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Ethan Neufeld

Green Tie

Ethan and the Qob’s crew were working different angles but more or less for the same thing, and ‘checking in’ with Captain Manning presented a dilemma. He and his crew were toxic: their activities had drawn too much negative attention in too short of a time span. Reporting in person, by radio or messenger: any form of communication that might be observed and traced back to Ethan was a no go. If the Gular caught Ethan associating with the Qob’s crew, at best his position would be compromised, any progress made would amount to nothing, and the crew would draw more negative attention. At worst someone would sacrifice freedom or life.

 

Ethan had discussed such a contingency with Joe prior to debarking the Qob. The solution came down to clothing and went into effect not long after the Qob’s crew passed through customs waving red flags.

 

Blue tie: Ethan was making progress. Red tie: Ethan wasn’t making progress and might be in trouble. For Joe, showing up in the right place at the right time and spotting Ethan in the crowd wouldn’t be a simple task. But it worked and neither risked compromising the other more than he could compromise himself.

 

Green tie: Ethan had intel to relay. Clearly the exchange couldn’t occur face-to-face, so they had agreed on a dead drop. It presented a few problems, given they couldn’t communicate and weren’t familiar enough with the territory to pick a location prior to arrival. The trick: determining the place that Ethan frequented the most sans meeting. The solution: establishing a routine that even the most amateur of operators could figure out just by paying attention. The place: a small Parisian-inspired cafe on the third level that served from early morning to late evening and offered patio dining. Ethan would stick a data chip to the bottom of his table that night at dinner.

Edited by Ethan Neufeld

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Security Brief (excerpts)

 

Computer System(s) (Gular only)

Hybrid centralized-decentralized hub with ad hoc workstations and network storage.

Advantage: Redundancy in ad hoc allows workstations to act as network nodes and as the central hub per se, providing high fault-tolerance should central hub and/or one or more workstations become compromised or fail.

Data and System Security: Microkernal-based Operating Systems, System Verification and Authentication, Access Control Lists, Encryption, Firewalls, Security Software, Wire-Only Systems (ultrasensitive data), and Physically Isolated Storage Servers (ultrasensitive data) [...]

Weaknesses: [...]

 

Infared Detection

Type: Passive

Capabilities/Usage: Detection of changes and differences in heat. Primary detection generally used as a trip for active systems, but can be used independently. Automated target acquisition via Advanced Target Recognition software with 92% rate of accuracy and low false rejection requiring operator oversight to eliminate false accepts.

Locations: Several thousand detectors in all public areas and secured locations.

Weakness: Network. Heat. Competing security companies and lack of cooperation between proprietary monitoring networks.

 

Radio and Tomographic Motion Detection

Type: Active

Capabilities/Usage: Detection of objects and motion tracking via subspace-enhanced radio waves. Does not require a visual line-of-sight, built into and hidden within overheads, bulkheads and decks. Exceptional motion tracking but no target acquisition. Primary detection generally used as a trip for UWB and FS Sensors.

Location: Secured locations including Gular offices.

Weaknesses: Network.

Ultra-Wideband and Full Spectral Sensors

Type: Active

Capabilities: Target acquisition through solid obstructions. Uncompressed data collection across full subspace-enhanced electromagnetic spectrum and/or operator specified bands. Automated target acquisition via Advanced Target Recognition software with 99.9% rate of accuracy and low false rejection requiring operator oversight to eliminate false accepts.

Usage: Primary long-range early warning and short-range detection on exterior. Primary detection at security checkpoints. Secondary detection tripped by primary detection in all other public and secured areas.

Locations: Exterior and port sensor arrays. Total of 42 arrays in public areas. Secured locations including Gular and top-ranking business offices. Fee required for all other locations - clients unknown.

Control: Sector Control, Flight Control and Port Security, Sheriff’s Offices and local.

Weaknesses: Network. Competing security companies and lack of cooperation between proprietary monitoring networks.

 

Video Surveillance System

Type: Active.

Capabilities/Usage: Decentralized wired and wireless digital high-definition infared cameras capable of on-site recording with mirrored storage on network servers. Automated target acquisition via Visual Target Recognition software with 99.9% rate of accuracy and low false rejection requiring operator oversight to eliminate false accepts.

Locations: Total of 832 cameras in public areas and Gular offices. Fee required for all other locations - clients unknown.

Control: Viewable in real-time at Sector Control, Flight Control and Port Security, and Sheriff’s Offices. Local control and viewing only for cameras in ultrasensitive areas at Gular offices.

Weaknesses: Network. Competing security companies and lack of cooperation between proprietary monitoring networks.

 

Biometrics and Behaviometrics

Type: Active

Capabilities/Usage: Combination of high-definition Retinal Scans, DNA Recognition and Voice Recognition used to identify parties authorized to access restricted areas. Advanced Recognition software with 99% rate of accuracy and low false accepts requiring operator oversight to eliminate false rejections.

Locations: All secured or sensitive areas including Control, the Sheriff’s Office, and Gular Offices. Fee required for all other locations.

Control: Local only.

Weaknesses: Network. Competing security companies and lack of cooperation between proprietary monitoring networks.

 

Implanted RFID

Type: Active

Capabilities/Usage: Identification of parties authorized to access restricted areas via radio-frequency identification using implantable nanotechnology. Activated by proximity and utilizes encryption and rolling-codes to preventing unauthorized parties from duplicating codes. Also capable of real-time lifesigns monitoring and will cease to function should the user die or chip is removed.

Weakness: Network and proximity to receivers. Competing security companies and lack of cooperation between proprietary monitoring networks.

 

Precision Asset Tracking RFID Nanotags

Type: Active

Capabilities/Usage: Asset tracking via radio-frequency identification using nanotechnology. Used primarily by Gular. Fee required for non-Gular users.

Weakness: Network and proximity to receivers. Competing security companies and lack of cooperation between proprietary monitoring networks.

 

Gular Sheriff’s Office

Divisions: Law Enforcement (PRT and EOD), Detentions and Courts, Emergency Services (EMS and Fire/Hazmat)

Law Enforcement Manpower: 266 (1:400)

Detentions and Courts Manpower: 158 (1:126)

Emergency Services Manpower: 56 (1:1903)

Total: 480 (1:222)

Issued Personal Equipment: Type III ballistic-energy vest, Type II pistol-grip handphaser with kill interlock, asp baton, environmental mask, digital encrypted trunked subspace-enhanced 800MHz Nexedge radios, flashlight, keyless handcuffs, zip cuffs [...]

Agency Equipment: 14 motorized carts [...]

Unit Dispersion: Patrol shift teams rotate 4 days on, 3 days off with an average of 38 members per team. Watches are 10 hours per day, providing a 2 hour overlap during each shift change. Patrol focuses on areas with upper-class and larger populations, allocating nearly 80% of a shift team’s manpower to these areas. [...]

 

Gular Security

Independent security responsible for guarding secured areas in Gular offices and homes of top Gular execs. Nothing further at this time.

 

Gular Sector Control

Independent agency that is responsible for and monitors environment and utilities, and dispatches maintenance and utility crews. Nothing further at this time.

 

Emergency Procedures [...]

Critical Incidents [...]

 

Fire Alarm and Suppression System [...]

 

Evacuation Routes [...]

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