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I think the point would be that it's the private company's responsibility to provide a minimum level of security, even if their job is just for deterrence, documentation, and notifying police in a timely manner. Even if it's mostly "theatre" it still serves a purpose.
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Even more in this case: The business Starlink is operating is classified as critical infrastructure (in both EU and US)

As providers in the business of critical infrastructure they need to comply to the HIGHEST physical and digital security requirements, which includes taking preventive measures against acts of terrorism.

Not much is known about this case yet though, it's possible that their preventive procedures failed but their resilience procedures worked (was Starlink down?), and they reported the incident in compliance to EU CER and NIS2.

Either way, I'm sure they'll get an audit for EU CER compliance now, which will create a list of mandated immediate actions...

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In Bulgaria the security guards used to be just protection rackets. Then EU happened and the country normalized but even the previous prime minister used to be a bodyguard.

When those people aren’t around Bulgaria is incredibly peaceful country.

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Security, physical or software is multi-tiered.

You install gates, raise walls, limit access, hire personnel, etc.

The more you need to secure whatever it is, the more layers you have.

In general, any respectable warehouse would have an external wall with a single entrance to the parking, and then a second entrance to the building itself.

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It really depends on the site being secured and who's acting as a guard. Try to storm a major US airbase and you'll learn very quickly that not all guards are created equal. Do the same as your local strip mall and yeah... that guy is only there to break up fights between kids and call the cops.
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US airbase guards are not private actors, which is their point.
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