Your organisation can not protect itself against data breach operations without a cybersecurity programme, making it an easy target for fraudsters.
Global connection and cloud services like Amazon Web Services to store sensitive data and personal information are raising both inherent and residual risks. The chance of your firm being the victim of a successful cyber assault or data breach is on the rise, thanks to widespread inadequate cloud service configuration and increasingly adept cyber thieves.
The identity and physical security solutions HID Global has outlined significant trends to reshape the security industry in 2022 and beyond.
Supply chain issues: Supply chain issues will continue to dominate security, making 2022 a year when the industry must get creative. Semiconductor shortages, global logistics bottlenecks, and corresponding cost increases will impact everything from readers and control panels to sensors and detectors.
Sustainability: The past year has demonstrated a growing consensus that end-users demand to work with suppliers that make sustainability a cornerstone of their business decisions and operations. In 2022, the focus on sustainability will grow, driving suppliers to focus on digital solutions, including end-to-end mobile and multi-application technologies that reduce the industry’s footprint.
SaaS-delivered identities: Digital transformation has brought with it a move to cloud deployments and service models, providing opportunities to manage access control for applications, physical assets, and data while new form factors enable seamlessly, trusted authentication. As digital-first mandates continue to impact the security landscape, 2022 will see SaaS-delivered identities become the norm and expectation.
Digital IDs: Digital wallet adoption is at an all-time high. Big technology companies are increasing new credential functionality in applications. Enterprises and governments are adding new infrastructure to support digital transactions. In 2022, there will be a tipping point for digital IDs to outpace physical ones, and digital servitisation will play a vital role as suppliers organise around service models and service-led growth.
Future of work: Hybrid work models are the norm today, and a zero-trust approach for all is a top trend dominating the security industry in 2022. Leaders tasked with ensuring a safe environment for those returning to the office – and secure identity and access management for those working remotely – are looking to the latest physical access trends and the best practices enabling them. Touchless solutions, data protection, and visitor management technologies ensure healthy and secure on-site environments while multi-factor authentication solutions take centre stage for remote applications.
Contactless biometrics: Biometrics are already widespread use, whether to secure a mobile device, secure a driver’s license or other government ID, or track fitness. In 2022, biometrics, paired with cloud-based identity management solutions, is poised to fuel much faster growth. Security’s role in delivering biometric technology that enables secure authentication and protects data privacy is emerging across sectors of the economy.
Data science: The combination of IoT, cloud and mobile technologies is steadily driving digital transformation across the security industry. Balancing protection against the potential of new physical and digital cybersecurity threats has moved data science into the spotlight, as the discussion turns from risk mitigation and prevention to threat prediction and aversion.
In 2022, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) will become more tightly woven into the fabric of trusted identity solutions across the physical and digital continuum, automating and optimising performance, accuracy, safety, and security.
By understanding how these developments are forecasted to shape the industry, security professionals will be better prepared to capitalise on breakthrough innovations in solutions and services, ultimately delivering a higher level of security across the physical and digital realms.
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