Security News > 2021 > February > Physical cyber threats: What do criminals leave when they break in?

While businesses have continued to fortify their networks against remote invaders, most have overlooked the potential for cyber threats from physical intruders.

While such attacks are extremely rare in comparison to the endless virtual attacks launched every day, physical security gaps can allow threat actors to circumvent otherwise strong defenses to inflict serious damage.

Fortunately with the right precautions it is possible to minimize the risk of a physical intruder, and spot incursions based on digital and physical evidence left behind.

Further, tracing such an attack back to a physical incursion is no easy task, reducing the chances that investigators will find and close the source of the breach.

While physical cyberattacks are rare, they can be devastating for those organizations that criminals view as worth the additional effort.

By treating cyber and physical security as two sides of the same coin, would-be intruders will find their plans foiled just as a virtual attacker will be detected and blocked by the best security solutions.

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