Physical security is a very important aspect of business management that often gets overlooked and causes harm to companies worldwide.. Physical security is the protection of personnel, hardware, software, networks and data from physical actions and events that could cause serious loss or damage to a business, enterprise, agency or institution. Physical security also includes protection from fire, natural disasters, burglary, theft, vandalism, and terrorism. This includes protection from fire, flood, natural disasters, burglary, theft, vandalism and terrorism. It is important that businesses worldwide take the initiative to incorporate a number of policies and procedures in place to secure the business of physical harm (Hutter, 2016).
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Biometrics is usually capable of using systems of automatic recognition. Biometrics is a form of physical security that is commonly used by many businesses today. There are a several forms of biometrics which include, fingerprinting, hand and finger geometry, facial recognition, iris and retinal scanning, and vascular pattern recognition. In addition to physical biometric devices, some companies employ behavioral biometric techniques such as speaker and voice recognition, signature verification, and keystroke dynamics. Although the two forms of biometrics differ, both forms have integrated technology to quickly identify or determine whether or not a person is who they are claiming to be. When protecting company assets it is important to know the different biometric devices. Familiarity with each device grants the business owner the power to decide which device works best for his or her business (Hay, …show more content…
This form of technology is also known to deny access to individuals that have suffered hand injuries. The hand geometry system is admired by most business owners because it prevents buddy punching. However, its lack of accuracy has also posed significant challenges. In addition to hand geometry and fingerprinting, there are a number of other biometric devices. Some of the other devices include facial recognition technology, iris scanning, retinal scanning, and vascular patterns. Iris scanning is said to be a very popular form of biometrics. No two people have the same iris. With this in mind, it is impossible to have a case a false identity (Hay, 2003). This is also the case when using vascular patterns. This form of technology is a picture of a person’s veins in the hand. This technology believes the space between the veins in the hand is specific to each individual. Therefore, this form of technology is thought to be a success in proper identification of individuals. However, this technology is still very new to the market and has not received enough buy-in or support to deem whether it will be successful in the market of physical
Going to school, work, a public building, or a stadium event without feeling overly concerned is a feeling that cannot be valued. Our environment continues to be ever-changing and the Security field will continue to adapt and provide its service. A general education of the Physical Security field was provided so that the reader may have a greater understanding. The types of Security were addressed, as well as, multiple operational functions tied to the field.
Physical and environmental security programs are generally considered to be a collection of mechanisms and controls put into place that help ensure the availability of information technology capabilities. These programs protect an organization from fire, flood, theft, power failure, intentional, and even unintentional damage through negligence. Implementation of these programs at the organizational level can take place in a number of ways but most organizations choose to follow the application of a body of standards, usually set forth by an organization such as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Once such body of standards put forth by ISO/IEC is 27002, Information technology – Security techniques – Code of practice for information secur...
(f) Spoof attacks and Template security: Spoof attack refers to the deliberate attempt to manipulate one’s biometric template in order to avoid recognition, or generate biometric artifacts in order to take someone’s identity. And still biometric systems are susceptible to attacked in a number of ways (Ratha et al., 2001). For example, a fingerprint recognition system can be circumvented by using fake or spoof fingers (Nandakumar et al., 2007, Nandakumar et al., 2007a). Behavioral traits like voice (Eriksson et al., 1997) and signature (Harrison et al., 1981) are more susceptible to such attacks than physiological traits. Security of biometric templates is also another critical issues in biometric systems. The stolen biometric template can be used to gain unauthorized access to the system (Adler, 2003, Cappelli et al., 2007, Ross et al., 2007).
Biometric and encryption sounds are not too fresh, for most users, any of each technology alone is not enough to make you feel excitement. However, If we develop a new study or a new technology, which combine the biometrics and encryption. We can find that the technology combining these two techniques are very amazing.
The costs of implementing biometrics into security, specifically passports, are enormous. In many instances, cost is much higher than traditional forms of security such as passwords and personal identification numbers.10 Biometrics also puts users at risk.... ... middle of paper ... ...
One of the largest challenges faced by companies today is confirming the identity of computer users. Ensuring that users can easily confirm their identity can be difficult. Ease of use and security are generally opposite to each other. Biometrics attempts to solve these issues. Biometrics uses something that you are, like a fingerprint, to verify your identity.
Fingerprint scanning has already been implemented into business to effectively enhance security and authentications. When scanning a fingerprint, a scanner has to have a pre-saved image of the authorized finger to compare images in a linked database to allow access. In order to allay privacy concerns, however, fingerprint scanners do not store actual fingerprint images. Instead unique characteristics of the fingerprint are analyzed and stored as an encrypted mathematical representation (Ballard, 2016). Businesses are hoping to safeguard their sensitive data by using this form biometrics as a viable option because of the several benefits and low costs. This is a easy to use system with cheap equipment that generally requires low power consumption. However, the disadvantage is that if the surface of the finger is damaged or contains any marks, the identification becomes increasingly difficult. Fingerprint security systems are already
Biometrics is described as the use of human physical features to verify identity and has been in use since the beginning of recorded history. Only recently, biometrics has been used in today’s high-tech society for the prevention of identity theft. In this paper, we will be understanding biometrics, exploring the history of biometrics, examples of today’s current technology and where biometrics are expected to go in the future.
It also includes physical actions which cause harm to individuals and equipment in the hospital. In today's world, there is need to improve and strengthen the level of physical security in hospitals since the physical security has been vulnerable to robbery and theft. The physical security features include perimeters, lighting, alarms, and doors. In most cases, the physical security safeguards in hospitals are not properly integrated with other security program components hence making them vulnerable to robbery and theft. The physical security and the psychological aspects of security in most hospitals do not work together to enhance patient protection and equipment safety.
Principle of Security Management by Brian R. Johnson, Published by Prentice-Hall copyright 2005 by Pearson Education, Inc.
Anthropometry, dactyloscopy, palatal rugae pattern, DNA, fingerprinting, sex determination, estimation of age, measurement of height, differentiation of blood groups, handwriting and bite marks are some methods used for personal identification( Kannan and Mathiharan, 2007; Sheetal et al., 2013; Kanchan and Chattopadhyay, 2008 ). For a physical characteristic to be used as an identification marker, it should be unique as well as permanent. Finger prints, lip prints and blood groups are biological
Implement physical security: - “Physical security protects people, data, equipment, systems, facilities and company assets” (Harris,
In order to have an effective physical security program you need to know what you are protecting and why you are protecting it. Physical Security encompasses the protection of people, places, things, and data. Protecting each of these elements requires different pieces of equipment or different avenues but the philosophy of the protection is the same. In this I mean that you are protecting from unauthorized access to the places, people, things, and data.
Iris recognition is very accurate and distinctive because iris has a complex texture that can produce a substantial amount of information to identify a person. Furthermore, the iris remains almost unchanged from childhood, only minuscule variations are presented. The biometric data is captured using a small and high definition camera that is able to recognize different characteristics of the iris. Moreover, the system can detect the use of contact lens with a fake iris and can realize with the natural movement of the eye if the sample object is a living being. Although initially iris recognition systems were expensive and complex to use, new technology developments have improved these weaknesses.
Physical security cannot be wholly successful without the human factor element and the active support of these user groups. For example, when the aim is to protect a critical facility from attack or to provide access control for an office building it is necessary to engage people on the proper use of any security systems that are in place, for instance security alarms. If the alarm goes off and employees have no idea what it signifies