Data Centers

Secure Every Layer: Facility, Power, and Connectivity

Data centers are crucial for the digital economy and require top-tier physical security to prevent disruptions and maintain customer trust. Senstar offers a comprehensive, integrated security solution encompassing video management, perimeter intrusion detection, access control, and video analytics to safeguard data center infrastructure.

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Secure

  • Receive early warning of threats to facility, infrastructure, and network links.

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Integrate

  • Centralize, integrated management of security and surveillance systems.

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Maintain

  • Ensure system confidence with field-proven equipment that is simple to operate and maintain.

Facility Security

Senstar’s perimeter intrusion detection systems provide early warning of unauthorized entry with reliable detection and low nuisance alarm rates. Access points are secured through electronic access control, while video analytics track person and vehicle activity throughout the facility.  Equipment cages and sensitive areas are protected with intrusion detection sensors for walls and enclosures, and loading bays are monitored with sensors and video analytics that integrate with gate controls.  This defense-in-depth approach is fully integrated by the Senstar Symphony Common Operating Platform, which provides a unified interface that streamlines operations while maintaining the highest level of physical security that customers expect from mission-critical data center facilities. 

Facility Security

Electrical Security

Data center electrical infrastructure—from on-site generators and backup power systems to nearby substations and transformer yards—represents critical assets that require robust physical security to ensure uninterrupted operations. Leveraging decades of proven experience protecting power generation, transmission, and distribution sites worldwide, Senstar delivers tailored security solutions specifically designed for electrical infrastructure environments.

Electrical Security

Data Line Security

Buried fiber optic cables and data transmission lines that connect data centers to the broader network represent vulnerable attack vectors that are often out of sight and difficult to protect. Senstar’s FiberPatrol buried fiber optic intrusion detection systems provide continuous monitoring along cable routes, detecting digging, excavation, or tampering attempts in real-time before physical damage occurs. The system pinpoints intrusion locations with high accuracy, enabling security teams to dispatch response personnel to the exact threat location along kilometers of buried infrastructure. Beyond security, these fiber optic sensing systems can also be used in the verification of buried data line routes —valuable information for resiliency planning, risk management, and the prevention accidental damage from excavation activities. 

Data Line Security

Senstar Solutions

Perimeter Security

Senstar offers the widest range of perimeter intrusion detection sensors in the industry, ensuring optimal, cost-effective solutions for data centers of all sizes and security requirements. Fence-mounted sensors such as FiberPatrol, FlexZone and MultiSensor transform existing fences into smart perimeters, while intelligent perimeter lighting like the Senstar LM100 deters intruders while improving surveillance camera assessment capabilities. For gate and entrance protection, Senstar offers wireless gate sensors, LiDAR, microwaves, and AI Object Tracking video analytics. Individual, they provide best-in-class solutions, but when integrated with the Senstar Symphony Common Operating Platform, they provide a unified solution for comprehensive perimeter protection and situational awareness.

Detect Wall and Rooftop Intrusions

As part of a defense-in-depth strategy, Senstar intrusion detection sensors detect and locate attempts to cut or breach walls or rooftops to gain access to the building’s interior. The sensor cable is routed along walls or rooftops and detects substantial vibrations generated by intrusion attempts while ignoring those caused by daily operations.

Enhance security for sensitive areas

Secure internal, sensitive areas from both external and internal threats—including equipment cages, server rooms, and colocation suites—via Senstar’s comprehensive portfolio, including LiDAR, intrusion detection sensors, multi-zone access control, indoor people tracking, and left and removed object detection.

Virtual guard stations

With support for intercom systems and access control devices, as well as customizable on-screen controls, Senstar Symphony enables operators to remotely monitor access points, interact with visitors, and control doors, parking arms, and gates—reducing staffing requirements while maintaining security standards.

Automate vehicle arrival/departure tracking

Data centers can leverage Senstar Symphony’s built-in Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) video analytic and workflow engine to enhance security and operational efficiency at loading docks and delivery areas. The system automatically matches vehicle license plates to delivery manifests and equipment shipment records, providing real-time notifications when vendors, contractors, or equipment deliveries arrive. Video footage is automatically linked to delivery metadata—including server rack shipments, networking equipment, or cooling system components—creating a comprehensive audit trail for chain-of-custody verification and quality assurance investigations. By combining sensor data with ALPR analytics, data center operators gain complete visibility over deliveries, preventing unauthorized access, reducing dwell time at secure areas, and ensuring all hardware entering the facility is properly documented and traceable.

Integrated Security and Video Management

Senstar’s Symphony Common Operating Platform provides centralized video, security, and information management. An open platform, Senstar Symphony supports cameras from all major manufacturers, works with industry-standard access control hardware, supports both Senstar and third-party video analytics, and includes built-in support for Senstar intrusion detection sensors. In addition to security, Senstar Symphony increases operational efficiency by linking video from daily operations with metadata from zone and cabinet access events, vehicle license plates, face recognition, and scanned barcodes. This information can be shared with employees via local video displays and easily recalled for post-incident analysis.

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