The Ultimate Guide to Physical Security

2026 · American Edition

Physical security encompasses the measures, technologies, and practices designed to protect people, assets, and physical environments from harm, theft, or unauthorized access. This domain integrates hardware like surveillance cameras, access control systems, and biometric verification, with evolving digital solutions such as cloud-based management and AI-powered analytics. Understanding physical security is crucial for safeguarding corporate offices, critical infrastructure, healthcare facilities, and public spaces.

Our collection of stories highlights the dynamic intersection of physical security with digital innovation. Readers will find insights into new security camera technologies, cloud-managed systems, unified identity management, and how AI is transforming surveillance and access control. Additionally, we explore the increasing need to merge physical and cybersecurity practices to address modern threats comprehensively.

Delve into case studies on advancements in workplace optimisation through physical security tools, the importance of hardware security keys for multi-factor authentication, and emerging responses to vulnerabilities in legacy systems. This hub offers a comprehensive look at how organisations are enhancing safety, compliance, and operational efficiency through integrated, state-of-the-art physical security strategies.

American Physical Security news
Analyst Insights
Rubrik launches Google Cloud tools for AI governance
Gartner · Physical Security · Storage
Today
Kong launches Agent Gateway for multi-agent AI traffic
Gartner · Physical Security · Data Protection
Today
Protegrity launches AI Team Edition for secure inferencing
IDC · Physical Security · Virtualisation
Last week
Capsule Security raises $7 million to guard AI agents
Gartner · Physical Security · PAM
Last week
Tenable launches OT discovery tool for exposure management
Gartner · Physical Security · DataCentre infrastructure
Last week
Expert columns
The missing link in eIDV: Why data quality drives fraud prevention
By Bud Walker of Melissa
Today
Proof beats promise: The trust crisis AI is creating
By Lakshmi Hanspal of DigiCert
3 days ago
Has AAA gaming left portable too late?
By Kevin Janzen of Globant
Last week
The why and what of FIPS 140-3 validation in modern cybersecurity
By Georgy Thadathil of SonicWall
Last week
Small alert, big defense: Inside a SOC's early-morning response
By Sarah Wilkinson of SonicWall
This month
Building digital trust: Data quality provides a scalable path
By Bud Walker of Melissa
This month
Atlassian scales AI search with OpenSearch on Kubernetes
By OpenSearch
Last month
Agentic AI: The potential and the problems behind the new wave of autonomous systems
By Kristina Holt of Foot Anstey
Last month
Tackling healthcare data quality challenges with smart patient verification
By Bud Walker of Melissa
Last month
Saving the weekend: How SonicWall's SonicSentry SOC stopped a Saturday night cyberattack
By Sarah Wilkinson of SonicWall
Last month
Why businesses need wired, wireless, and power-over-ethernet (PoE) firewalls
By Leelin Thye of SonicWall
Last month
Is the USB making a comeback?
By Jon Fielding of Apricorn
Last month
Why digital identity is the new perimeter in a zero-trust world
By Jeremy Blackburn of ChainIT
Last month
Why legal literacy is the ultimate empowerment for women in tech
By Renee Roumanos of Renee Roumanos Legal
Last month
How a woman's perspective can be valuable in digital infrastructure
By Kristen Sanderson of Duos Technologies
Last month
Interviews
Exclusive: Google Cloud accelerates shift to agentic data
Discussing Data Warehousing
Today
Netskope's Tony Burnside - visibility is key to AI security
Discussing Shadow IT
Last week
Affirmo: Could AI make a reality of IoT dreams?
Discussing Cloud Services
This month
Cloudera and Svitla Systems bring trusted AI to healthcare
Discussing Data Protection
Last month
Rise of AI Agents introduces new infosec risk: Okta
Discussing Data Protection
Last month
Recent news
Check Point teams with Google Cloud on AI agent security
About Firewalls
Today
Google Cloud unveils AI security tools & fraud defence
About Firewalls
Today
Google expands Gemini Enterprise with governance features
About Business Intelligence
Today
Bedrock Data extends ArgusAI governance to Google Vertex AI
About Storage
Today
Tenable flags Microsoft GitHub workflow flaw risking code
About Cloud Security
Today
Zscaler joins Anthropic Project Glasswing on cyber AI
About Firewalls
Yesterday
CIS launches AI security guides for models & agents
About Digital Transformation
Yesterday
Zero Networks launches AI segmentation to curb shadow AI
About Firewalls
Yesterday
ShareGate survey says AI exposed data at 29% of firms
About Data Protection
Yesterday
Protegrity hires 10-plus AI & data protection experts
About Data Protection
Yesterday
QNX expands NVIDIA tie-up for safety-critical edge AI
About Robotics
Yesterday
Unknown AI agents plague 82% of enterprises, survey finds
About Data breach
Yesterday
UK firms face AI data exposure despite Copilot confidence
About Data Protection
2 days ago
Redis launches Feature Form for production machine learning
About Cloud Services
2 days ago
Trend Micro rebrands consumer arm as TrendLife with Kaleida
About Data Protection
2 days ago
Job moves
Claroty appoints John Ryan to lead global partner push
Move at Illumio
Today
Claroty names John Ryan to lead global partner ecosystem
Move at Illumio
Today
Ledger appoints Ian Rogers to lead AI security push
Move at Ledger
Last week
Portnox names Jonathan Skinner as Chief Marketing Officer
Move at Symantec
Last week
Upwind hires ex-Facebook security chief Joe Sullivan
Move at PayPal
This month
Yubico appoints chief marketing officer as phishing grows
Move at Yubico
Last month
Wallarm appoints new chief executive as AI focus grows
Move at Application Security
Last month
AppViewX buys Eos to secure machine & AI agent identities
Move at CyberArk
Last month
Singulr AI expands Richard Bird role to steer agentic risk
Move at Singular AI
Last month
Gallagher names Rimbert to lead US federal growth push
Move at Gallagher Security
Last month
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