Researcher Evan Booth: How To Weaponize Tax-Free Airport Goods

New submitter MickeyF71 writes "At the Hack in the Box security conference security expert Evan Booth shares the results of his two year research on the effectiveness of airport security. He demonstrates how easy it is to produce lethal weapons from goods easily bought from the tax-free section at most airports." Google's translation of the Dutch in that link isn't ideal. For those who prefer English to Dutch, Booth's presentation at CarolinaCon 2013 (YouTube video) may be a better bet.

First Post

[PPH]

I'll be reading TFA while standing in the TSA security line at the airport.

They needed research for this?

[Anonymous Coward]

Go into any duty free shop and make a bee line to the liquor section. There's something wonderfully flammable stuff there.

Although, for some of those Scotches, if a terrorist were to use them, you'd see Fark headlines like: "The Horror! 30 year old Scotch murdered in terrorist act! A plane and people died too."

Re:Ruining it for everyone

[turkeyfeathers]

The replacement clippers you bought in the shop were made of approved inert metal. The ones you tried to smuggle on the aircraft could well have been made of plutonium. You and a few of your terrorist buddies put your plutonium nail clippers together and... BOOM! So you see, the policy was effective. Now please report to Guantanamo Bay.

Re:They needed research for this?

[gweihir]

Indeed. I have been thinking this since 9/11. The TSA was an obvious scan right from the beginning,

Re:First Post

[Nerdfest]

If the TSA guys could read they'd probably give you an hard time.

Re: WTH does tax-free have to do with the subject

[BubbaDave]

I wanna hang out with this guy..

Bring ear protection.

Re:They needed research for this?

[ozmanjusri]

Precisely.

Young children are compact and easily thrown to distract or injure a hijacker.