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CHAPTER 13
Technological
Security
WHILE CHAPTER 12 DEALT WITH PHYSICAL SECURITY, specifi-
cally the use of physical impediments to limit access or vulnera-
bility to a certain type of attack and protocols to limit access, this chapter
explores the types of technological security devices currently available that
will allow an individual or firm to dramatically enhance the capabilities
of any security plan. Today there are devices of such sophistication avail-
able to the civilian market as to almost guarantee that it will be impossible
to gain access to a protected facility without being detected and ultimately
intercepted. We mentioned a few of these measures in Chapter 6 during
our discussion of safety precautions in the home. Here we go into these
systems in greater detail in regard to upgrading the level of security at an
office, factory, or other corporate facility.
PERIMETER SECURITY SYSTEMS
Defensive measures always should be evaluated from the outer perimeter
inward. The creation of an effective perimeter security system needs to be
your first priority. One of the most practical of these technical security
measures is a type of barrier known as a smart fence. These fences, such
as those created by the Israeli firm Magal Security Systems, Ltd., not only
provide a physical barrier but also incorporate a sophisticated web of sens-
ing equipment that creates an alert if the fence is about to be breached in
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