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www.AmericanSecurityToday.com July 2019 - Edition 35 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.