Perimeter protection

With the plethora of technology available on the market today, users must feel like they are sifting through a haystack, and perimeter security systems are no exception.

According to Gus Brecher, managing director of Cathexis Africa, the requirements for a perimeter intrusion detection system (PIDS) are generally very similar across most environments and, in principle, extremely logical. “The difference in requirements for a mining application and a housing estate for example, is really only limited to the environment, the degree of the threat, the accuracy and reliability of the detection, and the actions that are required upon detection of a perimeter breach,” he says.