(58e) Using Avert Physical Security (AVERT-PS) to Optimize Physical Security Effectiveness at Mission Critical Facilities

ARES Security Corporation (ARES) flagship product, AVERT, is an established suite of all-encompassing software solutions for the entire physical security life cycle from design to operations. AVERT transforms physical security planning and assessment from a dependence on the qualitative judgement of subject matter experts to a science based on a 3D digital twin, physics-based quantitative modeling, simulation, and artificial intelligence. The AVERT software suite is actively used by 65% of the USA commercial nuclear plants, along with industrial, corporate, and government organizations and has a proven track record of effectively assessing and optimizing security systems and identifying subsequent cost savings. One member of the AVERT software suite, AVERT Physical Security (AVERT-PS) is unique Security Risk Assessment (SRA) software used to perform a facility Vulnerability Assessment (VA) along with providing the capability to visualize, quantify, assess and optimize security posture. This solution’s holistic and integrated approach, delivers accurate, measurable, and repeatable assessments of physical security design and operations. AVERT-PS provides security analysts with the capability to make security decisions based on quantitative, physics and probabilistic risk‐based models and provide decision makers with a detailed understanding of the effectiveness of their physical security systems and operations against evolving threats. This paper will present a brief introduction to AVERT-PS along with example uses of the technology to review, improve, and optimize Physical Security Posture for mission critical facilities.