Why Ports Are Hard to Secure Ports and harbors face a security challenge that few other facilities have to deal with. They are vast, often covering hundreds of hectares, with boundaries that run along coastlines, rivers, or canal banks. They have dozens of access points for trucks, rail cars, ships,...
The Threat Landscape at Military Installations Military bases exist in a category of their own when it comes to physical security. Unlike commercial facilities, where the threat is often opportunistic or accidental, military installations face targeted attacks from adversaries who may have significa...
A Crash at a Gas Station Is Not Just a Fender Bender Every year, thousands of vehicles crash into gas stations around the world. Most of these are low-speed incidents where a driver misjudges the distance to the pump, hits the accelerator instead of the brake, or gets confused in a crowded forecourt...
The Physical Security Gap at Banks Banks spend enormous amounts on cybersecurity, fraud detection, and surveillance cameras. But when it comes to the most basic form of physical attack, a vehicle ramming through a storefront, many branches are still surprisingly exposed. A quick search of news archi...
The Unique Security Challenge at Airports Airports operate in a strange middle ground. They need to be open and welcoming to millions of passengers each year, yet they also sit near runways full of jet fuel and aircraft worth hundreds of millions of dollars. A single vehicle breach at the wrong loca...
Stadiums and arenas concentrate large numbers of people in a small area on a predictable schedule. That combination — high density, known timing, public access — is exactly what makes them a recognized target for vehicle-based attacks, and it demands serious perimeter vehicle management. But securit...