A Defensible Methodology, a Quantified Score, and an Audit-Ready Record
Circadian Risk gives risk and compliance leaders a standards-aligned physical security assessment framework that produces quantified risk scores, supports multiple compliance frameworks simultaneously, and generates an auditable record that holds up to regulatory, legal, and executive scrutiny.
The compliance team’s relationship with physical security risk is often defined by what happens when something goes wrong. A regulator asks whether the organization met the applicable standard. Legal counsel asks whether reasonable precautions were taken. An insurer asks what framework the program was built on. In each case, the answer needs to be more than a narrative report and a completed checklist. It needs to be a documented, quantified, standards-aligned record of what the organization assessed, what it found, and what it did about it.
Most physical security programs cannot produce that record. Assessments are conducted inconsistently, documented in formats that vary by location and assessor, and stored in files that are not connected to each other or to any ongoing monitoring process. Compliance risk sits alongside threat risk and hazard risk without any common scale for comparing them. And when a compliance standard is updated, the program has to be rebuilt from scratch. Circadian Risk was built to solve each of these problems in a single platform.
Physical Security Compliance Is a Risk Problem. Few Programs Treat It That Way.
What Changes When Risk and Compliance Leaders Have a Standards-Aligned Physical Risk Platform
A Defensible, Auditable Record of Every Physical Security Assessment
Every assessment conducted in Circadian Risk produces a structured, timestamped record of what was evaluated, how every asset was classified, and what the resulting risk score was. That record does not sit in a folder. It lives in a platform that can be accessed, filtered, and reported on at any time, giving compliance leaders a complete audit trail for every location and every framework.
Multiple Compliance Frameworks Managed in the Same Platform
Circadian Risk supports CT-PAT, PCI DSS, Joint Commission healthcare standards, ASIS International standards, including K-12 school security standards, and custom internal frameworks, all within the same platform. Organizations subject to multiple compliance requirements can manage every framework simultaneously and see compliance risk scores for each one on the same dashboard alongside threat and hazard scores.
Compliance Risk Scored and Compared Alongside All Other Physical Risk
Compliance failure is a scenario, not a separate program. Circadian Risk treats it that way, producing a quantified compliance risk score that sits alongside active shooter risk, theft risk, and natural hazard risk on the same residual risk dashboard. Compliance leaders can see where compliance exposure ranks relative to other physical risk types and allocate remediation resources accordingly.
An ASIS-Aligned Methodology That Holds Up to External Scrutiny
Circadian Risk is a partner of ASIS International. Every assessment framework in the platform can be grounded in ASIS standards, giving compliance leaders a methodology backed by the world’s most recognized security standards body. When a regulator, auditor, or legal team asks what the program was built on, the answer is the same standards framework used by security professionals in 168 countries.
Physical Security Compliance Frameworks Supported Within the Circadian Risk Platform
Circadian Risk currently supports structured compliance assessments for the following frameworks, with additional standards available on request:
CT-PAT
Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism physical security requirements for supply chain participants.
PCI DSS
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard physical security requirements for cardholder data environments.
Joint Commission
Physical environment and security standards for accredited healthcare organizations.
ASIS Physical Asset Protection Standard
The most widely recognized standard for physical security program assessment, available through Circadian Risk’s partnership with ASIS International.
ASIS K-12 School Security Standard
Physical security criteria for educational campuses, available through Circadian Risk.
Custom Internal Standards
Organizations can incorporate proprietary compliance frameworks and internal standards directly into the platform alongside externally recognized frameworks.
What a Standards-Aligned Physical Risk Platform Delivers in Practice
Centralizing physical security assessments into a single standards-aligned platform gave SpartanNash the portfolio-wide visibility to consolidate procurement intelligently, recovering three times the platform cost through bulk purchase savings in its first year.
By replacing manual assessment and report writing with a structured digital platform, Redstone doubled the number of locations assessed annually, expanding compliance coverage across its full branch network without increasing team size.
Circadian Risk Is Built for the Full Security Leadership Team
Chief Security Officers
Portfolio-wide risk visibility, board-ready reporting, and a proactive risk management methodology built for the enterprise security leader.
Facilities and Operations Directors
Site-level risk and compliance visibility, asset inventory, and remediation workflows for the people managing physical locations day to day.
Executive Leadership and Boards
Quantified risk summaries, compliance status reporting, and board-ready risk intelligence for leadership audiences.
Frequently Asked Questions From Risk and Compliance Leaders
How does Circadian Risk support physical security compliance management?
Circadian Risk treats compliance as a risk scenario, producing a quantified compliance risk score for every applicable framework at every location. Supported frameworks include CT-PAT, PCI DSS, Joint Commission healthcare standards, and ASIS International standards. All compliance scores appear on the same residual risk dashboard as threat and hazard scores, giving compliance leaders a complete, integrated view of physical risk exposure across every framework and every location.
What makes Circadian Risk's assessment methodology defensible for regulatory and legal purposes?
Circadian Risk is a partner of ASIS International, the world’s largest security standards organization. Assessment frameworks can be built on ASIS standards, giving compliance leaders a methodology backed by internationally recognized, professionally validated criteria. Every assessment also produces a structured, timestamped record of what was evaluated and how every asset was classified, creating an auditable trail that can be presented to regulators, legal counsel, insurers, or auditors on demand.
Can Circadian Risk manage multiple compliance frameworks simultaneously?
Yes. Circadian Risk supports multiple compliance frameworks within the same platform, including CT-PAT, PCI DSS, Joint Commission, ASIS International standards, and custom internal frameworks. Organizations subject to multiple compliance requirements can assess every applicable framework at every location and see all compliance risk scores on a single dashboard alongside their full physical risk profile.
How does Circadian Risk handle updates to compliance standards?
When a compliance standard is revised, Circadian Risk’s client success team works with the organization to update the relevant assessment framework within the platform. Because assessments are built as configurable frameworks rather than static forms, updates can be incorporated without rebuilding the entire compliance program from scratch.
See What Your Physical Security Compliance Program Looks Like with Every Framework, Location, and Score in One Place
Walk through Circadian Risk’s compliance assessment capabilities with a member of our team. See how your organization’s compliance risk profile would look on a platform built on ASIS International standards and designed to hold up to the scrutiny that matters most.