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CHAPTER 5
Agenda
Facility Considerations
Perimeter Security
Internal Security
Intrusion Detection
HVAC/Power Concerns
Fire Safety
Facility Considerations
Risk Analysis
The American Institute of Architects have established
these essential questions in relation to security:
What do we want to protect?
What are we protecting against?
What are our vulnerabilities?
What are consequences of loss?
What level of protection is necessary?
What controls are appropriate?
What are our constraints?
What are the specific security design requirements?
Facility Considerations:
Site Planning
PIDAS Fencing
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment
System
Detects if someone tries to climb a fence or
damage the fence
Mesh-wire fence with a passive cable vibration
sensor that sets off an alarm if detected
Can have barbed wire or spikes on top
Can be Detective as well as preventive
Perimeter Security:
Walls
Pros
Hard to scale
Hard to bypass
Cons
More expensive
Obstruct line of site
7 feet high with 3-4 strands of barbed wire
A common alternative to barbed wire is concertina
wire or broken glass in the mortar
Perimeter Security:
Gates
Detective Control
Used to correlate facts after a security event
Short lens offers wider angle view
Long lens offers close up of an asset
PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom)
Automatic Iris (detects and adjusts to
changes in light)
Doors
Hinges should be protected
Hinges internal to the door provide protection for the hinges while still allowing
door to open outwardly
Panic bar allows for quick evacuation
Kick plate provides cosmetic protection for door
Strike plate—T-shaped component of lock which provides reinforcement
In the event of power failure, electronic doors can:
Fail secure: Fails locked. No evacuation. Only in facilities where value of what
is being protected exceeds human life
Fail Soft: Opens outward, but door is locked to bar return
Fail Safe: Door fails open (easiest to evacuate)
On the CISSP exam never choose fail secure . Fail soft/safe is the best choice
Doors/Windows/Walls
Deterrence
Sense of smell
Can cover great distance
Work in the event of power failure
Can present a liability
Burglar Alarms/Intrusion Detection
Electro-mechanical
Most common
Rely on a connection being broken
magnet on door and frame. Alarm sounds if the
connection is broken
Weight based systems based on the same concept
Volumetric
More expensive (used for higher value assets
Photo-electric: Changes in light—no windows
Acoustic systems: detect certain frequencies of sounds
Power
Power Excess
Spike: Momentary high voltage
Surge: Prolonged high voltage
Power Degradation
Sag: Momentary degradation
Brownout: Prolonged degradation
Power Loss
Fault: Temporary outage
Blackout: Prolonged outage
Fire Safety
Prevention is best!
Protect flammables
Limit use/placement of space heaters
Electrical safety, for instance don’t daisy chain
extension cords
Class C fire extinguishers should be properly labeled
and within 50 feet of electronic equipment. They
should be tested quarterly
Halon-based systems were outlawed in the 90s
because of their effect on the ozone layer.
Sprinkler Systems
Sprinkler Systems Continued
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