The line between physical and logical security is rapidly disappearing. Criminals and other malicious parties are seeking to infiltrate systems through a variety of means.
Many attacks start by exploiting weaknesses in application software or by duping users into clicking links in phishing emails. Cybercriminals are also exploiting physical infrastructure.
Your next security breach could start with an attack on the software running inside a security camera or by exploiting a vulnerability in a connected door lock or by disrupting critical building systems. Physical and logical security are no longer separate.
Through necessity they are now a single, unified domain. Security cameras and access control systems are critical network devices that require a high level of protection and monitoring for operations and cybersecurity.
With a central view of your physical operations and the capability to monitor multiple sites, you can harness the flow of data across your security activities. A unified security platform that leverages open architecture enables you to adopt new technologies and best-of-breed solutions.
A centralised solution allows you to choose integrations ranging from video surveillance, access control, license plate recognition, and analytics.
When security data is centralised, the security risks organisations face can be viewed holistically. This allows responsibilities to be understood and shared with everyone working from a common data set. Risks are minimised as information is centralised in a unified system.
NEXTDC employs comprehensive physical security measures to protect data centre services it provides to government and enterprise customers across Australia.
Protecting physical assets within data centres such as the core infrastructure and hardware supporting mission-critical operations relies on a strategy that ensures physical and logical security are managed from a single platform.
Additionally, NEXTDC uses a unified security risk management platform that integrates key systems such as intercoms and customer request management with logical operational controls bolsters site security and enhances customer experience.
A unified security platform empowers organisations when they need to conduct forensic investigations of incidents. When video is managed from the same platform as security data, it is easier to integrate the different data feeds and search for evidence by filtering data in your video management system and specifying attributes of interest.
This simplifies forensic investigations and accelerates them. Every minute that is saved reduces the likelihood that an intruder can achieve their goal and minimises the potential losses and damage you may otherwise incur.
A forensic search capability in a unified security platform enables detailed queries to be carried out by filtering through attributes and characteristics of the events captured by the camera.
Video analysis of forensic search properties gives investigation teams the necessary tools to identify evidence, facilitate investigations and close cases faster. It can also help speed up the task of law enforcement.
Physical and logical security are no longer separate domains. A platform that enables organisations to capture and harness video data as part of an integrated security solution can be the difference between an incident being missed until it’s too late or stopping a security breach before it escalates.
The forensic capability that a securely designed unified security platform brings is a game changer when law enforcement is required.
A unified security platform enables operational efficiencies to be realised, faster incident response and more efficient forensic investigation after an incident.
