Manhole security barriers flying off the shelves

[David Kennedy CISSP <dkennedy () computer org>]

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Manhole security barriers flying off the shelves
Posted by Elinor Mills | 13 comments 

Very few pitches instill a sense of urgency, even duty in me. But when I
received an e-mail pitch on Monday about a gaping hole in the country's
security infrastructure, I felt compelled to share.

You don't know, it but every time you walk or drive down the street
potential threats to your safety are literally under your feet. Those round
portals to the sewers are veritable open doors for anyone with a nasty plan
and the means of moving 100 pounds of solid metal.

The September 11 attacks illustrated how vulnerable the country was to
terrorism, prompted a marketing campaign by merchants encouraging people to
just keep shopping, and also launched a wave of companies seeking to
address both of those concerns.

One of them was Manhole Barrier Security Systems, commonly referred to as
MBSS. The company's flagship product is the Manhole Barrier Device (MBD),
for which it has a utility patent. The MBD, a self-contained locking cover,
has attracted customers from the telecom and cable industries, prisons,
ports and energy plants, among others with holes in the ground they need to
secure.

Here's what it looks like:
(Credit: Manhole Barrier Security Systems)

MBSS is urging cities to lock up their manholes to prevent terrorism as
well as to avoid liability if sued by someone who falls in one.

You might ask, what's the tech angle to this story? There is none, really.
It's a blog and I'm taking my liberties.








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