December 29, 2013 2:11 PM
Interesting...the banner ad is pimping "careers at Raytheon"...
I'll agree with causticf that your security apparatus won't work if you don't use it properly, and also understand its limitations. That said, shouldn't something with "smart" fencing be able to send a text message to a doughnut muncher to "hey check out this youtube video" and have the relevant footage uploaded?
In something resembling real-time???
I R A Darth Aggie at December 29, 2013 2:35 PM
I've seen so many systems (not just security) screwed up by the human component's inattention.
The eventual report will probably say it.
Jim P. at December 29, 2013 4:13 PM
But we sure do need the TSA to grope and search children who want to fly on a plane to go see Gramma, don't we?
/sarcasm
Flynne at December 30, 2013 5:07 AM
I'd like to find out more about this... as causticf pointed out, any such system is only as good as the people who operate it. We've all seen people who spend a lot of money to get a fancy alarm system put into their house, and then tney never bother to arm it. But I can also imagine that around an airport, with jet exhaust and lots of air movement due to airplanes at speed, that it might be difficult to get "smart fencing" to work properly, such that you'd get a lot of false alarms.
Cousin Dave at December 30, 2013 7:59 AM
Amy, I'd like to write to you with a problem. How do I go about this (not very computer literate!)?
All the best, Phryne.
Phryne at December 30, 2013 1:45 PM
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