Surveillance and Sensors: A Toolkit for Holistic Physical Security in Healthcare

Protecting clinicians, patients and staff requires a 360-degree approach as part of a holistic physical security strategy.
Not only must health systems safeguard physical items such as door locks, proximity cards and medical equipment, they also require protection from threats such as ransomware and malware.
“Physical security and cybersecurity are intricately linked,” explains Jake Stauch, director of product at Verkada, an enterprise security provider. “One really can’t exist without the other.”
A holistic physical security team could include roles such …

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