01728nas a2200085   4500000000100000008004100001245007300042856021100115520131600326       2020                            d00aA basic principle of physical security and its link to cybersecurity  uhttps://search.proquest.com/openview/70523c95474a454446f743e8dab1a06d/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=55114&casa_token=R35x-0QxAEgAAAAA:fyPU9SCX6DZYbl6wNZ5s6SkIVPpPWcKmnGS2KlX875V0cjfWowrtRidsjzP13ttDfAzGB8VGv7U3 aThe need for security is human nature and instinct It is about our survival and security. Humans have practiced it as a natural reaction to our surroundings. Historically, physical security has existed in the earh'est known forms of prehistoric civilizations. Many traditional principles and practices are still used and valid. What has changed is technology. Technology can be apph'ed as a powerful tool in well-conceived physical security programs as well as the cybersecurity Geld. Fundamental security concepts and their practical measures are as old as human beings' nature for survival and protection, as well as new technologies that are improving these basic concepts and apph'cations. The world of computers and information are constantly changing. Change exposes vulnerabilities. Security and IT professionals are facing challenges and problems targeting cyberspace and organization's information by gaining unauthorized access to breach security lines. Both traditional security professionals and technology-oriented IT and cybersecurity professionals must work together to protect the organizations and the individuals they serve by utilizing and applying the same principles of layered security protection lines in both physical and cyber worlds. © 2020 International Journal of Cyber Criminology.