October 2018 AST 'ASTORS' Finalist Edition Oct 2018 AST Magazine Final (10.16.18)

Volume 27 September 2018 Edition Unmonitored manhole covers, doorways, and vault doors pose significant vulnerabil- ity access points to sensitive governmental areas & critical infrastructure locations for physical attack, frequently missed in perimeter protection strategies. New School Meets Old School for Critical Infrastructure Intrusion Detection Unauthorized entry into these and other critical infrastructure locations are of great concern to operators throughout the secu- High-security threats to our nation’s rity industry. By Matt Krutch, Applications Engineer, Cleveland Electric Laboratories (CEL) critical infrastructure are a serious con- cern for military installations, tele- com providers, data centers, utility companies, municipalities, stadiums, and secure campus environments. Breaches of entry points such as exterior doorways, maintenance hatches, under- ground vaults and manholes, all of which are often unprotected by physical sensors, are a common occurrence and need to 58

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