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Today s lack of modern technology in physical security
oper- ations has created an undue reliance on security staff
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Old analog metal detectors , hand wands , and manual bag inspections are artifacts of a pre-digital age . Weapons screening sometimes feels like the land that time forgot .

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Today ’ s lack of modern technology in physical security operations has created an undue reliance on security staff . behavior , answer guest ’ s questions , handle minor incidents , and clean up the physical space , in addition to the core screening role of manually checking everybody entering for prohibited items .

There are simply too many things for any one security guard to manage .

The security officers are burdened with an ever-growing list of tasks : watch out for bad

Things could not be more different in the cybersecurity part of the business .

Today s lack of modern technology in physical security
oper- ations has created an undue reliance on security staff
.

Because cybersecurity was born inherently digital , cybersecurity professionals are immersed in oceans of digital data and refined pattern recognition based on

cutting edge ar-

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