Following the failed bombing plot at an Amazon Web Services facility earlier this year, physical security has become a hot topic in the mission critical industry. Data centers are critical infrastructure for the global economy, which is why it is so important to protect them with a multifaceted security strategy that is proactive in anticipating threats. However, discussions regarding physical security tend to steer toward a handful of measures that lean heavily on exciting technologies, such as biometrics for access control. There is a place for those James Bond-like gadgets, but they must be part of a more comprehensive, layered approach to security.