Many organizations are holding onto access control systems that date back 10 years or more. While these older systems still allow employees to badge in and out, this kind of legacy technology can be dangerously vulnerable to cyber threats. Vulnerabilities in legacy access control systems can introduce cybersecurity weaknesses that may put an entire organization at risk.
New and more cyber secure access control solutions feature end-to-end encryption and advanced authentication to defend against cyberattacks and malware. A modern, unified approach to access control can make organizations more resilient to cyber threats while also delivering more value than simply locking and unlocking doors.
Around the world, savvy cybercriminals are hunting for security gaps to gain access to facilities, surveillance systems, and sensitive data that they can sell on the black market or use to extort a company. Those that are affected pay a heavy price; the average cost of a data breach rose from USD 4.24 million in 2021 to USD 4.35 million in 2022, but the cost for some companies has been in the tens of millions.
Computers and servers aren’t the only devices that are vulnerable to…
