Sectors We Serve
Critical Infrastructure Security
Layered deterrence and monitored response for utilities, water, energy, telecom and data center assets — hardened against physical intrusion and insider threat alike.
What we deliver
Perimeter & Gatehouse Control
Controlled entry, credential verification, contractor screening and vehicle inspection at every access point.
Monitored Response
Alarm response, camera review and documented escalation to your operations center and to law enforcement.
Insider Threat Awareness
Officers trained to recognize and report anomalous access, tailgating and out-of-pattern activity.
Aerial Coverage
Autonomous drone patrol of large sites — thermal surveillance, boundary patrol and rapid damage assessment.
Posts we staff
- Fixed guard posts
- Gatehouse operations
- Access control & screening
- Mobile & roving patrol
- Alarm response
- Overnight & weekend cover
- Contractor escort
- Emergency surge coverage
- Fire watch & standby
- Construction site security
What an infrastructure post actually covers
Fixed posts make sense at staffed plants, construction and outage windows, and control buildings. Everywhere else, the right instrument is verified roving coverage: routes with GPS-confirmed checkpoints, varied timings so the pattern cannot be learned, and a log that shows what was checked and when rather than asserting that a site was visited.
A typical programme covers gate and access control at staffed sites; vendor and contractor verification, escort and sign-out; perimeter and fence-line inspection with damage and breach reporting; lock, seal and enclosure verification against a documented baseline; camera and alarm response with a defined escalation path; observation and reporting of unauthorised aerial activity; and surge coverage during outages, storm restoration and construction, which is when access control is weakest and material is most exposed.
Reporting is the deliverable as much as presence is. A cut lock recorded with a time, a photograph and a checkpoint is evidence. The same cut lock noticed and mentioned is nothing.
Where drones, cyber and investigations come in
Long linear assets are the case where aerial coverage genuinely beats a vehicle. Drone operations and autonomous patrol systems cover corridor and array inspection, post-incident survey and rapid perimeter assessment at a cost per mile no ground patrol matches.
The other half of infrastructure risk is not physical at all. Operational technology and control networks are monitored under managed cyber services, and where a physical intrusion touches a cabinet, a laptop or a controller, digital forensics can preserve the device without a second vendor and a lost week. Where theft or sabotage looks organised rather than opportunistic, protective intelligence work runs under the same contract.
How a programme is priced
Fixed posts are quoted per post, per hour. Remote and roving coverage is quoted per route, with drive time, site count and check frequency as the variables — and drive time across a desert corridor is the dominant cost, which is why route design saves more money than rate negotiation. Armed coverage, specialised access qualifications and outage surge each carry their own rate.
Included rather than billed separately: site survey, route design and checkpoint mapping, post orders, supervision, GPS-verified reporting, uniform and standard equipment, licensing and insurance. Quoted separately: aerial coverage, emergency and storm surge, investigative and forensic work, and any specialised equipment a site requires.
Frequently asked questions
Is a guard on site the right answer for a remote substation?
Usually not, and the honest version is worth hearing: a standing post at an unmanned site is the most expensive way to buy the least coverage. Verified roving patrol at varied timings, combined with detection and a defined response, protects more sites for the same money. We will scope it that way even though it bills less.
How do we know a remote site was actually checked?
GPS-confirmed checkpoints and time-stamped reporting. Presence you cannot evidence is presence you are not buying — and it is the single most common failure in remote-site contracts.
What do your officers do about a drone over the site?
Observe, record and report — direction, duration, altitude if estimable, and any operator sighting. They do not interfere with an aircraft. Countermeasures against a drone in flight are federally restricted, and any vendor offering to shoot one down for you is offering you a federal problem.
Can you cover outage and storm restoration at short notice?
Yes. Outage and restoration windows are exactly when access control is weakest and material is most exposed. Surge coverage is scoped in advance so it can be called rather than negotiated at the moment it is needed.
Will your documentation stand up in a NERC audit?
Post orders, access and visitor logs, patrol records and incident reports are written to be produced as they are, without reconstruction. If you are subject to CIP-014 or CIP-006, tell us at scoping and the records are structured to it from day one.
How does heat affect the patrol plan?
Materially, and any Arizona proposal that does not mention it was written somewhere else. Timing, vehicle and equipment specification, water and rest planning and officer safety protocols are all built around summer conditions, and monsoon access changes are planned for rather than discovered.
Programs are built, not assigned
Every sector carries its own risk profile, regulatory environment, and public-facing expectation. We build the post orders, training emphasis, reporting cadence, and escalation path around the environment — then supervise to it. Uniform standards are matched to the setting, from business dress to full tactical presentation.
Honeybadger is not currently licensed in every jurisdiction. Where a client requires coverage in a state we do not yet hold, we will pursue licensing for the engagement.
Scope your requirement
A short call establishes the site, the coverage hours, the regulatory environment you operate under, and any client or insurer requirement we must satisfy. Most engagements move from first call to personnel on site within days.
Background reading: Critical infrastructure: the threat picture and the regulatory frame