"Increase in Physical Security Incidents Adds to IT Security Pressures"

The results of a survey conducted by the remote video-monitoring service provider Pro-Vigil indicate that many organizations have changed their physical security strategies in response to concerns stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. There has been an increase in physical security incidents since the pandemic started, thus adding to IT security teams' workloads. Almost 20 percent of the 124 business operations leaders who participated in Pro-Vigil's recent survey, revealed that their organizations had faced more physical security incidents in 2020 than in 2019. One-third of those surveyed expect to see an increase in physical security incidents in 2021. Concerns ignited by the rise of such incidents have caused 40 percent of the organizations in the survey to make changes to their security strategy. These changes include the implementation of more video cameras and the placement of more security guards. Although these changes are necessary, they have directly impacted IT security teams in that the more physical security is deployed, the more cybersecurity must be strengthened. Organizations have become increasingly aware of the cyber risks posed by digital technologies being used for physical security. Therefore, these technologies require stricter IT security requirements when deploying them. IT security teams must protect digital camera systems, IP-based access control, and other related products from cyberattacks. This article continues to discuss the growth in physical security incidents and the impact of this increase on organizations' IT security teams and security strategies. 

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