HECTOS - Harmonized Evaluation, Certification and Testing Of Security products - D1.1 Physical Security Product Survey
report
HECTOS is an EU FP7 security research project that is exploring the issue that there are very few test, evaluation and certification procedures in Europe for physical security products that are mutually recognized by different Member States. As pointed out in the EC Communication on Security Industrial Policy, this leads to fragmentation of the market, with negative impacts on both suppliers and users.
HECTOS will identify mechanisms to evaluate the performance of security products, as well as compliance with interoperability, regulatory, ethical, privacy and other requirements. The project will develop elements of a roadmap for the development of new harmonised product certification schemes.
The report provides a foundation for the work of HECTOS by categorizing and describing the principal attributes of the different physical security products that are used in the provision of physical security solutions.
Products can be grouped into a number of broad categories by the security function they perform. HECTOS covers a wide range of product categories including:
• Barriers (fences, gates, vehicle barriers and other building components)
• Access management (locks, safes, access control systems, biometrics)
• Surveillance (VSS, security lighting)
• Detection (intruder alarms, CBRN and E detection)
HECTOS will identify mechanisms to evaluate the performance of security products, as well as compliance with interoperability, regulatory, ethical, privacy and other requirements. The project will develop elements of a roadmap for the development of new harmonised product certification schemes.
The report provides a foundation for the work of HECTOS by categorizing and describing the principal attributes of the different physical security products that are used in the provision of physical security solutions.
Products can be grouped into a number of broad categories by the security function they perform. HECTOS covers a wide range of product categories including:
• Barriers (fences, gates, vehicle barriers and other building components)
• Access management (locks, safes, access control systems, biometrics)
• Surveillance (VSS, security lighting)
• Detection (intruder alarms, CBRN and E detection)
TNO Identifier
977708
Publisher
European Union
Collation
101 p.
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