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Lesson 1 Physical Security: 2. There Is No Impenetrable Barrier

This document discusses physical security principles and barriers. Physical security aims to prevent unauthorized access through barriers between potential intruders and protected assets. There are different levels of physical security depending on facility type and location, ranging from minimum to maximum security. Barriers can be natural, like cliffs or water, or man-made, like fences, walls and alarms. The types of barriers include natural land formations, structures, security personnel, guard animals, and electronic detection systems. Together, multiple barriers create defense in depth to deter unauthorized access.

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Lesson 1 Physical Security: 2. There Is No Impenetrable Barrier

This document discusses physical security principles and barriers. Physical security aims to prevent unauthorized access through barriers between potential intruders and protected assets. There are different levels of physical security depending on facility type and location, ranging from minimum to maximum security. Barriers can be natural, like cliffs or water, or man-made, like fences, walls and alarms. The types of barriers include natural land formations, structures, security personnel, guard animals, and electronic detection systems. Together, multiple barriers create defense in depth to deter unauthorized access.

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MODULE 2

LESSON 1 PHYSICAL SECURITY

PHYSICAL SECURITY as earlier discussed, is the broadest branch of security


which is actually a system of barriers placed between potential intruders and the matters
to be protected. It is concerned with the physical measures adopted to prevent
unauthorized access to equipment, facilities, materials, and documents, and to safeguard
them against espionage, sabotage damage and theft security to protect equipment,
documents, facilities and materials against theft damage, sabotage or espionage. It also
encompasses protection of personnel from any criminal act.

A. PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICAL SECURITY

In every establishment, physical measures are needed to deny unauthorized access or


intrusion because of the following:

1. Enemy Agents Must Access


Acquisition of information is the ultimate results, and the means and form in which the
information is obtained.
2. There is No Impenetrable Barrier
For the unfriendly government or organization, they are willing to devote enough time,
money, personnel, material, and imagination in passing barriers. So physical security
attempts to build defense by using a certain barrier.

3. Defense in depth means barrier after barrier.


In order that barrier could prevent unauthorized access and serve its purpose very well,
there should be an integration of all barriers adopted in the installation.

4. Surreptitious versus Non-Surreptitious Entry


The possibility of surreptitious entry is the greatest hazard from the standpoint of
counterintelligence security because it is usually difficult to determine that the information
has been compromised. No action is taken. To neutralize the act of espionage because
surreptitious entry is not usually detected. Surreptitious entry means not observable while
non-surreptitious entry is observable. Observable or not, intruders usually find the right
place and right opportunity to gain access. Physical security then is needed to detect or
deny unauthorized entries.

5. Each Installation is Different


Since each installation is different, each will have different problems to overcome. The
security procedures will not be adequate for all installations.

LEVELS OF PHYSICAL SECURITY also varies depending on the type and location of
facility, and other factors needing security. The levels of physical security could be any of
the following:

1. Minimum Security is a system designed to impede unauthorized external activity such


as simple-intrusion to armed attack.

2. Low Level Security is a system designed to impede and detect some unauthorized
external activity such as on small retail store, storage warehouses.

3. Medium Security is designed to impede, detect and assess most external activity and
some unauthorized internal activity that range from simple shoplifting to conspiracy to
commit sabotage. This includes the

a. Use of advance intrusion alarm system;


b. Establishment of perimeter and perimeter barriers; and
c. Use of an unarmed guard.

4. High Level Security is designed to impede, detect and assess most unauthorized
external and internal activities of certain prisons, defense contractors, pharmaceutical
companies and sophisticated electronic manufacturers.
This includes the utilization of the following:
a. Close Circuit Television (CCTV);
b. Perimeter alarm system
c. High security lighting;
d. Highly trained armed guards;
e. Control designs; and
f. Coordination with local law enforcement agencies.

5. Maximum Security includes the application of the following:


a. Sophisticated alarm system; and
b. On-site response force.

BARRIERS DEFINED

Barriers refer to any physical structure whether natural or man made capable of
restricting, deterring, delaying or preventing illegal and unauthorized access to an
installation.

TWO GENERAL TYPES PHYSICAL BARRIERS

1. Natural Barriers-These are offered by nature which could obstruct or delay the passage
way of potential intruders. These also refer to natural structures that serve as deterrents
or obstructions to intruders such as high cliff, canyon, desert, or bodies of water.

2. Man-made Barriers- These are structural constructions like fences, walls, floors, roofs,
grills, bars, roadblocks, or other physical means to deter or impede penetration.
SPECIFIC TYPES OF PHYSICAL SECURITY BARRIERS

1. Natural Barriers include mountains, cliffs, canyons, ravens, seas, marshes, deserts, or
terrain difficult to traverse.

2. Structural barriers are those features constructed by man regardless of their original
intent that tend to delay the intruder. Examples of these are: walls; ceilings; door; and
fences.

3. Human Barriers include guards, charges of quarters, office and shop workers, who
stand between the intruder and the matter to be protected.

4. Animal Barriers are usually shepherd dogs trained for and used as guards.

5. Energy Barrier are usually electrical and electronic devices that could assist security
personnel in detecting intrusions.

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