...sharps and airborne pathogens. Low wages and poor remunerations resulted to poor training; high staff attrition rates over 100% which led to the recruitment of unskilled security personnel; therefore the inability to detect these devices. Another security challenge was the easy access and porous nature of the airports security area and did not meet the requirements of the government. For example, "In May 2000, [Department of Transportation Inspector General] agents used fictitious law enforcement badges and credentials to gain access to secure areas, bypass security checkpoints at two airports, and walk unescorted to aircraft departure gates" (Dillingham, 2003, p.6). Prior to the September 11 attack, the background checks of passengers and employees were not really regulated and this had security implications hence a big challenge to the security. 6.0 Risk Management after 9/11 With the current unprecedented threat of terrorism worldwide and more especially against the United States and her allies, the general public, public and private institutions requires the necessary accoutrements to understand and manage the risk of the increased threats of terrorism to protect lifes and organisational assets. Terrorism risk management that could be effective to reduce the current sophisticated terrorism attacks could build on a three-tiered terrorism risk management plan. This plan involves threat identification and initial site assessment, detailed risk assessment and risk management...
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