By understanding how each of these developments are seen to shape the industry, security professionals will be better prepared to capitalize on breakthrough innovations in solutions and services, ultimately delivering a higher level of security across the physical and digital realms.
The bloom in the pandemic may also be the industry’s doom as the stresses in and pressures on the industry affect its sustainability, workforce, supply chain while responding to dynamic customer demands, security and technologies. By observing the market and listening to partner and customer feedback, global security HID Global provided Malaya Business Insight a forecast of trends that industries might encounter in 2022.
Future of work will be hybrid, zero trust paramount. A zero trust approach has become paramount to ensuring a safe environment for those returning to the office, as well as secure identity and access management for those who are still working remotely.
Touchless solutions, data protection, and visitor management technologies are ensuring healthy and secure on-site environments while multi-factor authentication solutions take center stage for remote applications.
Contactless 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.
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. HID predicts that 2022 will be a tipping point for digital IDs to outpace physical ones, as digital services will play a vital role as suppliers organize around service models and service-led growth.
Data science will set the stage. Data science has always been a harbinger of advancement. HID forecasts that the combination of IoT, cloud and mobile technologies will drive digital transformation across the security industry. With digital and physical cybersecurity fronts getting more complex, balancing protection against these threats requires more than human genius. It needs the structure and operability of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). As these technologies become more tightly woven into the physical and digital worlds, so will securing related assets be automated and optimized.
Supply chain will affect security because semiconductor shortages, global logistics bottlenecks, and corresponding cost increases will impact everything from readers and control panels to sensors and detectors. When IoT devices are not manufactured or servers for data centers aren’t delivered on time, then security may be affected.
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 seamless, trusted authentication. As digital-first mandates continue to impact the security landscape, 2022 will see Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-delivered identities become the norm.
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. More focus will be put on not businesses to increase focus on digital solutions, including end-to-end mobile and multi-application technologies that reduce the industry’s footprint.
By understanding how each of these developments are seen to shape the industry, security professionals will be better prepared to capitalize on breakthrough innovations in solutions and services, ultimately delivering a higher level of security across the physical and digital realms.
