Profiling and the Insider Threat: International Perspectives

摘要

With the issue of profiling and insider employee threats in the headlines here in the U.S., what are the impacts internationally? How does the international community view attacks such as the plot to blow up the fuel farm at Kennedy International Airport, or the attempted suicide bombing on the Glasgow Airport, and how do international airports compare with U.S. airports in terms of security compliance? "Everyone still realizes that aviation is and will continue to be a target," said Steve Dunlap, director of security, North America, IATA. "We have to continue to be flexible in our security procedures, but there is a fundamental difference in the way Europe responds to a threat versus the U.S. Europe is very pragmatic—when the Glasgow attack occurred, there was an attitude of 'let's clean it up and keep going.'" When incidents like the Glasgow attack and the fuel farm threat occur, the U.S. tends to use those incidents to write new regulations and try to figure out how they can be prevented.