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One of the most challenging scenarios for physical security professionals is unmanned facilities which require completely remote facilities management – and therefore remote security management. There are myriad facilities of this nature throughout the utility and industrial world including by not limited to: Remote Security Management Typical Applications Power Substations (Electricity, Oil, Gas and Nuclear) Public […]

How do you ensure that your precious, high value cargo arrives intact and as scheduled? In world today everything and everyone has become more sophisticated. Unfortunately, criminals and cargo thieves have become more sophisticated as well. So how do you combat this increasing criminal sophistication? We suggest a number of methods to decrease the risk […]

The versatile (and for many decades – if not centuries – boring) padlock has been a mainstay of industrial and residential physical security for many years.  According to WikiPedia, padlocks date to the Roman Era, 500 BC – 300 AD.  During the period between 850 AD and the early 1000 AD was when the name ‘padlock’ […]

Off the top of your head, what would you guess is the largest category of cargo theft in the United States since 2008? It was almost shocking to me to learn this, but it’s food & drink! So why would food cargo be the most stolen category, you might ask? These are always complex issues, […]

Moving expensive bank notes, prescription pharmaceuticals, precious metals/stones, artwork, high-priced electronics and other luxury items calls for a different approach than transporting run-of-the-mill cargo. Freight protection of high value goods of this nature can — and should require a much more comprehensive approach to security. Longer Supply Chains and More Diverse Marketing Geography The storage […]

This week we have a special treat; a guest post from Ralph Goodman, the lead writer over at United Locksmith’s Lock Blog. Ralph was kind enough to contribute this article on lock management to the OpticalLock Blog’s growing collection of articles on locks, physical security, cargo, warehouse security and supply chain management. Please enjoy the […]