GEC NEWS WIREIn a recent survey conducted by HID Global ,Secure mobile access and biometrics cited as features organizations want to add to their existing secure access solution
HID Global has completed a survey that found that secure access solutions are a concern for many organizations’ across the Middle East. A region-wide HID Global survey revealed that 52 percent of the respondents have already deployed basic secure access solutions to protect their interests, with almost 50 per cent of organizations planning to upgrade their access within the next 12 months. This indicates a strong upward trend for deploying advanced secure access control solutions. The most commonly relied on solutions for 29 percent of respondents were found to be basic access card solutions, while 26 percent still used photo identification. 39 percent of respondents felt the addition of biometrics would enhance their secure access solution, while 34 percent desired mobile access features for future upgrades.
The survey polled company owners/directors, security managers, facility managers, consultants, IT/technical staff, and other individuals involved in the roll out of access control security solutions within the organisation. Those polled were mainly from the banking & finance sector, healthcare, oil & gas and government sectors.
“With security there’s no finish line, as threats evolve so must the technology you deploy to protect yourself from unscrupulous individuals. This is the reason HID Global constantly develops advanced solutions and innovates with new, cutting edge technology such as HID Mobile Access,” said Wisam Yaghmour, Regional Sales Director MEA, with HID Global.
