Manufacturers must not only be concerned with safeguarding individuals from criminal activities but also with addressing risks such as workplace accidents, lawsuits, and penalties that can result from unsafe working conditions.

But while manufacturers rely on connected devices to ensure their physical security, in many cases those devices are not managed properly. This can create a risk of significant downtime, leaving manufacturers without the protection that their physical security devices are supposed to provide. At the same time, inadequately managed physical security devices can present easy targets for hackers, leaving manufacturers vulnerable to cybercrime.