"A gaping hole in security?"

A security consultant looks at airport security and finds it lacking.

An excerpt:

As a frequent flyer, I hesitate to write this article, but as an auditor of security and information systems, it’s the right thing to do. If you’ve ever wondered whether airport security has improved since 9/11, let me set you straight: It has not. There is a gaping hole in airport security, and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has done nothing despite being alerted to this vulnerability more than 11 months ago.

The TSA’s website states there are four ways to obtain a boarding pass:

Go to your airline’s ticket counter at the airport.

Use curbside check-in.

Use your airline’s self-service ticket kiosk in the airport lobby (if available).

Print the boarding pass from your airline's website (not all airlines provide this option).

Let’s be honest—there are really five ways. The fifth is to print your own boarding pass using your computer, and it’s amazingly simple to doctor the name, date, time, flight number and even the airline name and logo. The modification process is sometimes as simple as using an html editor or even Microsoft Word.

Read the entire article here.