Re: Manhole security barriers flying off the shelves

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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- -- David Kennedy CISSP <dkennedy () computer org> wrote:

> http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9936713-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=254
> 7-1_3-0-20  
>
> Manhole security barriers flying off the shelves
> Posted by Elinor Mills | 13 comments 
>
> Very few pitches instill a sense of urgency, even duty in me. But when I
> received an e-mail pitch on Monday about a gaping hole in the country's
> security infrastructure, I felt compelled to share.
>
> You don't know, it but every time you walk or drive down the street
> potential threats to your safety are literally under your feet. Those
> round portals to the sewers are veritable open doors for anyone with a
> nasty plan and the means of moving 100 pounds of solid metal.

...and in Southern California, people are actually stealing them:

http://www.knbc.com/news/16176812/detail.html

- - ferg

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