The need for comprehensive security measures has never been greater. IT professionals are on the front lines of protecting information and assets, but due to the complexities of securing the virtual realm, the physical one can be overlooked.

From insider threats to the addition of hundreds or even thousands of IP edge devices on your organization’s network, the physical side of security has critical implications for cybersecurity. That’s why when physical security and IT professionals merge best practices, the result is a more comprehensive security posture that can help you to better protect the network, data, and organization.

To make this happen, physical security and cybersecurity should be combined into a single, synergistic framework. This will help ensure that only cyber-hardened physical security software and hardware are integrated into the network and that they are configured, maintained, and managed properly throughout their operating life. By ensuring physical security systems and related data are part of a global data protection and privacy strategy, IT is better positioned to defend the organization more comprehensively – in partnership with their physical security colleagues.

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