[64810] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Sabotage investigation of fiber cuts in Northwest
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Vincent J. Bono)
Mon Nov 3 03:36:17 2003
Reply-To: "Vincent J. Bono" <vbono@vinny.org>
From: "Vincent J. Bono" <vbono@vinny.org>
To: "Christopher L. Morrow" <chris@UU.NET>,
"Sean Donelan" <sean@donelan.com>
Cc: <Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu>, "Gregory Hicks" <ghicks@cadence.com>,
<nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2003 03:34:55 -0500
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
> I'm fairly certain that the telco huts or CO's have to accomodate multiple
> groups having access, so I'd bet that a padlock probably is a tough sell
> :( Its very interesting that the 'critical infrastructure' has seemingly
> loose security on such vital parts.
Actually padlocks are quite common. When multiple organizations need
entrance into a single gated area, its standard practice to have each of
them put a padlock onto a string, separated by only one or two links of
chain. When you want access you just unlock your padlock. Low tech but
works pretty well considering the weak point in a chain-link fence is
usually the chain-link, at least where a serious saboteur is concerned. We
are collocated in about a hundred ROW huts and the security is usually aimed
at preventing casual vandalism.
-vb
