This section of the document identifies the physical security measures that are in place at all Solomon Enterprise LLC medical and IT facilities such as central database/data center located in West Virginia, regional hospitals in Florida, Texas, Arizona, Montana, and Missouri, and the disaster recovery site located in Billings, Montana. Additionally, the document provides an analysis of the current security measures and provides recommendations that are critical to the security infrastructure of the company.
There are a number of physical access controls that allow an organization to safeguard its physical assets. Solomon Enterprises LLC uses a combination of walls, fencing, gates, security guards, ID cards/badges, electronic monitoring
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The alarm systems are installed and active on all emergency exits as well as IT room closets. The emergency doors are locked and must only be used during an emergency. Any tampering or use of the exit doors will trigger the alarm system and automatic alert the local authorities. In addition, all doors that have an alarm system must not be open for longer than 2 minutes without authorization. The alarms are set to go off if the secured doors are left open for longer periods (Barker, 2012).
Security Staff – The data center has hired a total of 4 security guards total who are contractors. The building is protected by 1 guard on duty at all times which gives 24/7 manned surveillance to the property.
Security badges – Each personnel entering or present in the building must have an identification badge displayed at all times. There are IT closets with servers and other networking devices that are only accessible to authorized individuals. These rooms have electronic locks in combination with body sensors that are integrated with the alarm system and any tailgating will trigger the alarm system to notify security and police. Tailgating occurs when an authorized user may allow an unauthorized user who has not authenticated its identification using the electronic lock system (Whitman & Mattord, 2012).
The five hospital facilities in Florida, Texas, Arizona, Montana, and Missouri have similar physical security measures in place except for limited entry/exit points:
Some include administrative, physical and technical safeguards. In administrative safeguards it allows the reader to understand the security management process to reduce risk and vulnerabilities. Security personnel responsible for developing and implementing security policies. Information access management minimum access to perform duties. Physical safeguard is about the limit of physical access to facilities, and how workstation and device security policies and procedure covering transfer, removal, disposal, and reuse of electronic media. Finally, technical safeguard is about the access control that restricts access to authorized personnel’s. Audit controls for hardware, software, and transitions. Integrity controls to ensure data is not altered or destroyed. Transmissions security to protect against un authorized access to data transmitted on network and via email. Moreover, there are three pillars of data security confidentiality, availability, and integrity. Confidentiality refers to the prevention of data loss, and is the category most easily identified with HIPAA privacy and security within healthcare environments. Usernames, passwords, and encryption are common measures implemented to ensure confidentiality. Availability refers to system and network accessibility, and often focuses on power loss or network connectivity outages. Integrity describes the trustworthiness and permanence of data, an assurance that the lab results or personal medical history of a patient is not modifiable by unauthorized entities or corrupted by a poorly designed process. Database best practices, data loss solutions, and data backup and archival tools are implemented to prevent data manipulation, corruption, or loss; thereby maintaining the integrity of patient
These lock automatically when the door closes, and in order to get back in, the student has to press a button to alert the office. The receptionists then look at their cameras to make sure the person needing in is a student or staff member and unlocks the door. This lets a student leave the school whenever he or she needs to, but the student cannot get back in without the receptionists approval. The timed locks are a great way to monitor who comes in the
Physical security will involve the company securing its assets by devices such as alarm system for off hour use, and identification cards for employees. A process should be in place to make sure that guests are properly identified before gaining assess to the facility. Users cannot take computer home unless they are protected by encryption software. Downloading proprietary information onto floppies, CD, thumb/flash/memory drives and other portable media should be disallowed unless such transactions are pre-approved and proper security measures are taken.
System approach is defined the physical security to appropriate measure to decrease the loss of personal, equipment, material and supplies for threats against human and natural. Leaders prove the responsibility of physical security officer, force protection officer and provost marshal. Protecting the assets based on systematic process to integrate the system. Specific assets are protected contrast to threats to acceptable levels of protection. Protecting asset is developed for building and facilities that contained
Electronic Access:-Identification/access badges issued to employees and approved badge, this will be operated by an on-site guard, which will also be operated remotely from Security Operations Center.
