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• TSA chief in favor of advocates at all airports
• Terrorism-linked activist Lori Berenson says she was barred from leaving Peru to go to New York City
• Odds of hacker shenanigans during the presidential primaries are high
• Countering An EMP Attack

TSA chief in favor of advocates at all airports Posted: 17 Dec 2011 12:05 PM PST The Transportation Security Administration is in favor of expanding a program that would have consumer advocates at all the nation’s airports, the head of the agency said Thursday. Read More This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. [...] This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. TSA chief in favor of advocates at all airports

Terrorism-linked activist Lori Berenson says she was barred from leaving Peru to go to New York City Posted: 17 Dec 2011 12:03 PM PST Paroled U.S. activist Lori Berenson said Saturday that she and her toddler son were not permitted to leave Peru despite being granted permission in court to spend the holidays in New York with her family. “They didn’t let me leave and they’re putting out this version that I arrived late,” she said in a brief [...] This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Terrorism-linked activist Lori Berenson says she was barred from leaving Peru to go to New York City

Odds of hacker shenanigans during the presidential primaries are high Posted: 17 Dec 2011 12:01 PM PST Expect hackers to try to disgrace presidential candidates with electronic extortion and other forms of digital deception during the upcoming primaries, say some former hackers and computer security specialists. The surge in social networking has coincided with the rise of social engineering, or tricking a computer user into revealing personal data — perhaps the answer [...] This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Odds of hacker shenanigans during the presidential primaries are high

Countering An EMP Attack Posted: 17 Dec 2011 11:59 AM PST When Americans think about the threat from foreign missiles, it’s nearly always the catastrophic effect of a conventional nuclear blast that comes to mind. We think of the doomsday scenarios that have played out in so many movies and TV shows: a nuke explodes over a large city — leveling buildings, crushing houses and creating [...] This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Countering An EMP Attack