The Ultimate Guide to Physical Security

2026 · Australian 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.

Australian Physical Security news
Analyst Insights
iProov report warns of soaring iOS injection attacks
Gartner · Physical Security · UC
Last week
Boomi named leader in IDC MarketScape API management
IDC MarketScape · Physical Security · Data Protection
Last month
Survey finds organisations struggle to secure unstructured data
Gartner · Physical Security · Data Protection
Last month
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
Reviews
Hands-on review: OPPO Watch S smartwatch
Wearables
Last month
Expert columns
The AI risk hiding in your finance team's browser tabs
By Annexa
Yesterday
Has AAA gaming left portable too late?
By Kevin Janzen of Globant
3 days ago
The why and what of FIPS 140-3 validation in modern cybersecurity
By Georgy Thadathil of SonicWall
3 days ago
Small alert, big defense: Inside a SOC's early-morning response
By Sarah Wilkinson of SonicWall
Last week
Why robust AI governance is key to building trust in agentic AI systems in FY2027
By Sreeni Unnamatla of Kore.ai
Last week
What modern businesses expect from security providers
By Abhileen Khurana of Wynne Digital
Last week
Building digital trust: Data quality provides a scalable path
By Bud Walker of Melissa
Last week
How Observability Serves as the Control Layer for AI Growth
By Rob Newell of New Relic
Last month
Why organisations need a version of 'HR' for AI agents
By James Ross of Saviynt
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
Tap into the future: How the University of Sydney transformed campus life with digital ID
By Gallagher Security
Last month
AI agents are joining the public service - who's governing them?
By Nam Lam of SailPoint
Last month
Interviews
Affirmo: Could AI make a reality of IoT dreams?
Discussing Cloud Services
Last week
Cloudera and Svitla Systems bring trusted AI to healthcare
Discussing Data Protection
Last month
Rise of AI Agents introduces new infosec risk: Okta
Discussing Data Protection
Last month
Guidewire showcases GenAI's capabilities in insurance risks
Discussing Cloud Services
Last month
Why the all-AI social network looks more fad than legacy
Discussing Cloud Services
Tue, 10th Feb 2026
Recent news
Tenable launches OT discovery tool for exposure management
About Public Sector
Today
VIPRE launches cybersecurity training for students
About Malware
Yesterday
Kyndryl launches sovereignty services as concerns grow
About Cloud Services
Yesterday
Brennan boosts sovereign SOC as demand shifts onshore
About IT Industry
Yesterday
Claroty xDome adds orchestration to fix visibility gaps
About Firewalls
Yesterday
KnowBe4 launches Agent Risk Manager for AI agent security
About Data Protection
Yesterday
AI readiness illusion as data controls lag, Cloudera says
About Big Data
Yesterday
Cloudflare Mesh links AI agents to private networks
About Firewalls
Yesterday
Gallagher Security spotlights integrated systems at ISC West
About Resellers
Yesterday
Versos AI & Tape Ark unlock taped video for training
About Storage
Yesterday
N-able launches MCP server and N-zo AI for UEM ops
About IT service management
2 days ago
Ion in early talks with Meta & Alphabet over video tech
About Social Media
2 days ago
Australian skincare founder hit by chargeback scams
About Data Protection
2 days ago
Aurelia Metals lifts site compliance to 96% with Avetta
About EduTech
2 days ago
Fastly & LALIGA launch anti-piracy push on streams
About Machine learning
3 days ago
Job moves
Ledger appoints Ian Rogers to lead AI security push
Move at Ledger
Yesterday
Portnox names Jonathan Skinner as Chief Marketing Officer
Move at Symantec
Yesterday
Ping Identity names Antony Collins to lead APJ channels
Move at ServiceNow
2 days ago
Gallagher Security names Siler to lead SMB & perimeter
Move at Gallagher Security
3 days ago
Upwind hires ex-Facebook security chief Joe Sullivan
Move at PayPal
This month
Yubico appoints chief marketing officer as phishing grows
Move at Yubico
Last month
OpenAI hires Brent Thomas to lead public policy in ANZ
Move at Mastercard
Last month
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
Milestone Systems names Mike Metcalfe South Pacific lead
Move at Milestone Systems
Last month
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