Underground infrastructure pathways represent billions in investment, yet very little is spent protecting them.
High-speed communications are ubiquitous in our lives. Nearly every household, business, school, hospital and utility across the globe relies on these networks to effectively operate. Minor latency issues can be an annoyance, but a major outage can be devastating. So what happens when they stop working?
While most network disruptions are commonly caused by unintentional accidents (construction and maintenance) or malicious attacks (theft or vandalism), espionage and terrorism are emerging threats as well. Simply put, our underground pathways are extremely vulnerable and securing this infrastructure is more important than ever.
How can you defend this infrastructure?
In partnership with LockDown, CyberSecure IPS have created the Maintenance Hole Protection System (MPS)™. This turn-key solution is designed to protect infrastructure from unauthorized access, detect intrusions and manage your entire network of access points in real-time from a single console. MPS is comprised of three main components:
PROTECTION:
The LockDown security device is the first layer of defense against unauthorized access of maintenance holes. This 12-gauge stainless steel shield is corrosion and tamper resistant with no gears or moving parts that can become failure points or clogged with debris. It is quick and easy to install; requiring little to no modification of the collar. With a key, the shield is easy to remove for access and maintenance, for anyone else… good luck.
DETECTION:
The CyberSecure IPS MPS sensor is designed to provide intrusion detection for network infrastructure access points such as maintenance holes, hand holes, and NEMA enclosures over long distances utilizing zero-power fiber optic sensors. Each sensor can detect Open/Close conditions, fiber loss (dB), fiber cuts as well as provide the ambient temperature at each sensor location. The sensor itself is IP68 rated to function underwater and requires no electrical power to operate.
MANAGEMENT:
CyberSecure Infrastructure Monitoring System (IMS)™ provides clear situational awareness of your entire network with the capability to monitor thousands of individual access points and see disturbance alerts as they occur. IMS also offers the ability to configure the threshold for a response based on the severity of the disturbance which reduces nuisance alarms considerably. When unauthorized access is detected, IMS can dispatch security personnel or law enforcement. In addition, IMS provides event logging, case management, event forensics, trend reporting and more.