Cyber-physical security is tightening on college campuses as Internet of Things devices, access systems, biometric tools, and smart cameras blur the line between physical protection and cybersecurity. As campuses add networked facilities technologies, they expand their “attack surface” and increase the governance burden for monitoring, oversight, and incident response. The development matters because traditional campus physical security programs often operate with different tools, data, and responsibilities than IT and security teams. The story frames the problem as a convergence challenge: managing device identity, permissions, and network segmentation across both facilities and campus operations. For higher education, the risk is compounded by compliance requirements and the difficulty of inventorying and patching heterogeneous devices across large estates. The piece argues that higher ed security planning must treat these systems as part of a unified security architecture rather than separate silos.