An enclosure for protecting at least a portion of a printed circuit board
that includes a top and bottom cover each having an insulating layer
between an outer conductive layer and an inner conductive layer. Each
outer conductive layer and each inner conductive layer are electrically
connected to a voltage source to form tamper detection circuits. The
enclosure further includes cover switches to detect attempts to lift or
remove the covers and a thermal sensor/switch or the like for indicating
that a temperature inside the enclosure has moved past a predetermined
level due to a tamper attempt. A detection circuit generates and
transmits a signal to cause sensitive information contained in one or
more electronic components provided on the circuit board to be erased
when a tamper attempt is detected.