These notes are directly copied from my Notion. Please excuse any formatting issues.

  • Types of Controls
    • Preventative → prevents attacks from happening (tall fences, locked doors, bollards)
    • Detective → detects before, during, or after the attack - CCTV, Alarms, etc.
    • Deterrent → deter (to make somebody decide not to do something) an attack (guards, dogs, lights, fences)
    • Compensating → compensate for other controls that are impossible/costly to implement.
    • Administrative → Administrative frameworks (compliance, policies, procedures)
  • Perimeter defense
    • Fences (Deterrence, Preventative)
    • Gates (Deterrence, Preventative)
    • Bollards (Preventative)
    • Lights (Detective and Deterrence)
    • CCTV (Detective, Deterrence)
    • Locks (Preventative) → Mechanical (key, combination, magnetic) and Electronic (proximity/RFID, biometric, combination)
    • Smart Card (Contact or Contactless)
    • Tailgating/Piggybacking
    • Mantrap → Room with 2 doors; Door 1 must close completely before Door 2 can be opened.
    • Turnstiles (Preventative, Deterrence)
    • Motion Detectors (Detective, Deterrence)
    • Perimeter alarms
    • Walls, Floors, and Ceilings
    • Guards (Deterrent, Detective, Preventative, Compensating)
    • Dogs (Deterrent, Detective, Compensating)
    • Restricted Work Areas and Escorts