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go to great lengths to gain access to.
Environment
description
The climate zone is an arctic climate. It is winter, in the beginning of
January. The local weather conditions are cold and dry: -23° Celsius
with a relative humidity of 62 %.
The attack is mounted at night. It is during the period of the polar night,
but the timing is not due to the cover of darkness, but rather fewer
people present in the piqlVault.
Vault description
The scenario takes place while the piqlFilm is in storage in the
piqlVault. The piqlVault system is located in a mountain repository,
deep in the permafrost.
The vault is regulated through ventilation to uphold the ISO standards
governing levels of humidity and temperature.
Local safety
measures
All safety measures required by Piql AS are in place, see section 5.5.1
for details. Additional safety measures are in place, as befitting a
mountain repository: Multiple backup generators, fortified walls with
additional protection against nuclear blast, radiation, electromagnetic
pulses and CBR agents.
Local security
measures
All security measures required by Piql AS are in place. Additional
security measures are in place, as befitting a high-demanding user:
Access control: Protective barriers in the form of (i) gate monitored by
security personnel for admittance, and (ii) doors/sluices inside the
facility which opens with authorised ID verification solutions.
Alarm systems: Alarm systems (i) installed in connection with
authorisation devices, and (ii) triggered by motion sensors at strategic
points. Summons security personnel.
Camera surveillance: CCTV coverage of outside entrance area, all
access points and all critical points inside the facility. Recorded and
monitored 24/7.
Security personnel: Two (2) guards onsite during office hours, one (1)
onsite outside office hours. Sound vetting procedures for all personnel
(either security clearance or criminal record and credit check depending
on sector).
Consequences
Outer building
The perimeter barriers around the entrance of the mountain hall are
breached. They did not stand a chance against the direct military attack
by state actor with formidable military powers. The use of EMWs cause
all electronic barriers to fail, some even manipulated the signals in the
system to allow access, and controlled explosions are used to force entry
through doors which cannot be opened otherwise. This opens the facility