I am not into security patrols at all and also thought that was a rather dumb strategy. Even Brinks know that, come on!!!!! Ok, they learned it the hard way ...
Remember that lost memory stick from Heathrow Airport? The terrorist's wet dream? So does the ICO
Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) has been fined £120,000 by the UK's data watchdog for the loss of an unencrypted USB memory stick reportedly containing airport security data. The device misplaced by a HAL employee, as reported by El Reg, was said to house a trove of documents including routes and timings of airport security …
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Tuesday 9th October 2018 09:44 GMT Christoph
You only need a single hole in security to lose
Search all the baggage and the passengers. Armed police everywhere. Strict controls on who can enter certain areas. Highly visible security everywhere you look. And then leave the security specs lying around on a USB stick.
Someone is more into security theatre than actual risk analysis by real experts.
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Wednesday 10th October 2018 06:27 GMT Anonymous Coward
RE. Re. restrictive?
Should probably have made it clear that I have been in this situation before.
Decided that the "right" thing to do after verifying the contents on a standalone and then-fully-forensically-wiped machine was to hand the drives in anonymously.
A prepaid padded envelope is actually available for this purpose if you ask the right people.