Washington Hilton attack spotlights hotel industry's nagging and costly security problem

Washington Hilton attack spotlights hotel industry's nagging, costly security problems

Vulnerabilities include multiple access points, guests arriving at all hours, uneven screening and blurred lines around protected zones.

Washington Hilton attack spotlights hotel industry’s nagging and costly security problem

Washington Hilton attack spotlights hotel industry’s nagging and costly security problem

Washington Hilton attack spotlights hotel industry's security problem

The suspect charged with storming a security checkpoint and firing a shotgun near the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday mocked security measures at the Washington Hilton that allowed him to get close to President Donald Trump. "I expected security cameras at every bend, bugged hotel rooms, armed agents every 10 feet, metal detectors out the wazoo," the hotel guest identified by law enforcement as Cole Allen, 31, said in …

Shooting at dinner attended by Trump spotlights US hotel industry's nagging and costly security problem

The attack near White House correspondents’ dinner reinforces need to tighten security, but hotels have been slow to adopt anything that could spike costs and infringe on guests' privacy.

Would-Be Trump Assassin Wasn't Only One Encountering 'Insane' Security Arrangement at Glitzy Dinner

Would-be Trump assassin Cole Allen’s claim that there was extremely lax security at the event he targeted was seemingly substantiated by multiple attendees’ posts to social media. The security presence […] The post Would-Be Trump Assassin Wasn't Only One Encountering 'Insane' Security Arrangement at Glitzy Dinner appeared first on The Western Journal.

Washington Hilton attack spotlights hotel industry's nagging and costly security problem

“I expected security cameras at every bend, bugged hotel rooms, armed agents every 10 feet, metal detectors out the wazoo,” Cole Allen, 31, said in ‌a manifesto ahead of the attack. “What I got," he added, "is nothing.”