The Ultimate Guide to Physical Security

2026 · Canadian 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.

Canadian Physical Security news
Analyst Insights
Protegrity launches AI Team Edition for secure inferencing
IDC · Physical Security · Virtualisation
Last week
Capsule Security raises $7 million to guard AI agents
Gartner · Physical Security · PAM
Last week
Tenable launches OT discovery tool for exposure management
Gartner · Physical Security · DataCentre infrastructure
Last week
iProov report warns of soaring iOS injection attacks
Gartner · Physical Security · UC
This month
Boomi named leader in IDC MarketScape API management
IDC MarketScape · Physical Security · Data Protection
Last month
Expert columns
Has AAA gaming left portable too late?
By Kevin Janzen of Globant
Last week
The why and what of FIPS 140-3 validation in modern cybersecurity
By Georgy Thadathil of SonicWall
Last week
Small alert, big defense: Inside a SOC's early-morning response
By Sarah Wilkinson of SonicWall
This month
Building digital trust: Data quality provides a scalable path
By Bud Walker of Melissa
This 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
A woman cybersecurity leader's guide to owning your digital identity
By Leigh Tynan of TELUS Online Security
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
Regulating the internet is like trying to bottle lightning using chopsticks
By Mike Sweeney of Corsearch
Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Interviews
Affirmo: Could AI make a reality of IoT dreams?
Discussing Cloud Services
This month
Canada's patent filings stall despite population boom
Discussing IT Industry
This month
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
Quantum, cloud and cyber take shape in Canadian defence plan
Discussing Space Technologies
Sat, 28th Feb 2026
Recent news
OpenAI launches GPT-Rosalind for life sciences research
About Data Analytics
Last week
Casting a wide net: Vection Technologies' push across emerging tech markets
About Education, Learning & Training
Last week
Rubrik survey warns of AI agents outpacing security
About Cloud Services
Last week
Sentra & Wiz add data classification to cloud risks
About Storage
Last week
Protectors Edge book applies security lessons to leadership
About Management
Last week
Iceotope passes 200 patents as AI cooling demand rises
About Energy efficient
Last week
Canada opens AI compute funding round for supercomputer
About Cloud Services
Last week
Temu joins anti-counterfeiting coalition to boost IP enforcement
About Piracy
Last week
Equifax Canada warns of 31% rise in first-party fraud
About Identity Theft
Last week
Emergent launches Wingman autonomous AI agent for work
About Software-as-a-Service
Last week
Claroty adds Visibility Orchestration to xDome platform
About Software-as-a-Service
Last week
Keeper boosts endpoint privilege governance for firms
About Chief Technology Officers
Last week
Tenable launches OT asset discovery engine for security
About Chief Information Security Officer
Last week
Forrester maps AI shift from digital into physical use
About Trends & Predictions
Last week
AI coding boom deepens cognitive debt, says Thoughtworks
About Software engineering
Last week
Job moves
Ledger appoints Ian Rogers to lead AI security push
Move at Ledger
Last week
Portnox names Jonathan Skinner as Chief Marketing Officer
Move at Symantec
Last week
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
Singulr AI expands Richard Bird role to steer agentic risk
Move at Singular AI
Last month
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
RecordPoint hires leaders to drive AI data governance
Move at Westpac
Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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