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The new head of the TSA is thinking of phasing out random screening at the gate<\/a> for air travel, in an effort to make flying more convenient.<\/p>\n

Okay, I certainly applaud his goal. But, just to be contrarian, let me point out that good security is usually security in depth<\/i>. A computer security expert will tell you that simply putting a kick-ass firewall up still leaves you vulnerable to attacks from within, from connections you didn’t know you had, from things that manage to slip through that outer wall. Just like the Maginot Line, there’s only so much you can do to harden the exterior, and only so much benefit you can get that way.<\/p>\n

If your only checkpoint is the main one, then you’d better be rock-solid certain that there’s absolutely no way for it to be bypassed. And even then, it’s a subject worth thinking twice about. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The new head of the TSA is thinking of phasing out random screening at the gate for air travel, in an effort to make flying more convenient. 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