Stranded jet skier breaches JFK's $100M security

Group Team members:

1)Sharifah Izora Farah2) Yat Guo Quan3) Nurul Afifah Rosle

Prepared by:

27 Oct 2013

Agenda

• Objective• Scope• JFK Airport – Details• Runaways at JFK Airport • JFK Airport’s Security Perimeter• Trespasser• How did Daniel Castillo did it?• Immediate Action• Challenges in Airport Perimeter Security• Best Practices for Designing Efficient Airport Perimeters• Conclusion

Objective

Objective of the presentation is to explain on the importance of security perimeter at the airport.

Scope

This is based on a chosen video titled “Jet Skier Breaks Through JFK Airport's $100 Million Security System” was retrieved fromYoutube.

JFK Airport - Details• One of the busiest airport in the world which handles

more than 900 aircrafts a day.• In 2012, the airport handled 49,292,733 passengers, making it

the 17th busiest airport in the world • Has 6 runaways & the 7th under constructions• The airport is situated at New York city near Jamaica

Bay.

Runaways at JFK Airport

Jamaica Bay

Airport Runaways

JFK Airport’s Security Perimeter• A multi-million-dollar intrusion-detection system• The security system, called Perimeter Intrusion Detection System (PIDS), is manufactured by Raytheon company. • The $100 million system is "to detect, assess and track intruders attempting to gain access into exterior secure areas."• The system includes:

o ground surveillance radarso video cameras with motion detection and "smart" fencing

Trespasser

On 12th of August 2012, Daniel Castillo breached the airport security perimeter.

How did Daniel Castillo did it?

• He was out jet skiing with friends on a

bay near the airport and had a mishap.• He became separated from the group in the

darkness, after which his jet ski ran out of gas.• He was wearing a bright yellow life vest,

but nobody noticed• He jumped in the water, swam 3 miles to shore and struck

out toward the nearest lights he saw.• These lights belonged to the airport.

How did Daniel Castillo did it ? (Con’t)• Castillo arrived ashore, climbed an eight foot airport security fence • Then walked across two large runways toward the closest airport

terminal, a distance (2 miles). • Past an intricate system of motion sensors and closed-circuit

cameras designed to safeguard against terrorists• He was never seen by security officials.• He would have remained undetected if he hadn't walked up to a

Delta worker on the tarmac and asked for help.• He was arrested for trespassing by the Port Authority.

Immediate Action

• Increase its police presence with round the clock patrols of the facility's perimeter

• Increased patrols by boat of the surrounding waterway.• Called for an expedited review of the incident• Conduct a complete investigation to determine how

Raytheon's perimeter intrusion detection system-which exceeds federal requirements-could be improved.

Challenges in Airport Perimeter Security

Geography:• Airports are generally on very large, expansive plots of land. • It is a daunting and expensive task to successfully maintain fenced perimeters for such large properties.

Expense: • Devices such as dedicated sensors along perimeter fencing allow authorities to be alerted of perimeter breaches. • However, these systems must be operable at all times and in all weather conditions to be effective.

Insufficient Regulation: • Without specific guidance from the FAA and TSA, airports must work to assess and counter perimeter threats independently.• There has been no unifying perimeter security regulation established for the over 450 commercial airports in the United States.

Best Practices for Designing Efficient Airport Perimeters

• Taller fences, especially ones equipped with barbed wire, provide a greater physical barrier & a greater psychological deterrent• Fencing should extend well into the ground to prevent trespassers and wildlife from entering the property from the bottom of the fence. • Limit the number of points of entry into an airport’s property. • The fewer gates or guarded entry points, the fewer opportunities for trespasser to breach the restricted area.• Ground-sensor systems are popular solutions to airport perimeter security issues but may not be feasible for smaller commercial airports (due to cost).

Conclusion

• This unintentional act has possibly brought to light on corruption, such as the waste of millions of dollars for a Raytheon contract that appears to have purchased a system that may not have caught a trespasser.

• Casillo’s accident provides opportunity to question the entire Transportation Security Administration (TSA) apparatus and ask on the systems that we cannot be certain even work?

• The real issue is the culture of “security”—the commitment to create the “security environment” at the airport.

References

• http://news.yahoo.com/jet-skier-breaks-jfk-airports-100-million-security-091034261--abc-news-topstories.html

• http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2012/08/13/jetskier-unwittingly-exposes-jfk-airport-securitys-faults-gets-arrested/