Re: Foiled terror plot aboard Northwest Flight 253 sparks strict security rules for air passengers

[chris () blask org]

--- On Sat, 12/26/09, Buhrmaster, Gary <gtb () slac stanford edu> wrote:

> And that rule is that passengers (and crew) will no longer
> sit quietly when threatened.

The attack model has changed.  Getting up and saying "Everyone stay in your seats!" is a non-starter, no-one is 
hijacking a plane again.

The fact is that this loser would have succeeded if he had built his bomb better.  Security will/should adjust to try 
to the threat - expect more sensors and sniffers and more attention on information management.

But messaging is more important than actual security.  People have to remember that as of now you remain more likely to 
die in an airplane *accident* than you do in an extremist attack, and in any case you are more likely to be struck by a 
passing car while crossing the street.  It's like getting network security to the point where a bad power supply is a 
bigger threat.

Terrorism isn't about results, it's about sowing FUD.  The best sign in my eyes is that CNN covered a college football 
coach quitting today instead of spending the entire day on this story.  And the Iranian protests, too - now there's a 
much more significant story.

-chris


      
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