TSA Insider Threat
Emerging threats involve airport personnel, including employees and contractors, exploiting their access to restricted areas for illicit activities or facilitating unauthorized access to secure zones. Along with the escalating divergence of political perspectives within the United States, the menace posed by domestic violent extremists gains heightened prominence to the insider threat issue faced by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). In May 2020, the TSA released its Insider Threat Roadmap, a guide that the TSA and transportation community use to mitigate the issue. According to the Roadmap, addressing the issue of insider threats requires a synchronized collaboration encompassing the TSA, governmental bodies, airport operators, and air carriers, (Pekoske, 2020). The TSA conducts thorough background checks and vetting procedures for individuals accessing secure areas. They also provide training to airport staff to recognize and repo...