Protecting critical sites: the hardened perimeter

Critical sites, from infrastructure to government and defence facilities, carry consequences of failure far beyond the site itself. Protecting them demands more than a standard perimeter: a deliberate combination of physical hardening, layered detection and a response capability matched to the stakes.

What hardening involves

• Physical barriers designed to delay a determined intruder
• Vehicle security measures where a vehicle threat exists
• Controlled, auditable access at every entry point
• Layered detection beyond and at the perimeter
• A command picture linking it all to response

Balancing security and operation

A critical site still has to function: people and vehicles must come and go, operations must continue. Good design protects without paralysing, applying the strongest measures where the risk is highest and keeping legitimate activity flowing.

Designed around the specific risk

There is no generic hardened perimeter. The design follows an assessment of the specific threats to the specific site, and integrates the physical, electronic and procedural measures into one coherent system.