COMMON PHYSICAL SECURITY THREATS

 

Nowadays, physical security is crucial for any property, as it aims to protect people, property, and assets from theft, vandalism, burglary, fire, flood, and any other natural disasters. It combines both technology and hardware specialized for security to develop a close connection. By implementing proper physical security measures, we can protect our digital provisions.

To implement the best physical security, it is important to find out the potential risks that may affect your property. This is different based on many factors, like the geographic location, the history of thefts, the vulnerability of assets to natural disasters, etc. A physical security consultant helps you identify all potential risks, prepare for them, and assist in resolving them without compromising the security of the property. However, there are some common threats that affect every property or organization. Threats are not always man-made; some are natural, like severe weather or accidental fires, etc. The strategy we implement should address all such vulnerabilities. Threats are also categorized based on their place of origin.

Internal threats

These types of threats are challenging to predict and can be more harmful because they originate within the organization. It is crucial to identify and address them before they have a severe impact on assets. Some of these threats are accidental, while others are malicious and need immediate attention.

Some of the internal threats include:

 

• Employees engaging in theft or causing damage to property
• Leaving restricted areas unattended
• Error committed by the security team
• Flawed infrastructure or unsafe working conditions

 

Initially, it is crucial to establish measures aimed at preventing internal members from engaging in malicious activities. These measures may encompass the use of RFID-enabled access devices and video security systems to safeguard vital areas within your facility.

Internal threats can also be non-human-induced, such as equipment misuse, bad wiring, and fires. It is advisable to identify any parts of your facility that are more exposed to this type of danger and take preventive measures to limit this physical security risk because these threats are difficult to foresee. In these kinds of situations, a proper emergency readiness and response plan is also an essential aspect of physical security.

External threats

As its name implies, this type of threat originates from outside your organization. This can include malicious attacks from outside parties and natural disasters. Additional external physical security risks include:

As the name suggests, these threats arise from outside of your organization. This can include malicious attacks from outside parties and natural disasters. Additional external physical security risks include:

 

• Unauthorized intrusion or forced entry
• Acts of vandalism and property damage.
• Unauthorized access by individuals not on your staff or approved visitor list

 

In most cases, these types of crimes are committed by outsiders. Nevertheless, internal people can also be involved in such incidents, at times unintentionally, such as allowing a tailgater entry into a building or inadvertently propping open a door.

Natural threats

Natural disaster damage from floods, earthquakes, lightning strikes, and other unforeseen natural calamities is included in these physical security issues. The physical security risk in this scenario comes from the possibility that an incident like this could seriously harm your property and put personnel in danger.

More than just the loss of technology, the loss of decades' worth of important business data and investment, together with damage to your staff, can deal a serious blow to the operation of your company. This is why it is vital that physical security policies incorporate suitable emergency procedure training and communication across all industries and property types.

A physical security consultant can foresee these threats and the risks associated with them. That will help in being prepared for such threats and taking measures to implement physical security measures.