The Ultimate Guide to Physical Security

2026 · Asian Edition

Physical security encompasses the measures, technologies, and practices designed to protect people, assets, and physical environments from harm, theft, or unauthorized access. This domain integrates hardware like surveillance cameras, access control systems, and biometric verification, with evolving digital solutions such as cloud-based management and AI-powered analytics. Understanding physical security is crucial for safeguarding corporate offices, critical infrastructure, healthcare facilities, and public spaces.

Our collection of stories highlights the dynamic intersection of physical security with digital innovation. Readers will find insights into new security camera technologies, cloud-managed systems, unified identity management, and how AI is transforming surveillance and access control. Additionally, we explore the increasing need to merge physical and cybersecurity practices to address modern threats comprehensively.

Delve into case studies on advancements in workplace optimisation through physical security tools, the importance of hardware security keys for multi-factor authentication, and emerging responses to vulnerabilities in legacy systems. This hub offers a comprehensive look at how organisations are enhancing safety, compliance, and operational efficiency through integrated, state-of-the-art physical security strategies.

Asian Physical Security news
Analyst Insights
iProov report warns of soaring iOS injection attacks
Gartner · Physical Security · UC
2 days ago
Boomi named leader in IDC MarketScape API management
IDC MarketScape · Physical Security · Data Protection
Last week
Survey finds organisations struggle to secure unstructured data
Gartner · Physical Security · Data Protection
Last week
Codenotary launches AgentX for Linux security automation
Gartner · Physical Security · Virtualisation
Last month
Smart glasses drive 44% growth in global XR shipments
IDC · Physical Security · Gaming
Last month
Expert columns
Building digital trust: Data quality provides a scalable path
By Bud Walker of Melissa
4 days ago
How Observability Serves as the Control Layer for AI Growth
By Rob Newell of New Relic
Last month
Atlassian scales AI search with OpenSearch on Kubernetes
By OpenSearch
Last month
Agentic AI: The potential and the problems behind the new wave of autonomous systems
By Kristina Holt of Foot Anstey
Last month
Saving the weekend: How SonicWall's SonicSentry SOC stopped a Saturday night cyberattack
By Sarah Wilkinson of SonicWall
Last month
Why businesses need wired, wireless, and power-over-ethernet (PoE) firewalls
By Leelin Thye of SonicWall
Last month
Why digital identity is the new perimeter in a zero-trust world
By Jeremy Blackburn of ChainIT
Last month
Why legal literacy is the ultimate empowerment for women in tech
By Renee Roumanos of Renee Roumanos Legal
Last month
Account Takeover (ATO) fraud: The hidden threat to your business and how to stop it
By Bobby Joseph of Melissa
Last month
Ethical AI and equitable law: Redesigning the profession for women leaders
By Aparna Watal of Halfords IP
Last month
We are not climbing a ladder, we are building it
By Emma Barbato of Miss Em.Ai
Last month
Face recognition for women in half niqabs: Common challenges and practical fixes
By Dmitry Morozov of 3DiVi
Last month
Regulating the internet is like trying to bottle lightning using chopsticks
By Mike Sweeney of Corsearch
Fri, 27th Feb 2026
No compromise: Designing AI operations for sovereignty and reliability
By Shankar Gomathi of OpenText
Fri, 27th Feb 2026
From breach to recovery - 5 ways to prepare your IT team for the unexpected
By Al Kingsley MBE of NetSupport
Sat, 21st Feb 2026
Interviews
Affirmo: Could AI make a reality of IoT dreams?
Discussing Cloud Services
Yesterday
Rise of AI Agents introduces new infosec risk: Okta
Discussing Data Protection
Last month
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Discussing Cloud Services
Tue, 10th Feb 2026
Exclusive: How PvX Partners tackles the mobile app financing gap
Discussing iOS
Fri, 19th Dec 2025
Exclusive: SecurEnvoy's Michael Downs on MFA gaps and rising attack risks
Discussing Data Protection
Thu, 4th Dec 2025
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About Software engineering
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About Enterprise security
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3 days ago
1Kosmos wins Department of War IL4 identity approval
About Public Sector
4 days ago
Rafay launches Token Factory for token-based AI billing
About Virtualisation
4 days ago
Gainsight adds MCP support for AI retention workflows
About Customer Relationship Management
4 days ago
Softr launches AI no-code platform for business teams
About Software-as-a-Service
4 days ago
South Korea AI copyright plan sparks creator backlash
About Data Protection
4 days ago
Exabeam expands AI agent analytics to ChatGPT, Copilot
About Data Protection
5 days ago
Anaxi, Carnegie Mellon study AI data value, revenue models
About Search
5 days ago
Genetec urges stronger governance as cloud use grows
About Data Protection
Last week
Attackers turn trusted tools into cyber weapon
About Malware
Last week
NCC Group warns DC power regulation is a cyber risk
About Hyperscale
Last week
Job moves
Upwind hires ex-Facebook security chief Joe Sullivan
Move at PayPal
Last week
Dragos appoints Japan Country Manager to expand market
Move at Macnica
Last week
Yubico appoints chief marketing officer as phishing grows
Move at Yubico
Last week
Singulr AI expands Richard Bird role to steer agentic risk
Move at Singular AI
Last month
Saviynt names Alex Lei to lead APJ identity security sales
Move at Proofpoint
Last month
inTechnology names Jason Webb to lead duress shift
Move at SPOK
Wed, 18th Feb 2026
One Identity names Michael Henricks Finance & Ops Chief
Move at Hybrid IT
Wed, 18th Feb 2026
FDATA appoints Kat Cloud to strengthen open finance security
Move at Monetary Authority of Singapore
Thu, 12th Feb 2026
Collage names co founder Ross Durbin as chief executive
Move at Dropbox
Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Celonis names CyberArk chief Matt Cohen to its board
Move at CyberArk
Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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