What are Security Countermeasures?
Security Countermeasures are mitigation steps that reduce vulnerability and consequences to security threats. They include architectural, structural and landscaping features, along with operational and maintenance procedures and practices. They also include security control, detection and screening devices or systems that deter, detect, delay or provide a defense against major security incidences. Security Countermeasures are grouped into 13 categories, consistent with FEMA 426, Reference Manual to Mitigate Potential Terrorist Attacks Against Buildings (PDF).
