Monday 15 February 2010

Protection - Detection - Response




A trap which works with multiple triggers would improve detection and could help to establish a much better response.
A fly trap works by using small hairs on the inside open surface.
First a fly lands on the this surface and hits a single hair, which alerts the plant to its presence, and then the time between the fly triggering a second and third hair establishes how quickly the fly is moving and dictates how quickly the trap closes.

A great example of biomimicry then if . . .
Trigger 1 alerts the owner to the presence of someone on the property
Trigger 2 alerts the authorities
Trigger 3 alerts the intruder that he has tripped an alarm, by which time the response is already in motion.

This is not unlike some of the theories put forwards by Bruce Schneier, who talks about security as a triangle which relies upon the next side in order to function effectively.

Protection - Detection - Response



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