Tailgating is one of the most common and innocent security breaches – an employee opening a door and holding it open for others, visitors without badges, or the passive acceptance of a uniformed worker. The problem with these lax situations and common courtesy is that they open your building to undocumented and unauthorized entry by individuals who could intend harm to your property and employees.
A new report reveals many businesses still struggle with information security deficiencies and common security weaknesses that can elevate their risk of data breaches.
To find out what’s happening currently and what to expect on the horizon for the access control industry, Jason Ouellette, Tyco Security Products’ Product Line Director for Access Control, answers some questions about whether these general trends toward adaptability, interoperability, unification and integration are infiltrating the access control world and talks about what we can expect to see next in access control.
Single sign-on (SSO) is a biometric identification management system that allows end users the ability to provide their biometric credentials in place of a password, token, or personal identification number (PIN) as a secure method of system or database access.
Vanderbilt University has earned many distinctions, including Princeton Review’s top ranking for colleges with the happiest students. The school’s latest endeavor is taking the plunge and going mobile with access control.
This appliance holistically manages and monitors access control, video and intrusion from a single database, providing the increased functionality of combined client features.
Imagine the day when you can check-in and choose your hotel room using your mobile phone. You may soon be able to do that at Hilton hotels, as the chain says it will offer digital check-in and room selection at 11 of its brands, across more than 4,000 properties.
RSS
