Nigeria Airport Security Porous Amidst Rising Global Terrorism

Punch Newspaper reports that obsolete equipment, inadequate manpower and corruption have weakened Nigeria’s airport security system amid rising global insurgency, thereby putting the lives of 15 million airport users at risk.

US Airport Security To Be Overhauled After Secret Tests Reveal Lapses

A top US official has pledged reforms after tests found that airport screeners allowed mock explosives and weapons through security checkpoints 95% of the time. Only three US airports out of 70 evaluated passed the undercover testing

Airport Security Increasing Due To Recent Terrorism Worldwide

The Department of Homeland Security is increasing safety measures after recent terrorism in Europe.

Secret Tricks CIA Spies Use To Beat Airport Security Checks

Airport security is supposed to prevent individuals with malicious intentions from entering or leaving a country, but that doesn’t mean all security measures used in airports are fool-proof. In fact, WikiLeaks has published not one, but two internal CIA documents that teach agents how to act and what to do in order to make sure they’re able to fool airport security while traveling from country to country using fake passports, and how to keep their cover intact in the process.

Frankfurt Airport Security 'Failed To Detect 50% of Dangerous Weapons' - Undercover Inspection

German hub airport could lose its Schengen zone border-free status, according to reports, following EU investigation into security failings. Frankfurt airport has imposed manual searches of passenger bags after an undercover inspection reportedly found that dangerous weapons and other banned items passed through security undetected 50 per cent of the time.