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Having a strong physical security system that will detect someone who even approaches an
unauthorized location is very valuable as it will give more time for security to respond to
the intrusion.
The majority of data center security
breaches are to the logical security,
but often physical security breach-
es end up being reported as "data
theft," including most of the insider
theft and employee negligence in
tier 1 and tier 2 data centers, Panda
said.
When utilizing fiber optic technolo-
gy, there is no need of electric power
at the platform, and the light source
to the platform can be kilometers
away from the location of use.
Guests or intruders will not be
aware that they have set off the
platform until it is too late, unless
Having a strong physical security you desire them to through your
system that will detect someone who command/control security sys-
even approaches an unauthorized lo- tem.
cation is very valuable as it will give
more time for security to respond to If tied into a camera system, identifi-
cation can happen immediately. 87
the intrusion.