For years, the need for physical security has grown tremendously with no end of growth in sight. Independent landlords, as well as owners of multi-story commercial building complexes, now understand the need for this once frowned upon profession. Property owners now understand that police response time can be critical should a hostile event occur in the immediate location of their property. on-site physical security professionals can prevent a menial event from turning into a hostile event; only by the presence of his mother can he determine most of the events in the place.
Physical security is no longer a laughing matter. Even the stock market has its eyes on the physical stock market. The physical security market is expected to grow from $69.63 billion in 2016 to $112.43 billion by 2021, at a CAGR of 10.1% between 2016 and 2021. This is huge!
Both homeowners and business owners are feeling the need for physical protection systems. Many homeowners are beginning to understand the need for multiple layers of defense to protect them from intruders gaining direct access to their homes, businesses, and other vital resources. Intrusion detection systems are practical controls that are vital because they detect a break-in and/or invasion. Detection systems are essential because they notify security professionals of a security event taking place immediately.
When it comes to information security, physical security is generally not given much or any thought. Many people have no idea that physical security has technical and administrative elements associated with it. Physical security is often overlooked as organizations prioritize tailored technology for security countermeasures to prevent hacking attacks. Most organizations don’t understand that hacking into network systems is not the only way that sensitive information can be stolen or used against a person, company or organization. Physical security must be employed correctly to prevent attackers from gaining physical access to your home, business, or organization, and taking whatever they can salvage after gaining access. Online deterrents like firewalls, cryptography, and other security methods would not be helpful if that happened. What most businesses and organizations are facing today are stolen USB drives, tablets, laptops, flash drives and smartphones. All of these devices have the ability to store sensitive information that can be lost or stolen. Individuals, businesses, and organizations face the challenges of safeguarding information, equipment, people, facilities, systems, and other company assets. Individuals, businesses, and organizations can face civil or criminal penalties for negligence for failing to conform and have adequate security controls in place.
The primary objective of physical security is to safeguard property, information, personnel, equipment, IT infrastructure, facilities, and all other vital assets. There should be multi-layered security measures to help protect all of the items just mentioned. Let’s be honest; it is much more difficult for an attacker to reach their target when multiple layers of security must be bypassed to access a resource. What are you waiting for? Act now before it’s too late!