In today's world, data and access to that data are vital. The speed and growth of technology have increased the uses and development of data centers all over the world. Medical data is one such type of data that is pushing the growth of these kinds of facilities. As increasingly organizations that provided medical care move into the uses of digital medical records, the need for medical data centers increases. In fact, some predicted that over the next five years, this need would increase significantly (Jones, 2012). This paper is about building a physical security data center for medical data collected and used by a United States Agency.
Many break-ins happen in homes not installed with any theft alarms. When an intruder tries to enter the home by breaking the window glasses or door, an alarm installed would prevent them from entering the home or will restrict the time they spent on your property. This will help to reduce the chance of losing costly or precious items from your home and also
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Evacuation protocol will follow with the activation of the visual evacuation alarm triggered either by the Building Manager or member of Emergency Management Team or Emergency Coordinator will contact Kennewick Police Department. VISUAL ALARM WILL BE TRIGGERED AS THE AUDITORY ALARM MAY TRIGGER A BOMB BLAST.
There are many ways to use the systems I have already mentioned. Almost all buildings use keys to lock doors, but depending on the facility, they might also use smart card or proximity cards to control access into different parts of the building. By doing this they can enhance security and effectively control the access to different areas all through a computerized system. This allows them to easily grant or deny access in a very short period of time or only allow access during certain times of the day. Biometric access control systems can also be used in the same manner. Being able to control access in this manner also allows for good tracking and logging of who comes and goes.
My experience with the critical skill of evaluation is most apparent in my ability to accurately review and analyze facility security assessments (FSA). These assessments are prepared and completed by the Federal Protective Service (FPS) Inspectors, and are a vital part of their performance plan and core document. Facility security assessments are comprised of a Vulnerability Survey Reports (VSR) that FPS provides as a unique, yet comprehensive evaluation report that is developed under the Modified Infrastructure Survey Tool (MIST). As the Area Commander, it is my responsibility for overseeing all stages of the assessment process. The FSA includes the VSR in the vulnerability survey report. The VSR evaluates the weakness in the overall
Access control system- installing an access control system in your building is important as this will determine authorized personnel only. Its latest form of technology has set a standard that can detect identity with the use of an identification card, use of finger prints and or a retina scan. This is to control random people in coming in and out of the building
Hi-Tech measures include the use of access control systems, exterior and interior digital video systems, security alarm systems, information technology security and two way communications. Hi-Tech systems are highly visible and in the case of access control save universities money in cost of security personnel. Lo-Tech countermeasures use locks, barriers, lighting, signage and CPTED elements. According to Fisher & Green, CPTED is intended to (2004, p. 190),” It seeks to bring together many disciplines – among them urban planning, architectural design, public law enforcement and private security – to create an improved quality of urban life through crime prevention.” No-Tech measures include the use of security officers on fixed post, patrols and to respond to emergency situations. They contain all elements of the programs operation to include the goals of the mission, responsibilities and maintenance of established procedures. Also, they contain the use of other programs such as crime prevention, life protection, access control, asset & property programs, VIP Protection and the emergency security plans. Colleges benefit by using a various countermeasures approach in layering their protective systems for asset protection. In the case of access control, Fay states a benefit of using a layered approach as (2011, p.186),” Access controls are often layered to decrease the
Health Care security in the United States has been part of the national culture for over a century, but many companies have struggled with the transition to electronic records. In the early 1900s, many hospitals hired a security guard to look over their facilities. Their primary role was to safeguard the hospital from fire. At that point many of the police patrols were done on foot and most cities had their officers incorporate hospitals into their daily rounds. In the 1950s there was a culture shift and security coverage of hospitals became less of a community responsibility. Off-duty policemen were increasingly hired for additional
Each property has a well-developed and effective PROCAM security camera system and KEYSCAN system, which controls the access of every employee who has a specific assigned serial FOB number.