Physical Security vs Cybersecurity: Who Owns the Gap?

Your cameras are on the network.

Your access control system has servers, cloud portals and user accounts.

Your integrator probably has some form of remote access.

So who owns the risk?

Physical Security?

IT?

Cybersecurity?

The answer is usually all of them.

And that’s exactly where the problem starts.

The gap nobody owns

Physical Security understands what the system is supposed to do.

IT understands the infrastructure it runs on.

Cybersecurity understands the technical risk.

But who is making sure those pieces actually connect?

Who knows whether the access control server is still supported?

Who owns the decision when a security device can’t be patched?

Who checks whether an integrator still needs remote access?

Who confirms physical access was actually removed when someone leaves the company?

These aren’t unusual problems anymore.

They’re everyday physical security problems.

It doesn’t need to be complicated

The answer isn’t another committee.

And it isn’t handing the entire security program to IT.

Someone simply needs to own the space between the teams.

Clear responsibilities.

Clear handoffs.

Clear ownership.

Physical Security should know what it needs and why.

IT and Cyber should define how it can safely operate within the enterprise.

And someone needs to make sure the decisions actually get made.

That’s where strong physical security program management comes in.

Who owns that gap in your organization?

If the answer isn’t immediately obvious, it might be worth a conversation.

FRTFY helps organizations manage the space between physical security, technology, vendors and the business.