Ramping up perimeter security systems at airports

Many people have heard stories about intrusive break-ins at airports. Such as intruders cutting a hole in a perimeter fence, or drones flying into an airport’s restricted areas. But it’s more than just bad publicity for these airports.

 

 

A single perimeter breach can halt operations, delay flights, and threaten traveler safety. This can cost airports millions of dollars in fines, damages, and lost revenues.

That’s why strengthening perimeter security has become a mission-critical task for today’s airports.

In this blog, you’ll learn about a few effective perimeter security strategies to better manage these massive property boundaries.

Unifying security solutions to expand perimeter visibility

Airport security teams rely on various technologies to keep perimeters and restricted areas protected.

Data comes in from a variety of different systems, sensors and technologies such as video cameras, door alarms, and vehicle tracking. Various analytics also track the data of fence intrusion detection, radar, and LiDar sensors.

Unifying all these systems under one platform helps your operators detect and make sense of perimeter security incidents in your airport. They can also use intuitive incident management tools to handle SOPs, ensuring situational awareness for fast resolution and compliance.

A unified approach is more than bringing systems together. It enables a better flow of data across all operator activities, empowering your team to mitigate your most pressing situations.

Staying open to new perimeter security technologies

When airports become stagnant with perimeter security, that’s when breaches can occur.

That’s why it’s important for airports to continually reassess perimeter protection strategies and stay open to innovations. The best way to do that is to invest in an open-architecture security platform.

Open architecture gives airport security directors the freedom to strengthen their perimeter protection over time. This can include adding new long-range IR cameras along the fence line, for example. Other options are virtual fences with tripwire analytics or implementing new drone detection radars.

Being limited by closed, proprietary systems isn’t just frustrating; it’s risky. Open architecture allows you to keep airport perimeter defenses strong by capitalizing on innovations for years to come.

Investing in restricted area surveillance solutions

The software you invest in can make all the difference in how you protect your airport’s perimeter and restricted areas.

Our Security Center Restricted Security Area (RSA) Surveillance module brings all your perimeter protection sensors into one intuitive monitoring solution.

You can then set up different ways to protect sensitive zones and automate threat detection. This includes creating buffer zones around your restricted areas to pre-qualify potential threats before they become bigger problems.

 

 

There are additional custom settings you can configure that allow you to reduce nuisance alarms by up to 80%. This happens through a unique feature called Fusion. By pulling data from various sensors, you can determine when a target is only a single threat.

If your team identifies an actual threat, they can tag the moving target. This will raise threat levels so they can actively monitor the situation on an intuitive map.

Ready to enhance your airport perimeter security?

Airport perimeter security breaches don’t happen often. But when they do, airport security professionals need to act fast.

By investing in a unified and open physical security platform, your team will be better prepared to mitigate potential breaches. Keeping your airport running smoothly so that passengers can get where they’re going without any delays.