Todays Security Executive: Physical Security Transformation One Companys Vision
IP theft is estimated to cost U.S. businesses more than $400 billion in annual revenues and countless jobs. This crime, now converging with all aspects of security operations, has also outgrown the ability of IT departments to address it effectively. As the security executive’s responsibility increases, the demands placed upon vendors and integrators also changes. Innovative security firms adjust their business models and product development cycles to answer these new requirements. Yet few of the “traditional” physical security firms actually have taken the initiative to do this.
The RSA Security Conference in San Francisco is my favorite event focusing on cyber security, and I would encourage more physical security integrators and product vendors to attend. The only physical security vendor I have seen participating in the RSA Conference over the last several years has been Hirsch Electronics. Its booth display this year read, “Hirsch = Enhanced Cyber Security,” and its booth traffic was impressive.