Physical security is the protection of people, hardware, from physical actions, intrusions and other events that could damage an organization and its assets. Safeguarding the physical security of a business means protecting it from threat actors, as well as accidents and natural disasters, such as fires, floods, earthquakes and severe weather. A lack of physical protection could risk the , devices and utilities that support business operations and processes. That said, people are a large part of the physical security threat.

Theft and vandalism are examples of human-initiated threats that require physical security solutions. A physical security breach doesn’t necessarily require technical knowledge