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		<title>It Boggles the Mind</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These days, aviation security news items simply boggle the mind. There are toddlers appearing on no-fly lists.  An adorable, 18 month old girl is pulled off of a flight earlier this month.  The airline claimed she was on its no-fly list, due to computer glitch, and justified its action as following protocol. There are emerging [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chameleonassociates.com/blog/2012/05/it-boggles-the-mind/</link>
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		<title>Curses, foiled again.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kudos to the CIA and its intelligence partners for foiling the latest Al Qaida bomb plot out of Yemen.  It appears the explosive device destined for a U.S.-bound flight was an improvement over previous models like the one used by Abdulmutallab aka the Underwear Bomber in December 2009.  The lead azide detonator is more reliable.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chameleonassociates.com/blog/2012/05/curses-foiled-again/</link>
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		<title>Learn How to Make it Happen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tourists come to Tel Aviv, also known as “The City that Never Sleeps” to enjoy its beaches and cafes, its museums, funky architecture, vibrant culture and night life.  At the same time, Israel is a tiny country, with no shortage of enemies, often a target.  Israelis may well be fun loving and irreverent, but they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chameleonassociates.com/blog/2012/05/learn-how-to-make-it-happen/</link>
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		<title>Close the Back Door</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A good deal of money is spent on trying to protect the world’s IT systems and assets.  The vulnerability of our collective, ever increasing dependence on computers and digital networks is a big deal.  Systems are bolstered with firewalls and protective software, they are subjected to ethical hacking.  But at the end of the day, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chameleonassociates.com/blog/2012/04/close-the-back-door/</link>
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		<title>Smart SOP Stays Shrinkage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Loss Prevention systems often miss the mark by skipping vital steps in SOP development. My company was hired by a large food wholesaler to assess their loss prevention operations.  At that time, their shrinkage (defined as a reduction in inventory due to shoplifting, employee theft, paperwork errors and supplier fraud) was reported at 1.5 percent.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chameleonassociates.com/blog/2012/04/smart-sop-stays-shrinkage/</link>
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		<title>Security Questioning 101</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Questioning is a critical component of any effective security system.  It&#8217;s a flexible, cost effective tool that also happens to be very powerful.  Questioning puts a potential criminal or terrorist on the defensive.  They know that the right questions can quickly reveal lying, malicious intent, and more. Yet, as a skill, Questioning has been somewhat [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chameleonassociates.com/blog/2012/04/security-questioning-101/</link>
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		<title>IT Malware Threats</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If we were to sit around and brain storm ideas on how to terrorize a given country, someone might come up with a plot that involved imbedding malware in IT and electrical components sold to enemy defense contractors or governmental agencies.  Whether the notion arrives as part of such a session, or out of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chameleonassociates.com/blog/2012/04/it-malware-threats/</link>
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		<title>Bloggers Battle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the latest anti-TSA viral blogs circulating this month relates to how to beat backscatter x-ray machines.  Jon Corbett shows how he foiled the scanner at a number of airports by affixing a small metal box to the side of his clothing.  The box appears black at the edge of his white silhouette against [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chameleonassociates.com/blog/2012/03/bloggers-battle/</link>
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		<title>Hot Ice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Clever terrorists and thieves motivated by an important target patiently plan their attack, knowing that careful planning more likely begets success.  Case in point, the largest diamond heist in history was over three years in the planning.  Although the story of the Antwerp Gang of Turin robbery is remarkable for the amount stolen ($120 million [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chameleonassociates.com/blog/2012/03/hot-ice/</link>
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		<title>Worst Case Scenarios</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In preparation for the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich, organizers asked Dr. Georg Sieber, a police psychologist, to sketch out the possible scenarios that would jeopardize the safety of the Olympic Games and to prepare requisite security training.  Sieber identified twenty-six highly detailed scenarios, which ran the gamut from hijacked jets, remote controlled bombs [...]]]></description>
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