Naming itself after the famously impregnable United States Bullion Depository might make it seem as though Swiss Fort Knox is asking for trouble . Swiss Fort Knox I and II , however , have the infrastructure to back up this claim . Built under the Swiss Alps , the data centres have a dedicated runway , a permanent security detail , facial recognition technology and five separate security zones . Their owner , Mount10 , claims such a setup offers the data they store protection from even chemical and biological attacks .