Mastering Defensive Security

Chapter 9: Deep Diving into Physical Security

"With the right tools and a few seconds of physical access, all bets are off… "

– Darren Kitchen – founder of Hak5

Physical security is often overlooked, and as cybersecurity professionals, we normally avoid this responsibility. However, the truth is that a breach in physical security can expose our systems, and that poses a huge risk to our infrastructure and data.

Therefore, in this chapter you are going to learn the most dangerous vulnerabilities in terms of physical security, but also a set of controls and methods to reduce those risks.

Here are the details of the topics that we will be covering in this chapter:

• A deep dive into the most dangerous tools and attacks in physical security, including ...