THE fluctuating state of global migration, combined with international terrorism threats, make ID verification increasingly important at border crossings. According to Customs and Border Protection, in 2005, the United States had an average of 1.2 million visitors per day at the 314 land, air and seaports last year.
- By Alain Jutant
- Dec 01, 2006
THANKS to being almost 1,000 miles away from any land mass, the Galapagos Islands on the Pacific Ocean are famous for the unique and self-supporting habitat that contains thousands of species of plants and animals native to the area.
- By Brent Dirks
- Dec 01, 2006
FORGED passports may be a cliché in movies, but making sure passports are authentic and presented by the real owner is serious business. Homeland security, the safety of air travel and, ultimately, lives are at stake.
- By Jeffrey Ross
- Nov 01, 2006
THE arrest of 24 British suspects in the plot to blowup commercial airlines using liquid explosives made chaos of air travel and raised concerns about airport security worldwide.
- By Col. Timothy D. Ringgold
- Oct 01, 2006
A leading detector manufacturer recently recalled smoke/heat detectors that had been manufactured over a period of several months last year.
- By Bill Rossiter, Rick Heffernan
- Oct 01, 2006
WHEN Carrefour, one of the largest food retailers in the world, expanded its presence of hypermarkets across three continents, the company hired security system integrator UTI to establish loss prevention systems within the unique shopping environment.
- By David Barlow
- Oct 01, 2006