Blog
Notes from the workshop floor.
Market, technology, brand. Written by Dr. Raphael Nagel and the team. Published when something needs to be said.
December 17, 2025 · Dr. Raphael Nagel
Layered Perimeter Security on an Industrial Site
Four layers, four jobs, one logic. We describe a perimeter architecture you can actually buy, deploy, and verify.
December 7, 2025 · Dr. Raphael Nagel
NIST 800-53 Physical Security Controls in Practice
The control catalogue is long. The deployments are short. A practitioner reading of the PE family and what falls out of it in real industrial buildouts.
December 1, 2025 · Dr. Raphael Nagel
Reducing False Alarms in AI CCTV: Two Techniques
Multichannel confirmation and contextual filtering. Two methods, both well-understood in industrial settings, both rarely deployed correctly.
November 30, 2025 · Dr. Raphael Nagel
Spanish Ley PIC vs Portuguese RNSCC Compared
Ley PIC Spain, RNSCC Portugal and the ANSSI parallel. Two Iberian critical-infrastructure regimes compared side by side, from designation to reporting duties.
November 28, 2025 · Dr. Raphael Nagel
Security Robots at ADNOC: HSE Manual & Permit to Work
ADNOC HSE manual, Code of Practice and OSHAD rules. What actually gets an autonomous security robot through the gate at an Abu Dhabi upstream site.
November 25, 2025 · Dr. Raphael Nagel
Critical Infrastructure in Belgium: Electrabel & FANC
FANC nuclear regulator, Doel and Tihange plants, BIPT telecommunications. Belgium as a concentrated CI footprint.
November 23, 2025 · Dr. Raphael Nagel
Extreme Heat & Security Robots in the Gulf: 55C
Sustained 50-55C operating envelopes, sand intrusion, IEC 60529 IP-X testing. The Gulf is not Europe with sun.
November 22, 2025 · Dr. Raphael Nagel
UK Construction Theft 2026: The Data & Insurance Response
Federation of Master Builders and trade insurer data, regional theft hotspots, insurer-mandated controls. The UK theft picture.
November 19, 2025 · Dr. Raphael Nagel
AI Video Analytics in France: The CNIL JO 2024 Rules
CNIL stance on AI cameras, JO 2024 exceptional powers, post-event normalization. Where France sets European precedent.
November 8, 2025 · Dr. Raphael Nagel
Critical Infrastructure Netherlands: NCTV & Rotterdam
NCTV, Wet Beveiliging Netwerk- en Informatiesystemen, Rotterdam port and Eindhoven semiconductor sector. Two crown jewels under pressure.
November 4, 2025 · Dr. Raphael Nagel
AI Video Analytics Under Saudi PDPL: SDAIA in Practice
Saudi PDPL, SDAIA implementing regulations, biometric data carve-outs. What a security analytics deployment must document.
October 28, 2025 · Dr. Raphael Nagel
Construction Site Theft in France 2026: The FFB Data
FFB statistics, regional theft patterns, copper theft in PACA and IDF. The honest French construction-theft picture.