Perimeter Security

Conner Finlay & Alex Getty

Overview• Definitions• Household

o Concernso Countermeasures 

• Office Buildingso Concernso Countermeasures 

• Nuclear Facilities o Concernso Countermeasures

• Closing and Questions 

Definitions• What is a perimeter?• Defense in Depth

o Lockso Lighting o Signage o Environmental Design

• Onion Model in Secure computingo Firewalls, Anti-Virus, VPN, etco Decreased attack surface at given layer

Outer Perimeter

Typically consists of a perimeter established around an entire compound or complex.

• Broader Area• Early Warning• Longer Response time 

Inner Perimeter

Each building in a complex may have an established perimeter or boundary.

• Smaller Area• Targeted Notification• Shorter Response time 

Example

Situations for Perimeter Security

• Household• Office Buildings• Nuclear Facilities 

HouseholdDefinition:  A household includes all the persons who occupy a housing unit. The occupants may be a single family, one person living alone, two or more families living together, or any other group of related or unrelated persons who share living arrangements Legitimate users:• Single or Multiple Families• Pets• Visitors or Delivery People

  

Household: Concerns

• Break-Ins• Burglary • Vandalism• Gangs

Household: Countermeasures

• Fencing• Home Security

o ADTo Brinkso Custom 

• Dogso Guard Dogo Watch Dog 

Household: Countermeasures Cont'd• Landscaping

o Express Territorialityo Aesthetically Pleasingo Secure 

• Motion Activated Lightso Floodso X10 

• Proper Lockso Gate Lockso Outbuilding Lockso Deadbolts 

Office BuildingDefinition: typically characterized by high quality design, use of high end building materials, state of the art technology for voice and data, on site support services/maintenance, and often includes full service ancillary uses such as, but not limited to a bank,restaurant/coffee shop, health club, printing shop, reserved parking, etc.

Legitimate users:o Employeeso Delivery Peopleo Custodial Staffo Vendorso Patients

Office Building: Concerns

• Domestic Spillover• Workplace violence• White Collar Crime• Gunman • Industrial

Espionage• Hours of Operation 

Office Building: Countermeasures

• Signage • Landscaping to express territoriality• Plenty of lights in parking area• Proper standoff distance and bollards 

More on: Standoff Distances

• Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986o 100 ft minimum distance

Embassy to un-searched vehicles

•  DoD Minimum Anti-Terrorism Standards for Buildings

Nuclear Facilities

Definition: An electrical generating facility using a nuclear reactor as its heat source to provide steam to a turbine generator. Legitimate users:• Security Personnel  • Contractors• Employees• Regulatory Personnel

  

Nuclear Facilities: Concerns

• CPTED Threats o Terrorism

   • Non-CPTED Threats

o Meltdowno Natural Disasters

    

Nuclear Facilities: Countermeasures• Guard station• Stand-off

Distance • Multiple backups

Nuclear Facilities: Government Regulations• Nuclear Regulatory Commission  (NRC)

o Reactorso Materialso Waste

• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)o Promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy

Other Applications

• Military Deployments• Farms and pastures• Mobile perimeters 

Resources

• 21st Century Security and CPTED: Designing for Critical Infrastructure Protection and Crime Prevention - Randall I. Atlas 

• Henderson County Public Library - Glossary of Planning and Zoning Terms

• Western Riverside Council of Governments - Class "A" Office Definition

• NSA - Defense In Depth • Image of K9 on Duty• Image of Hercular Captive Key Deadbolts • Image of Bollards • Coping with Threats, From Bombs, to Breakins - Randall Atlas • DoD Minumum Anti-Terrorism Standards for Buildings (UFC 4-010-0

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• The National Academies• Image of Safe Haven

Questions, Comments?