External area
- Definition:
Security measures to protect the building from unauthorised (physical) access.
- Example:
Security cameras around the building, parking lot, on the fence to detect/record movement/heat transfer, etc.
Gate with guard, access badge reader, swipe cards, Guard (dog) patrol.
- Reference:
Internal area
- Definition:
Security measures to protect the internal area of the building.
- Example:
– Locks (on exterior doors, internal doors, office doors, desks, filing cabinets, etc.)
– Security cameras, Badge readers (on doors and elevators).
– Guard desks and patrols
– Weighting scale at entrance / exit
- Reference:
Secured area
- Example:
Some of the things to do to prevent unauthorised access to the highly secured area:
– Cameras, badge readers and Keypads
– Biometric technologies (e.g., fingerprint scanners, retinal scanners, voice recognition systems, etc.)
– Security doors, X-ray scanners and Metal detectors
– Intrusion detection systems (light beam, infrared, microwave, and/or ultrasonic)
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Device security
- Definition:
Mainly website servers are kept in the secured area. Nowadays companies do not keep the servers on site. They may host them remotely or in the cloud.
- Example:
– Servers: Locked in data centers (secure area)
– Desktops: Secured to desks
- Mobile Devices:
– Docking stations
– Laptop security cables
– Laptop safes
– Theft recovery software
– Laptop alarms
- Reference:
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