Security

Real words or buzzwords?: NIST declares physical access control systems are OT

Editor’s note: This is the 74th article in the “Real Words or Buzzwords?” series about how real words become empty words and stifle technology progress. First physical security devices were labelled ...
Statetechmagazine

Physical Security, Hardening and Access Control at the Network’s Edge

Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus on government IT, military and first-responder technologies. Cities and counties have started deploying servers and data ...
Security Systems News

Qognify, Johnson Controls announce integrated physical security solution

PEARL RIVER, N.Y.—Qognify and Johnson Controls Security Products have announced an integration between their products Qognify VMS and Kantech EntraPass. The integration of both software products ...
Security Systems News

Genetec releases 2025 State of Physical Security Report

MONTRÉAL—Genetec, a global provider of enterprise physical security software, has shared the results of its 2025 State of the Physical Security Report. Based on insights from over 5,600 physical ...
The Manila Times

Genetec outlines data privacy best practices for physical security teams ahead of Data Protection Day

Genetec outlines data privacy best practices for physical security teams ahead of Data Protection Day ...
Security

New Physical Security System Cyber Guidance

Recent NIST guidance includes how to apply foundational NIST cybersecurity documents to a physical access control system (PACS). Q: Our CISO just informed me that NIST has classified physical access ...
Dark Reading

DHS: Physical Security a Concern in Johnson Controls Cyberattack

In the latest development around the cyberattack impacting Johnson Controls International (JIC), officials at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are now reportedly concerned that the attack may ...
JD Supra

Let’s Get Physical - OCR Issues Reminder that HIPAA Security Isn’t Just Technical

The HHS Office for Civil Rights’ newest Cybersecurity Newsletter highlights the importance of Facility Access Controls to keep electronic protected health information safe from physical threats. The ...
Homeland Security Today

Cyber and Physical Threats Illuminate Need for Security Convergence in Energy Sector

“Security convergence” is the industry term used to describe the uniting of cyber and physical security into a single organizational structure. It is a point of discussion among practitioners since ...
CCJ

Cargo theft mitigations through cybersecurity, operational security and physical security

Cargo theft has reached unprecedented levels in the U.S. transportation industry. This complex and evolving threat is one that the entire industry is working to address but one that still results in ...
Network World

Physical security information management (PSIM): The basics

The concept that’s become known as Physical Security Information Management (PSIM, pronounced P-sim) was introduced to the physical security world in 2006. The idea is that all the stuff of security ...
CSOonline

Social Engineering v. Physical Security

We hear a lot about the risks of social engineering, and there are a host of articles recommending how to defend against unauthorized access to facilities and their network infrastructures. However, ...