From watchman’s clock to SIEM

Ever notice how the old watchman’s clock — keys at checkpoints stamping a paper disk — was a 19th‑century tamper‑evident audit log? Trivia question: which year did those become standard in U.S. guard rounds, and did any site require more than 20 keys per route?

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Saw 24-key routes at a hospital; ‘standard’ circa 1910 per Guard tour patrol system - Wikipedia — got a better primary source?

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