ACE Security Module 1 questions and answers

TSA's main guiding document for an ASC? Airport Security Program Guide What is the document that addresses security design at an airport? Recommended Security Guidelines What is the document you would need to update your access control or identity management system? Radio Technical Commission on Aeronautics (RTCA) What is al-Qaeda's propaganda magazine? Inspire What has TSA published in regards to General Aviation airport security? TSA General Aviation Airport Security Guidelines What's a method to stay informed about what TSA is doing? FILL Airport operator. Writes, enforces and modifies the ASP; access control and credentialing; ensure law enforcement response; ensure 24/7 POC between airport and TSA; writes contingency and emergency management plans Who does the ASC work for and what are their primary responsibilities? The Airport Security Coordinator (ASC) Who writes the Airport Security Program? Airport Director, airport police, FSD, TSIs, Airport Ops, Air Cartier managers, Security Office Manager, FBI Special Agent (Aviation) Who are the primary relationships for an ASC? The ASC Who is the designated primary POC for TSA to the airport operator? Immediately initiate corrective action What action must an ASC take for any instance of non-compliance with the ASP? Review and control the results of employment history, verification and CHRC. What is the ASC's responsibility related to airport badging? Air carrier station managers, foreign air carrier managers and or Ground Security Coordinators Who is the ASC required to maintain liaison with? American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) What organization publishes industry research and best practices? Insurance money payoffs What were the early motivations for airliner bombings? FAA after the 1972 JFK airline bomb threat Who started the K-9 program? Air India 182 exploded when a bomb was checked onboard. 359 killed. Another bomb exploded on an Air India plane parked in Tokyo, killing 2 baggage handlers. Canadians began screening checked baggage, and began bag-matching with passengers on the flight. What was Canada's "9/11" and what program did it institute internationally? Bags were loaded onto the plane without their owner being onboard. A bomb detonated and killed everyone onboard as well as citizens on the ground. What happened with Pan Am 103? Plan was to blow up several American aircraft over Pacific using liquid bombs. Aka Operation Bojinka. Found out when an accomplice set their lab on fire while building a bomb. What was unique about the Ramzi Yousef plot? Remove shoes at TSA checkpoint (December 2001) What security procedure did Richard Reid cause? al-Qaeda was sending explosives disguised as printer cartridges from Yemen. Goal was to get into passenger aircraft as cargo then explode. Yemen does not produce printer cartridges. What is the story of the Yemen Air Cargo bomb plot? Jack Graham, for insurance payout on his mom. Who was the first airline bomber? 3-1-1 liquids rule (August, 2006) What security procedure did the liquid bomb plot cause? Julian Frank, for insurance payout for his family. Who was the first US suicide bomber? Chechen suicide bombings in August 2004. Bombs hidden in bras. What triggered aggressive TSA patdowns? December, 2009 When was the "underwear bomber?" Khorasan group, hiding bombs in laptops (2014) What triggered a temporary laptop ban? Byron Rickards in 1931 (hijacked again in his life.) Who was the first pilot hijacked? Told pilot to crash into nuclear facility Three accused rapists - Southern Airways 1972 Samuel Byck, 1974 Who wanted to crash into the White House on a Delta Air Lines flight? Army Private Frank Corder, 1994 Who crashed into the White House? Armed Islamic Group, 1994 Who wanted to crash into the Eiffel Tower? Tom Clancy - Debt of Honor Who wrote the book about a captain hijacking his own aircraft? Terrorists adapt to security measures. (The only outstanding unsolved FBI case) What did DB Cooper teach us? Federal Air Marshals What early controversial anti-hijacking measure was reborn after 9/11? Involved money (1960s), Describe the "traditional" hijacking. Triggered restrictions on public area storage lockers. What security procedure did the La Guardia bombing cause? The Oklahoma City bombing instituted the 300 foot rule. The WTC bombing of 1993 to keep emergency plan up to date. What two non-Aviation bombings affected airport security? He was stopped coming into the country by CBP and acted nervous. They then found explosives in his trunk. Why was the Millennium bomber defeated? Have to have an active shooter plan in place. What was the result of the second LAX shooting in which the TSA Officer was killed? Threat assessments. What has been the general impact of surface-to-air missile attacks on aircraft? Cargo and GA aircraft attacks What are new forms of attack in aviation that we've not really seen yet? BOS, BOS, EWR, IAD What were the departure points of the 4 aircraft on 9/11? Box cutters What weapons were the 9/11 hijackers known to use? Comply What was the common strategy to deal with hijackers? Pentagon was organized, WTC was not What was difference between the response at the WTC and the Pentagon? Focus on bombings, not hijackings Sloppy checkpoint procedures and rules No inflight security or Air Marshals Strategy of compliance Lack of coordinated response to multiple hijackings and suicidal hijackers What were the key failures noted by the 9/11 Commission? Created TSA TSA takes over screening from FAA/Airlines FSD created FAM program Screen all bags and cargo CHRC for all SIDA badgeholders Reinforced cockpit doors Security programs for aircraft 12,500lbs What were the key changes made by the Aviation Transportation Security Act of 2001? Aka Screening Partnership Program Airport requests to Opt Out of TSA screening and uses private screening companies What is Opt Out? TSA Who contracts the screeners in the Opt Out Program? Trusted Traveler PreCheck is the manifestation of what ATSA required program? Checks No-Fly and Selectee list upon booking Compares PNR with Terrorist Screening Database What is Secure Flight? Transportation Worker Identification Credential Badges won't work on airport's proprietary access control systems. What is TWIC and why don't ASC's support it? TSA decided not to pursue, citing other layers in the security system. What happened to the 911 system for aircraft? International Civil Aviation Organization Part of UN Establish global standards for aviation Regulations called Annexes (17 is Aviation Security) Guidance called Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPS) What is ICAOs role? What are their "regulations" called? What is their guidance called? The FAA had become too "close" with the aviation sector. Why was TSA moved under DHS? Aviation Security Advisory Committee. Employee inspection process. What is the ISDR now called and what significant security measure did they recently recommend? Transportation Security Laboratory Blows things up. How to blow aircraft up, and how to detect those explosives with machines. What does the TSL do? TSA Systems Integration Testing Facility Where TSA tests equipment (X-rays, detection systems, lane setups, etc.) What does the TSIF do? Transportation Security Operations Center Central coordination center for any aviation-related security events. What is the TSOC and what do they do? Approves Security Programs and amendments to ASPs Oversees screening, regulatory compliance Legal authority to tell aircraft to land or takeoff and to close an airport Related to airports and air carriers, what is the authority of the FSD? Cannot test airport security procedures What are the limitations of a Transportation Security Officer? Inspects security programs Can write a Letter of Investigation What is the authority and primary job function of the Transportation Security Inspector Bomb appraisal officer Assess suspicious items Respond to checkpoints Are NOT disposal technicians What does a TSSE do and what are their limitations? FIO Since TSA is not a member of the intelligence community, FIO gathers intelligence and provides it to the FSD. What is the role of the Field Intelligence Officer?