Contrary to widespread belief that fiber is a secure media for data transmission, tapping a fiber is easy. A fiber is also vulnerable to tampering: injection of high optical power can destroy critical and expensive equipment as well as disrupt the communication network.

Lynx offers a number of solutions with varying degrees of fiber security, depending on the product configuration ordered. Inserted into the optical fiber carrying the traffic at ingress and egress points:

Lynx intrusion detection, prevention and protection products utilize unique technology to detect any tapping attempt and filter out any environmental noise. They are optimized for high sensitivity and negligible false alarm rates.

For a list of Lynx security products and their data sheets, see:
Intrusion Detection, Prevention and Protection Products
For information about fiber security solutions, click:
Fiber Security Solutions