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  2. Physical security - Wikipedia

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    deter potential intruders (e.g. warning signs, security lighting); detect intrusions, and identify, monitor and record intruders (e.g. security alarms, access control and CCTV systems); trigger appropriate incident responses (e.g. by security guards and police); delay or prevent hostile movements (e.g. door reinforcements, grilles);

  3. Target hardening - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] It is believed that a "strong, visible defense will deter or delay an attack". [3] In terms of business and home security, target hardening [4] is one of the suite of protective measures that are included in crime prevention through environmental design. [5]

  4. Defence in depth - Wikipedia

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    Defence in depth (also known as deep defence or elastic defence) is a military strategy that seeks to delay rather than prevent the advance of an attacker, buying time and causing additional casualties by yielding space. Rather than defeating an attacker with a single, strong defensive line, defence in depth relies on the tendency of an attack ...

  5. Perimeter intrusion detection - Wikipedia

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    A fence-mounted perimeter intrusion detection system installed on a chain link fence. A perimeter intrusion detection system ( PIDS ) is a device or sensor that detects the presence of an intruder attempting to breach the physical perimeter of a property, building, or other secured area.

  6. Proactive cyber defence - Wikipedia

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    Proactive cyber defense, means acting in anticipation to oppose an attack through cyber and cognitive domains. [1] Proactive cyber defense can be understood as options between offensive and defensive measures. It includes interdicting, disrupting or deterring an attack or a threat's preparation to attack, either pre-emptively or in self-defence.

  7. Defense in depth (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Defense in depth is a concept used in information security in which multiple layers of security controls (defense) are placed throughout an information technology (IT) system. Its intent is to provide redundancy in the event a security control fails or a vulnerability is exploited that can cover aspects of personnel , procedural , technical and ...

  8. It was the result of an altercation between two young men, who have both claimed that they acted in legitimate self-defense, in accordance with Missouri’s “stand your ground” law, also known ...

  9. Protective distribution system - Wikipedia

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    The purpose of a PDS is to deter, detect and/or make difficult physical access to the communication lines carrying national security information. A specification called the National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security Instruction (NSTISSI) 7003 was issued in December 1996 by the Committee on National Security Systems. [1]