In a changing world that brings new risks for critical facilities such as energy and utilities, we are always one step ahead. With over twenty years of experience in critical infrastructure, we know exactly which measures effectively increase physical security, and thus overall resilience.
Energy and utilities companies are experiencing increasing demands on the physical protection of their facilities, not least due to the KRITIS Umbrella Act. The national implementation of the Directive on the Resilience of Critical Facilities (EU-RCE Directive) aims at resilience planning that shines a light on the area of physical security for the first time. We support you in increasing overall resilience with a package of measures that enables an efficient defense against physical hazards, and a controlled access process.
Are you ready to meet the requirements of the KRITIS law regarding physical safety?
To ensure that your organization meets current requirements, the following questions should be considered:
Were you unable to answer every question with a definite “yes”?
With our Physical Security Assessment, we check the maturity of the existing systems and measures in relation to the “state of the art”. At the same time, we show potential for increasing security and cost efficiency through digitization and automation.
With our systematic approach, you will find the most suitable security solution for your company.
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This increases the physical security of critical facilities and ensures more efficiency through automation.
Perimeter protection is the most effective measure to ward off physical hazards. Conventional mechanical safeguards such as fences can be overcome. Our multi-stage solution combines fence sensors with thermal cameras and intelligent video analysis. In this way, hazards are detected early and reliably, and valuable reaction time for intervention measures is gained.
Especially with distributed infrastructures such as substations, possibilities of deterrence and remote intervention are crucial for successful security. Our solutions enable automated loudspeaker announcements to deter potential perpetrators. At the same time, PTZ cameras look at the affected area after detection of an event, so that the intervention can be carried out quickly and purposefully from a central control center. If necessary, this also coordinates the deployment of security forces on site.
We design the access process in critical infrastructures in a user-centered and secure way, from digital access management with identity verification and access-controlled, monitored doors to individual separation.
The use of digital locking systems and their integration into a central management system significantly increases process efficiency and security, especially at remote locations.
Our solutions combine access control systems that ensure a controlled transition between security zones with burglar alarm technology that monitors windows, doors and rooms. As part of our holistic approach to risk minimization, we not only use fire alarm systems according to DIN 14675. We also use thermal radiometry for early fire detection and monitoring, e.g. of electrical devices and storage systems.
We integrate all security systems in a central hazard management platform. This enables central alarm management based on defined workflows. The control center not only takes over the 24/7 remote monitoring of security incidents, but also controls the remote interventions relevant to remote locations. We implement your hazard management system or provide the service for you from our certified emergency call and service control centers (VdS 3138, DIN EN 50518).
With our hazard management platform, which integrates different systems across locations, we enable a holistic safety situation picture. Know Your Site supports you in reporting relevant disruptions and their causes in accordance with the KRITIS Umbrella Act.
Resilience management within the meaning of the KRITIS Umbrella Act also requires the reporting of disruptions by the operator, including their causes. This requires reportable documentation and traceability of security incidents, as we achieve them with the central hazard management platform and the package of physical security measures.
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