Thoughts on premise security.

Fri Oct 17 19:32:41 PDT 2003

Michael T. Halligan wrote:
> I'm building a secured call center for a customer of mine, and security
> is our top concern due to the sensitive nature of the data our callcenter
> reps will be dealing with.  The office is less than ideal, but workable,
> for this type of environment. It's less than ideal because it's not a 
> 100% sealed off from the rest of the company, there will be 2 executives,
> 2 programmers, and myself on a part-time basis in the office as well. Eventually
> as we expand the call center will be moved into an office that will have a mantrap
> and security guard to inspect everybody before they enter and exit, but for now
> there are compromises to be made.
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> Michael T. Halligan
> Chief Geek
> Halligan Infrastructure Designs.
> http://www.halligan.org/
> 2250 Jerrold Ave #11
> San Francisco, CA 94124-1012
> (415) 724.7998 - Mobile
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Also think about fire suppression systems, HVAC, and the water systems 
coming into the building.  (Think 50 grams of LSD in the water supply. 
A smoke bomb or a chlorine generator parked next to the air intakes.)

Also, are you setting up shop in a district where the number of bodies 
coming into work each day will be noticed?  I once worked at a 
data-center situated in the middle of an Industrial park.  It took about 
three weeks before the Locals figured out that something was odd; too 
many people routinely showing up at 0000, 0800, 1600. They didn't know 
_what_ we did, but they knew it wasn't the run of the mill Shipping and 
Expediting firm like the signs on the building said.

B