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Intrusion Detection System for Water Storage Facilities
Author(s) -
Ashton John P.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2011.tb11545.x
Subject(s) - homeland security , computer security , intrusion detection system , terrorism , intrusion , alarm , computer science , business , engineering , political science , electrical engineering , geochemistry , law , geology
This article discusses a project at the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County (MAWC; Pa.) to install a novel intrusion detection system (IDS) to protect its alpine storage tank high on a hill in a residential section of McKeesport, Pa. The article discusses how the system was developed, and how it works using commercial, off‐the‐shelf sensors coupled with patented software that automatically determines an alarm condition. The system is a Designated Anti‐Terrorism Technology under the Support Anti‐Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies (SAFETY) Act of 2002, administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.