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Security has always accompanied organized civilizations for nearly as long as they have been extant. Initially, security was begotten from the need to protect important personages who, not infrequently, were in the private sector. Therefore, the history of security can be traced to the private security guards who were appointed to protect the Pharaohs and the rulers in Egypt. It is worth noting that these security personnel worked for those in the public sector, yet were themselves comprised of individuals from the private sector. In general, this trend would
continue to this very day, in which there are currently private security companies engaged in services in which they are combating forces of ISIS for the public sector. Perhaps the most notable security advancements to initialize within Westernization are found in the history of ancient Rome. The Vigiles Urbani was…… Physical SecurityThe relevance of physical security cannot be overstated when it comes to the prevention or minimization of instances of unauthorized access, loss, or even theft. In this text, I concern myself with physical security and the relevance of several of its components. The components I will
address in this discussion are building security, grounds security, access control systems, perimeter security, and information systems and technology security. Physical Security: Brief OverviewIn the assessment of security vulnerabilities, physical security is generally regarded a critical issue. For example, you can create rules to have the lights turn on when motion is detected, have your doors unlock when a smoke alarm goes off, and have a camera begin recording when a sensor is triggered.Some systems store recorded video locally on an SD card or a solid state drive, while others offer cloud storage.Locally stored video is a
Covegood choice for do it yourselfers on a budget, but you have to be careful not to overwrite video you may need later.Cloud
Linkstorage makes it easy to store and access recorded video, but
Linkit can cost hundreds of dollars per year depending on your subscription.Some
Linksystems offer both cloud storage and local storage,
Linkand some provide a dedicated storage drive that gives you DVR capabilities with time lapse recording, which makes it easy to find a video event that took place at a specific point in time.All of the systems we've
Linktested feature an app that lets you use your smartphone as your
Link command center to arm and disarm the system, create rules, add and delete components, and receive push notifications when alarms are triggered.Most apps also allow you to do things like view live and recorded
Linkvideo, lock and unlock doors,
Linkchange thermostat settings, and silence alarms.Some apps will even use your phone's location services to
Linkautomatically arm and disarm the system according to your physical location.The more expensive systems usually come with a wall mounted
Linkpanel that acts as a communications
Link hub, with a touch screen display that allows you to do everything the app does.The display lets you
Link communicate with a professional monitoring
Link service when an alarm is triggered and view video from any of the installed security cameras.While many systems use wireless components that are installed using double sided tape, some high end systems use components that require professional
Linkinstallation. This is particularly the case given that it is the said physical security that presents the most serious obstacle to an attacker seeking to execute a break in.
