PLP Minor in Cybersecurity: Topic 7

Physical Security Threats in 2025

The landscape of physical security threats in 2025 is constantly evolving, shaped by changes in workplace practices, new technologies, and new socioeconomic 2025 security trends. The shift to remote work during the pandemic has also instilled some fairly permanent habits for hybrid work. However, it also exposed many businesses to heightened cybersecurity and physical security risks as reliance on digital communication increased significantly, which has had some knock-on physical security implications.

FCN Lecture 7 - Security in Physical & Organisational Domains: Slide 6

What is Biometrics? How is it used in security?

Biometrics are rising as an advanced layer to many personal and enterprise security systems. With the unique identifiers of your biology and behaviors, this may seem foolproof. However, biometric identity has made many cautious about its use as standalone authentication.

Modern cybersecurity is focused on reducing the risks for this powerful security solution: traditional passwords have long been a point of weakness for security systems. Biometrics aims to answer this issue by linking proof-of-identity to our bodies and behavior patterns.

FCN Lecture 7 - Security in Physical & Organisational Domains: Slide 12

FCN Lecture 7 - Security in Physical & Organisational Domains: Slide 28

PurpleSec. The 3 Types Of Security Controls (Expert Explains) 

FCN Lecture 7 - Security in Physical & Organisational Domains: Slide 8, 9 & 10

Tiger Team - 24 Karat Caper by norsec0de

Chris Nickerson, Luke McOmie and Ryan Jones break into a high-end jewellery store.

FCN Lecture 7 - Security in Physical & Organisational Domains: Slide 3

AgilFence Perimeter Intrusion Detection System (English) by ST Engineering

Riding on the success of implementing the highly innovative FBG-based perimeter intrusion detection system for Changi Airport, AgilFence PIDS, a product of ST Engineering's electronics arm, offers an integrated perimeter protection solution with the world-leading Genetec unified security platform.

FCN Lecture 7 - Security in Physical & Organisational Domains: Slide 9 & 14

Cyber Law in a Singapore Context by Ian Loe

A short video on some of the cybersecurity laws in Singapore.

FCN Lecture 7 - Security in Physical & Organisational Domains: Slide 23

Risk Assessment / Types Of Risk Assessment / Qualitative & Quantitative Assessment by Safety Hunts

There are three types of risk assessment qualitative, Semi-quantitative & quantitative. In this video an attempt has been made to explain these concepts as simple as possible.

FCN Lecture 7 - Security in Physical & Organisational Domains: Slide 24