Physical Security
PHYICAL SECURITY RELATED TO FACILITIES
- Piggybacking/tailgating - unauthorized person following an authorized person through a physical control.
- Fence jumping - physically bypassing a control
- Dumpster diving - looking through trash for useful information
- Lock picking - opening a lock without a proper key
- Lock bypass - Defeating a lock mechanism without picking(i.e. bolt cutter, remove hinges)
- Egress sensor
- Senses a person approaching a door to leave a facility
- Opposite of piggybacking
- Badge cloning
- Copying an RFID badge
QUICK REVIEW
- Piggybacking is often easy - most people want to be courteous
- Trash can contain lots of valuable information
- If you can't open a lock, see if you can get around it easier