technology
Security Alert
A keyless digital world has given rise to concerns over cyber security. Trevor Ball asks whether we understand the importance of system integration in today’s access control market.
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he world of access control is changing. Ask anyone active in the industry and the likelihood is that they’ll confirm a shift in landscape. Take a step back and you realise how quickly access control has advanced, moving from traditional lock and key methods to the tech-driven security solutions we find in our facilities today. Generally, as we continue to seek convenience through technological development, we’re seeing a rapidly advancing trend in the implementation of wireless connectivity. Whether this be the devices you find around the home (think wireless headphones
or smart home devices) to the advancing market of wireless access control solutions. Today, the idea is to connect devices together, wherever and whenever possible. The development of wireless access control, in particular, has provided facilities with an abundance of options, including what we now know as ‘cloud-based’ access control. ‘Pure IP’ cloud systems, for example, take access control online, creating a new streamlined security infrastructure – and this is a market that’s set to continue growing exponentially. But this upgrade doesn’t come without challenges.
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