As the national conversation focuses more on cybersecurity protections for critical infrastructure, it’s essential not to lose sight of physical security in the process. Protecting the people, property, and physical assets that comprise critical infrastructure is equally important. All the firewalls in the world can’t help you if a physical intruder gets into your facility.
To protect critical infrastructure — data centers, distribution centers, energy substations, oil and gas pipelines, prisons, post offices, transportation centers, and so on — monitoring and controlling access is essential. The ability to effectively handle security can go a long way toward preventing incidents.