Integrate Physical Security and Information Security - Klavan Security x Info-Tech Research Group
Securing information security, physical security, or personnel security in silos may secure nothing.
Physical security is often managed by facilities, not by IT security, resulting in segmented security systems. Integrating physical and information security introduces challenges in:
Understanding the value proposition of investment in governing and managing integrated systems, including migration costs, compared to separated security systems.
Addressing complex risks and vulnerabilities of an integrated security system.
Operationalizing enhanced capabilities created by adoption of emerging and disruptive technologies.
Our Advice
Critical Insight
Integrate security in people, process, and technology to improve your overall security posture. Having siloed systems running security is not beneficial. Many organizations are realizing the benefits of consolidating into a single platform across physical security, cybersecurity, HR, legal, and compliance.
Plan and engage stakeholders. Assemble the right team to ensure the success of your integrated security ecosystem, decide the governance model, and clearly define the roles and responsibilities.
Enhance strategy and risk management. Strategically, we want a physical security system that is interoperable with most technologies, flexible with minimal customization, functional, and integrated, despite the challenges of proprietary configurations, complex customization, and silos.
Impact and Result
Klavan Security’s approach is a modular, incremental, and repeatable process to integrate physical and information security to:
Ensure the integration will meet the business' needs and determine effort and technical requirements.
Establish GRC processes that include integrated risk management and compliance.
Design and deploy an integrated security architecture.
Establish security metrics of effectiveness and efficiency for senior management and leadership.