Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach

Re:Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach by dayvid on Thursday January 07, 2021 @11:45AM (#25673357)

Keep in mind that this happened while:

- Members of the Senate - Members of the House of Representatives - The Vice President

were in the building during an important legislative event.

We can look back at this and say it a mostly harmless event, but what if one of the protesters was a deranged person or enemy agent with a deadly weapon or decided to start a fire or explosion in the capital? Even in state courthouses they won't allow you in before going through a metal detector. And this was before 9/11. And Americans are well aware of having to take off their shoes before entering their airport gate.

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Re:Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach by retzkek on Thursday January 07, 2021 @01:07PM (#25674785)

> what if one of the protesters was a deranged person or enemy agent with a deadly weapon

This person clearly intended to do much more than just take a selfie: https://i.imgur.com/e2s7UXT.png

(description: a person dressed in black paramilitary gear with modified US flag insignia, possibly with a sidearm, clutching a handful of large zip ties, jumping over a rail in what appears to be the senate or house gallery)

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