WEBINAR

Zero Trust at the Edge: Bringing IT Rigor to Physical Security

As cyber threats increasingly target physical security systems, this webinar reveals why Zero Trust is no longer optional—and how to extend its principles beyond IT to protect the new frontline: your badge readers, cameras, and controllers.

October 29, 2025

5:00 PM UTC

1 hour

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This webinar was originally held on October 29, 2025 and is now available for on demand viewing.

Duration: 1 hour

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Summary

Zero Trust is no longer just the domain of IT. Today’s attackers increasingly target the “frontline” of physical security—your badge readers, sensors, controllers, and cameras. These once-trusted systems are now network entry points, and without continuous authentication and verification, they become the easiest way inside.

What’s more, AI and Digital Twin applications in security are only as good as the data they ingest. Without Zero Trust, data from edge devices can be spoofed or manipulated, making advanced analytics and modeling unreliable. Zero Trust provides the essential foundation—ensuring that every data point, from every device, is verified and trustworthy before it enters your AI or Digital Twin environment.

U.S. Government facilities are already required to adopt Zero Trust by 2027 under Executive Order 14028—and critical infrastructure is expected to follow. The urgency is clear: physical security systems must meet the same standards as IT networks to avoid becoming the weak link.

This webinar brings together real-world security leaders to explore how to bridge the long-standing gap between IT and physical security (OT), and how Zero Trust principles can—and must—be applied at the near edge and far edge. Attendees will learn why adopting Zero Trust for physical security is imperative, how leading organizations are implementing it in practical ways, and what tools and technology stacks exist today to make it achievable without costly rip-and-replace.

Whether you’re responsible for protecting critical infrastructure, enterprise campuses, or high-security facilities, this session will provide the clarity and actionable steps needed to modernize your defenses and enable trusted AI and Digital Twins in physical security.

Key Takeaways

Gain insights from a live roundtable discussion with security leaders.
Understand why Executive Order 14028 makes Zero Trust non-negotiable for government facilities—and why critical infrastructure is next.
Learn how attackers are exploiting physical security systems as entry points into networks.
See why Zero Trust is essential for trustworthy AI and Digital Twin deployments in physical security.
Discover practical strategies to extend Zero Trust principles from IT into OT and physical security.
Explore available technologies and architectures that deliver Zero Trust without costly rip-and-replace.

Speakers

Maria Sumnicht

National Cybersecurity Director for Critical Infrastructure

Task Force on Homeland Security

Maria Sumnicht is the National Cybersecurity Director for Critical Infrastructure with the Task Force on Homeland Security, advising Congress and government leaders on policies to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure. She previously led New York City’s first IoT and ICS cybersecurity program and earlier served at NASA Ames Research Center, where she was part of one of the first-ever cybersecurity incident response teams.

Steven Brown

Vice President for Strategy & Business Development

Prometheus Security Group Global (PSG)

Steven Brown is Vice President for Strategy & Business Development at Prometheus Security Group Global (PSG). He is a critical infrastructure security expert and USAF veteran with 23+ years of operations, strategy, policy, design, and implementation experience securing critical infrastructure and strategic assets worldwide. PSG provides unified security solutions specializing in software and hardware for video surveillance, access control, intrusion detection, and cyber security. PSG’s open architecture, zerotrust, scalable, reliable security solutions are entrusted to protect the United States’ most sensitive strategic assets along with critical missions, facilities, and people around the world.

Pierre Bourgeix

CEO and Founder

ESI Convergent

Pierre Bourgeix is the CEO and founder of ESI Convergent. He has spent 30 years as a global security consultant and innovator through his experience with The Rand Corporation, the US State Department, ADT/Tyco Security, HySecurity, Wallace International, SecureState, and BoonEdam. Currently, Pierre is the CTO and Founder of ESI Convergent, LLC. Pierre’s primary expertise is in physical and cyber security governance, and he has years of experience within the physical security arena, including experience working with the US Secret Service, the NSA, and the CIA. Projects include a forensic security assessment for Saudi Aramco and a forward base security assessment in radar detection, geo-fencing, and communications testing for the U.S. Navy in Iraq and Kuwait. Pierre also helped the Saudi government implement long-range video surveillance, gate and fence control systems, and ground sensing systems on the Saudi Arabian border. From a strong foundation in the physical security, barrier, and gate control industry, Pierre’s path has grown to include electronic security, managed services security, and the IT and cybersecurity arena. He has spoken globally at conferences, manufacturing events, and association meetings. Pierre is a highly regarded thought leader in the convergence of IT, OT, and Physical Security and is a renowned expert in integrating converged technology platforms, ranging from large manufacturers to utility companies such as First Energy. He is currently creating security standards for testing products, systems, and solutions. Additionally, Pierre is developing a model that will explain the converged security Kill chain, which will lead to the need for proper predictive analytics across IT, OT, and Physical Security and the development of a converged standard.

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