Physical Intrusion detection

Physical intrusion detection is the act of identifying threats to physical systems. In many cases physical intrusion detection systems act as prevention systems as well. Examples of Physical intrusion detections are:

• Security Guards
• Security Cameras
• Access Control Systems (Card, Biometric)
• Firewalls
• Man Traps
• Motion Sensors

There are also some more creative physical intrusion detection techniques that may be of use to people attending cryptoparties.

Just put nail polish with lot of glitter on the important screws, take some good pictures. Keep the pictueres and make sure of their integrity. Compare the nail polish with the pictures before powering on the laptop.

• 30c3: Thwarting Evil Maid Attacks Physically Unclonable Functions for Hardware Tamper Detection
• Podcast: Primer on Physical Security by Nikita Mazurov
• direct link (mp3) Primer on Physical Security
• http://www.wired.com/2013/12/better-data-security-nail-polish/