Computer software by Checkpoint Systems Inc. of Thorofare, N.J., monitors who is passing through the campus's 350 doors, while other computers display images from 100 closed-circuit TV cameras, all of which can be swiveled from a keyboard. Bayer hasn't come under any attacks, but the preparedness came in handy two years ago when a lab explosion injured a technician. While automatic vents cleared the resulting smoke, alarms brought security guards, all of whom are specially trained medical-response technicians. A computerized communications system allowed security officials to deliver word to top executives and the company's public-relations department, which provided details to descending news reporters. The technician recovered after a brief hospital stay.
External threats are real enough.
The defendants, Patricio Yianatos and Marina Rivera, both of New York, were arrested and pleaded guilty in New York state court to burglary charges last year. Attempts to reach them were unsuccessful.