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[John Young <jya@pipeline.com>]

   Architectural Record reports in the March issue on
   "Building Security: Coping With Threats From Bombs to
   Break-Ins."

   It shows the parallels of designing to protect vulnerable
   buildings and the hapless computer systems inside them.

   It reviews current approaches for "crime prevention through
   environmental design (CPTED)." And offers a cypherpunkish
   outlaw-and-disorder survey of besieged corporatism:

      For Which of the Following Does Your Organization Have
      Response Plans?

      Employee theft                           90%
      Bomb threats                             85%
      Fraud                                    80%
      Employees bringing weapons to work       79%
      Fights among employees                   76%
      Robberies                                75%
      Threatening phone calls                  72%
      Verbal threats from employees            69%
      Employee sabotage                        65%
      Murder threats                           60%
      Civil unrest                             53%


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