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The methodology gap in physical security assessment

International Security Journal hears exclusively from Stephen Beels, Creator of IPSRM and physical security professional. Early in my career as a security consultant, I came to rea...

Perimeter security: exploring the gap hiding in plain sight

ISJ hears from Mick Dunne, General Manager, GJD Manufacturing. Ask most site managers whether their facility is secure and you’ll almost always get the same answer: yes. Push a lit...

Top 10 Best Physical Security Penetration Testing Firms 2026

In an era dominated by cyber threats, the importance of physical security penetration testing often gets overshadowed. However, a robust security posture requires a holistic approa...

OPTEX unveils new whitepaper on data centre security

OPTEX has launched a new whitepaper examining how data centre operators can strengthen physical security as facilities grow in scale, complexity and strategic importance. ‘Physical...

Philip Ingram explores the fence, the badge and the firewall

The perimeter has dissolved – and security must follow, explains Philip Ingram MBE. The fence, the badge and the firewall used to be three separate problems, handled by three separ...

Closing the Identity Gaps in Critical Infrastructure Security

Critical infrastructure attacks often begin with stolen credentials, compromised devices, or trusted accounts. Specops Software explains why Zero Trust should verify both user iden...

Perimeter security: from passive boundary to active source

Erick Reynolds, Vice President, Strategic Growth, Future Fibre Technologies explains why fibre sensing is changing perimeter protection. For a long time, perimeter security has sta...

Security Is a Platform Property, Not a Pipeline Step

A few weeks ago, I disabled key authentication on an Azure storage account we used for Terraform state management. It was one of the key security recommendations in Microsoft Defen...

A Security Collection for the Security Chapter

Securing your VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 Environment

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Physical Security Market Set to Hit USD 151.50 Billion by 2030 at 4.6% CAGR, Driven by Rising Security Threats | Report...

Locking Out the Threat: Access Hardware Behind Rail Security

Rail security today means defending against vandalism, tampering, maintenance lapses and cyber threats simultaneously. Access hardware sits at the heart of that challenge. James St...

The 9 P.M. Security Routine

In The Safety Trap by security expert Spencer Coursen, he describes a case where a wealthy client of his kept the key fobs for his luxury vehicles near the front door. A thief was...

The Asset Library Nobody Includes in the Security Review

Security teams map their data thoroughly. Customer records, financial systems, source code repositories, HR files: all identified, classified and controlled. Then there is the mark...

Why Integrated Security Systems Matter in Modern Commercial Buildings

The post Why Integrated Security Systems Matter in Modern Commercial Buildings appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Modern commercial buildings rely on a complex web of security...

The most famous brand in physical security got pwned by ShinyHunters

Hopefully the company secures houses better than it locks down SaaS systems

Executive Security: A Guide to Auditing C-Suite Protection

Modern corporate leaders face an unprecedented and rapidly evolving blend of physical and digital threats. Standard security measures, originally designed for a less connected worl...

Critical infrastructure’s hidden CPS security blind spots

ISJ hears exclusively from Andrew Lintell, General Manager of EMEA at Claroty about how cyber-physical systems are leaving critical infrastructure exposed. In a recent speech deliv...

Security for second homes?

Old French homes are relatively secure .. Mine built in 1952 has steel shutters on all the windows all 3 floors..except the 5 tiny ones on the ground floors and these have iron b...

AI Data Center Security Is Becoming Big Business

AI data centers are becoming harder targets for a reason: a breach could expose frontier models, disrupt critical infrastructure, and turn a physical security failure into a nation...

Genetec research uncovers physical security beyond loss prevention

Genetec has released retail-specific findings from its 2026 State of Physical Security Report. Based on responses from retail professionals worldwide, the research shows retailers...

Securing Branch Networks With Firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and Identity-Based Access

Branch networks no longer behave like quiet extensions of a single headquarters LAN. They terminate local user traffic, break out directly to the internet for SaaS, maintain persis...

Trust over tech: Paxton’s case for simplicity

Adam Stroud, Group CEO of Paxton, speaks exclusively with International Security Journal about Paxton‘s role in the security market. Paxton secures 30,000 buildings a year across m...

From Key Protection to Operational Governance: HSMs in Digital Assets

Digital asset security used to be treated as a wallet problem. Protect the private key and the asset stays safe; lose it, and the asset is gone. The logic still holds, but it no lo...