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NewsNearly half of security threats are cloud-enabled Pin
Kent Sharkey19-Feb-20 9:30
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Nelek19-Feb-20 19:28
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Mark_Wallace19-Feb-20 22:59
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NewsMan who probably hates having fingers builds a gun that shoots playing cards at 120 MPH Pin
Kent Sharkey19-Feb-20 9:15
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Mark_Wallace19-Feb-20 22:57
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Daniel Pfeffer20-Feb-20 22:43
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Mark_Wallace22-Feb-20 17:36
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Daniel Pfeffer22-Feb-20 20:22
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Mark_Wallace wrote:
what are the odds that you could get one of these on a plane, without any problems?

Given the competence (or lack of it) exhibited by the TSA, I'd say the chances are pretty good. In tests of their ability to find forbidden items, they have missed most of the "weapons". The TSA Is Improving, Only Failing ~80% Of Tests | One Mile at a Time

Mark_Wallace wrote:
a manically violent group could probably hijack a plane with no more than pencils.

Fpr that matter, plenty of SEALs/SAS/… soldiers have been taught to kill with their hands alone. How would that get a terrorist with the same training through the security door into the cockpit flight deck?

Before 9/11, victims of hijacking had an expectation of a few days or weeks of discomfort, but were usually (mostly) released unharmed. After 9/11, the expectation is of death. Even if the terrorists were killing passengers one after another, I don't see the pilots admitting the terrorists to the flight deck.
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NewsBusiness needs fewer coders, more software developers Pin
Kent Sharkey19-Feb-20 9:15
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Mark_Wallace19-Feb-20 22:54
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Dan Neely20-Feb-20 2:37
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NewsHackers stick tape on speed sign, trick Teslas Into going faster Pin
Kent Sharkey19-Feb-20 9:15
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Mark_Wallace19-Feb-20 22:47
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NewsUnder the hood of "Default Interface Methods" Pin
Kent Sharkey19-Feb-20 8:00
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NewsThe EU outlines its plan to compete with big tech Pin
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Nelek19-Feb-20 8:15
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Mark_Wallace19-Feb-20 22:40
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Nelek20-Feb-20 0:30
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TheGreatAndPowerfulOz19-Feb-20 10:37
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Mark_Wallace19-Feb-20 22:38
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TheGreatAndPowerfulOz20-Feb-20 5:46
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GeneralRe: The EU outlines its plan to compete with big tech Pin
Mark_Wallace19-Feb-20 22:37
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NewsMobile security: Worse than you thought Pin
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