ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the need for physical security doctrine and approaches to evolve given the increasingly complex operating and threat environment. While physical security has doctrinally held the position that threat and risk assessments would precede the development of specific security measures, the application of physical security principles and practices has fallen well short of this mark. Leadership within the physical security community needs to look more towards skillsets and mindsets that are adept at addressing complex environments and situations and then working to address issues. The physical security domain sees challenges arising in the accidental realm. The challenge within the physical security domain stretches throughout the full life cycle of the infrastructure. In Canada, the challenges for the government involve a combination of factors, largely tied to the credibility of programs intended to support recovery efforts.
