Venues
Spectrum security for high-traffic public venues.
Malls, strip malls, casinos, gas stations and parking lots. People and vehicles that depend on a signal nobody was watching over.
Illustrative image of a Tank fixed sensor on a column, overlooking the parking lot of a shopping mall, with a spectrum monitor on top: the signals of the security systems, a jamming attack that covers them, and Tank's detection.
A car parks next to yours. Someone presses a button and your car never locks.
No broken window, no forced lock. The alarm is still installed and the GPS is still there, but for the monitoring center that vehicle has ceased to exist.
Venues
Any night, at any venue, someone presses a button.
What an attack you can't see costs you
- 01A visitor who loses their car at your venue
- 02A complaint with no evidence of what happened
- 03A security team that arrives late, or never arrives
- 04A venue that becomes known to criminal gangs
Why what you already have is not enough
All of the above depends on the layer under attack.
Cameras
They record, but nobody knows when to look. And wireless cameras depend on the same signal under attack.
The car alarm
It depends on the spectrum the jammer blocks. It doesn't go off.
Guards on patrol
They sweep an entire venue blind, without knowing where or when.
A standalone detector
It warns that there is a jammer somewhere. For the guard, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Why per-vehicle devices fail
We protect the place, not a car.
An alarm or a GPS tracker only protects the car it is installed in, and it transmits over the same signal the jammer shuts down. A Tank sensor watches the entire venue: it covers every car that comes in, with nothing installed on it, and it sees the attack instead of going blind.
- Alarm or GPS installed in a car
- Tank sensor
- Car with a jammer
- Guard
Coverage: up to 53 hectares with one sensor, a radius of 410 m.
Illustration · does not show the system's geometry or how it works
Comparison of two identical parking lots during the same attack. With one device per vehicle, only 2 of 12 cars are covered and, when someone switches on a jammer, those devices lose signal and no one finds out. With a Tank sensor, all 12 cars are covered, the sensor detects the attack in the zone and the security team heads there.
How Tank works at a venue
- 01
Sees the attack
Fixed sensors cover the venue 24/7 and tell you which zone it is in.
- 02
Guides the guard
Mission Control dispatches the right guard; with Hyperlocation they get to within 8×8 m.
- 03
Closes in on the ground
The handheld detector takes the guard to within 5 m of whoever is carrying out the attack.
- 04
Leaves a record
Every event records who dispatched, who closed and who validated.
In the field
8×8m
precision with Hyperlocation
Even in the worst case: an enclosed parking garage, where the signal bounces and gets absorbed.
~1min
time to target
Until your team reaches the attacker, search included, at any site size. With the system running and a trained team; it varies with the scenario.
up to88%
fewer jamming attacks
Reduction in detected attacks, not in thefts, sustained for 2 to 3 months after deployment. It happens when the team handles every alert: once attackers see the guards coming, they show up less.
Resources for venues
To understand the threat and to share with your team.
To read
- GuideThe threatWhat jamming is and why you can't see it
- GuideGlossaryThe terms of spectrum security
- GuideFAQ
- The threatThey dressed as telecom technicians to empty cars in San Joaquín without breaking a single windowCarabineros arrested three men who stole from cars using signal jammers and corporate clothing from telecommunications companies. What sets the case apart is the disguise.
- The threatThe Chilean gang that stole US$5.5 million in the US used the same device that empties cars in ChileA gang of Chileans hit ATMs on the US West Coast with disguises, blowtorches and signal jammers. The jammer is the same one now used to steal cars in Santiago.
- The threatSignal jammers: the new threat that leaves retail stores blindA butcher shop in La Reina and a car dealership in Cerrillos were hit in the early hours by gangs that used jammers to disable their alarms. The cases confirm a pattern against retail businesses.
- The threatHome invasion in Chicureo: jammers used to disable cameras and alarms in a gated communityA gang of at least six armed people broke into a house in Chicureo after blinding the alarms, Wi-Fi and cameras with signal jammers. It was the fifth similar attack in the area that year.
- The threatHigh-tech theft in plain sight: Karen Doggenweiler's car key jammed and clonedThe journalist's SUV vanished in Providencia, from a well-lit, busy spot, with no visible damage. Everything points to an attack with a signal jammer and a cloned key.
- The threatMultimillion heist at a Colombian airport: the gang used jammers to cut communicationsIn Riohacha, an armed group robbed an armored cash truck at the airport and used signal jammers to cut communications and hamper the police response.
- The threatCourt rules against a supermarket for failing to protect its parking lot: a new wake-up callThe Santiago Court of Appeals ordered Tottus to compensate a customer whose vehicle was stolen from the parking lot of its Quilicura store.
- The threatSignal jammers: beyond vehicle theftIn an attempted truck theft in Quilicura, the jammer was not only meant to prevent GPS tracking. It also affected the communications of those responding.
- The threatCriminals use signal jammers to steal from cars outside schools in ÑuñoaResidents of Villa Frei reported thefts from vehicles parked outside schools while parents dropped off their children. A jammer left the cars unlocked.
- The threatThe United Kingdom bans the jammers used to steal carsWith these devices involved in a large share of car thefts in England and Wales, the British government banned possessing and distributing them, with penalties of up to five years in prison.
- The threatLaw 21.720: carrying a jammer is now a crimeSince December 2024, selling, carrying or using a signal jammer in Chile carries prison time and fines. What it means for anyone protecting a site.
Frequently asked questions
My parking garage has several floors.
That's the Sector configuration, with several sensors that subdivide by level. With Hyperlocation you get down to 8×8 m within the floor.
I don't have a CCTV room.
Let's talk about how to run it with your team and the alert tablet.
We're a small venue.
The head of security and the supervisor can be the same person, with no additional configuration.