Security by Design: Counterterrorism at the Airport

Airport Security Versus Patient Security: The “Sickurity” Problem

The massive restrain security measurements at the airports very much impress the health status of the healthy and sick passengers alike. The security check is undisputedly a harassment – the confiscation of fluids, the limited movement on the airplane results in a stressful situation and put a harmful effect on healthy traveler and an even more harmful one on the sick. This kind of problem coul...

Abstract Title: Virtual Queuing at Airport Security Lanes Virtual Queuing at Airport Security Lanes

number: 025-0093 Abstract Title: Virtual Queuing at Airport Security Lanes Author 1: Robert de Lange; MyDivvi, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; [email protected] Author 2 Ilya Samoilovich; Capgemini, Utrecht, The Netherlands; [email protected] Author 3 (Corresponding Author): Bo van der Rhee; Center for Marketing & Supply Chain Management at the Nyenrode Business University; Straatwe...

Terrorism, Security, and the Threat of Counterterrorism

In America, Britain and Australia the threat of terrorism has been used to justify radical new legislation that gives police and intelligence agencies unprecedented powers to detain and question people believed to have information connected to terrorism. In this paper I explore the nature of the threat of non-state terrorism—threat to national security and the well-being of citizens. I argue th...

On Airport Perimeter Security

Airport Security Screeners Expertise and Implications for Interface Design

This paper describes research investigating expertise and the types of knowledge used by airport security screeners. It applies a multi method approach incorporating eye tracking, concurrent verbal protocol and interviews. Results show that novice and expert security screeners primarily access perceptual knowledge and experience little difficulty during routine situations. During non-routine si...