Evaluating security systems using SNAP-PC

Technical Report · Fri Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:7147234

Tobin, C D; Gregg, M L; Erdbruegger, M R

SNAP-PC (Safeguards Network Analysis Procedure for the Personal Computer) is a user-friendly version of SNAP designed for IBM XT or AT compatible microcomputers. SNAP is a simulation-based analysis technique supporting the evaluation of fixed-site security systems to prevent theft or sabotage of a specified target. Through SNAP the user is able to define the facility, the sensor system, the guard operating policies and response tactics, and the adversary's attack plan. SNAP uses the system definition to analyze its effectiveness in defending against specific threats. The system performance statistics measured by SNAP include: Adversary mission success probability, guard and adversary casualties, duration of engagements, outcome of engagements, duration of scenario by outcome (adversary success/fail), and adversary duration by facility location. The SNAP-PC package provides a compact analysis tool that can be used to analyze a wide variety of security systems. It places SNAP, a proven evaluation technique, in the hands of on-site personnel, not just computer analysts. The support programs eliminate the labor intensive tedious task of organizing and sorting through reams of output reports and greatly reduce the time previously required to analyze a security system.

• Research Organization: Pritsker and Associates, Inc., Dallas, TX (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 7147234
• Report Number(s): SAND-86-7106; ON: DE87002372
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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