Spacecraft...more than the sum of its parts. Each part has its own unique security needs.
Spacecraft are tens-of-thousands of parts moving in just the right way to launch you and your company spaceward. You protect those precisely connected parts with an effective...
Physical Security Program
It's 10 o'clock P.M. Do you know where your spacecraft is? Do you know who has access to your spacecraft? Do you know who has access to the fuel and oxydizer for tomorrow's launch?
A physical security program is the most obvious form of deterrence that a determined criminal or terrorist sees. Perimeter sensors, volumetric detectors, response procedures, and guard forces are the obvious parts of physical security. But does your physical security program cover all vital enterprise assets?
Do your enterprise security procedures cover power outages and reduced guard force manning? These are all vital elements of an effective, responsive physical security program.
Here's a simple way to evaluate your physical security program.
Every effective and resilient physical security program should address procedures in 4 ways:
1. Primary procedures
2. Alternate procedures
3. Contingency procedures
4. Emergency procedures
Remember...P A C E ! If the physical security program for your commercial space enterprise can't keep PACE, then contact us at Planehook! We'll get you up to speed!
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