News tagged with security checkpoint


Airline travelers pull their carry-on luggage into the fast-moving security check lane in 2006

Firm providing US airport 'fast lanes' shuts down

Technology / Hi Tech

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Clear, a company which pre-screened travellers and issued high-tech cards allowing them to whisk through security lines at US airports, is going out of business.





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Researcher proposes statistical method to enhance airport secondary security screenings

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A researcher at The University of Texas at Austin has found that secondary security screening at airports is mathematically flawed, and has identified a way to select people for screenings more efficiently and fairly.


GE to sell security unit to United Technologies

Technology / Business

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US conglomerate General Electric on Thursday announced it would sell its security unit to United Technologies Corp. for 1.82 billion dollars.


Cisco has released a Web security app for iPhone

Cisco releases Web security app for iPhone

Technology / Software

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cisco on Friday announced the release of a free iPhone application for anyone who wants to stay on top of the latest trojans, worms, or other threats marauding on the Internet.


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I-Pod-Based Translator Provides Words, Dialects, Gestures

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 12, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (11) | comments 0

A company from Orlando, Florida, is hoping that its new i-Pod-based translator will be easier to use and more practical compared with more sophisticated translators, especially for soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.


An airplane takes off from Vancouver International Airport

'Bluetooth' signals show airport security-line waiting times

Technology / Hi Tech

created Jun 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Researchers have used Bluetooth signals from cell phones and other wireless devices to track how long it takes travelers to get through security lines at the Indianapolis International Airport.


Microsoft patches 34 security holes, many critical

Technology / Software

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. issued a record number of security patches for its software Tuesday as part of its regular monthly update.


Cisco said it will pay cash and retention-based incentives for ScanSafe

Cisco to buy ScanSafe for $183 million

Technology / Business

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cisco announced on Tuesday it has agreed to buy Web security company ScanSafe for some 183 million dollars, the latest in a string of acquisitions by the US networking giant.


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Microsoft's monthly security fixes spare Windows 7

Technology / Software

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Microsoft's newest computer operating system has survived its first few weeks on the market without needing any security fixes.


Beware of highway robbers on Wi-Fi

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

As the number of Wi-Fi hot spots grows, travelers might want to heed a word of caution from the Wi-Fi Alliance, a nonprofit industry group that promotes Wi-Fi technology: Think security.


New publication offers security tips for WiMAX networks

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Government agencies and other organizations planning to use WiMAX -- Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access—networks can get technical advice on improving the security of their systems from a draft computer security ...



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