Topic 2 Flashcards
Refers to any physical structure whether natural or man made capable of restricting, deterring, delaying or preventing illegal and unauthorized access to an installation.
Barrier
A barrier that are offered by nature which could obstruct or delay the passageway of potential intruders.
Natural Barrier
A barrier that are structural constructions like fences, walls, floors, roofs, grills, bars, roadblocks, or other physical means to deter or impede penetration.
Man-made Barrier
A barrier that includes guards who stand between the intruder and the matter to be protected.
Human Barrier
Considered as the weakest link barrier because they can be easily tempted.
Human Barrier
A barrier that are usually shepherd dogs trained used as guards and other countries used goose.
Animal Barrier
A barrier usually electrical and electronic devices that could assist security personnel in detecting intrusions.
Energy Barrier
Is a system designed to impede unauthorized external acts such as simple intrusion to armed attack.
Minimum security
Is a system designed to impede and detect some unauthorized external activity such as on small retail store, storage warehouses.
Low level security
A system designed to impede, detect and assess most external activity and some unauthorized internal activity that range from simple shoplifting to conspiracy to commit sabotage.
Medium security
A system designed to impede, detect and assess most unauthorized external and internal activities of certain prisons, defense contractors, pharmaceutical companies and sophisticated electronic manufacturers.
High level security
A system designed to impede, detect and assess most unauthorized external and internal activities of certain highly sensitive establishments and places such as maximum prison cells, military bases and nuclear facilities.
Maximum security
Any physical barrier used to supplement the protection of an inside perimeter.
Perimeter Barrier
A medium or structures, which define the physical limits of an installation or area to restrict or impede access thereto.
Perimeter Barrier
A line of protection adjacent to the protected area and passing through points of possible entry into the area.
Inside Perimeter