Emerging threats
Bridge the gap in your physical security
Effective risk management means addressing both digital and physical threats. In today's digital age, physical security is often overlooked as part of a broader cyber security strategy. Many organisations invest in penetration testing of their IT environment to identify vulnerabilities, and forget the physical aspect, leaving critical gaps in security. On-site vulnerabilities like weak access control, insecure storage or lack of staff training can lead to serious security incidents such as data breaches, theft, and unauthorised access to sensitive information or areas.
Looking to strengthen your physical security without the complexity and cost of full-scale physical penetration testing? Our Physical Control Assessments and Physical Security Assessments offer effective and accessible options to evaluate and improve your organisation’s physical security posture.
Our physical security assessments help you to identify vulnerabilities before someone else does.
Our services
We provide two flexible services based on your organisation’s maturity and individual business needs. Our PCA and PA services are targeted and collaborative to give you clear, actionable insights to improve your physical security.
Physical Security Control Assessment
An evaluation of specific areas of concern in your physical security setup. This could include access points, credential systems, restricted areas, staff awareness, and more.
Physical Security Assessment
A covert assessment designed for organisations with mature security practices looking for a comprehensive evaluation of their defences and response capabilities.
Physical Security Control Assessment
In this structured approach, you tell us where you want the spotlight. We test the existing security controls that you want assessed, evaluate how effective they are, and help you close any gaps.
Our evaluation can include assessing perimeter defences, assessing how onsite personnel respond to unauthorised activity, assessing awareness of staff and stakeholders, and attempting to bypass physical or electronic locking mechanisms.
It’s an ideal first step for organisations looking to validate existing controls, identify gaps and improve security maturity before committing to a red team engagement.
Benefits of our Physical Control Assessment service:
- Validate the effectiveness of your existing security controls
- Identify and close gaps in your security practices
- Expert evaluation of your security setup without the cost of a full black team engagement
- An ideal first step in strengthening overall security maturity
Physical Security Assessment
This service is ideal for mature organisations who are seeking a true, unbiased evaluation of their physical security posture.
Our testers gather information about your organisation and attempt to gain unauthorised access to your site without any prior knowledge of your systems or processes - just like a real attacker would.. We test your controls, barriers and employee response, and whether your organisation could detect or stop an intrusion.
Our approach
Our approach combines open-source intelligence gathering (OSINT) and on-site testing to identify real-world vulnerabilities- all delivered with the same professionalism and discretion as a black team engagement but scaled for accessibility and tailored to your individual business needs.
Benefits of our Physical security service:
- A comprehensive and realistic assessment of your security resilience
- Test your detection and response capabilities
- Uncover hidden weaknesses in your current controls and processes
- Accurate, unbiased reporting based on no prior knowledge
- Demonstrates proactive risk management
Our physical security assessments are designed for organisations that:
- Want a comprehensive understanding of both cyber and physical security risks
- Are unsure about the strength of their current physical security measures
- Operate in shared or externally managed environments
- Store or handle high value assets, sensitive data, or confidential materials onsite
Why choose PGI?
Human-led approach
We study how real attackers think, behave and manipulate people to effectively simulate real-world scenarios, rather than just checking boxes.
Holistic insight
Our services consider a wide range of behaviours, through our knowledge and expertise, giving you a more comprehensive overview of your organisational risk posture.
In-depth expertise
With experience in understanding threat actor methodologies, we provide nuanced and actionable recommendations that go beyond surface-level analysis.
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