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The move to a more “frictionless” security experience, meaning a security experience that does not slow users down, is one of the key trends HID Global anticipates will drive the industry in 2013. One way to remove friction is to embed credentials inside Near Field Communications (NFC)-enabled smartphones and other mobile devices, so that users needn’t carry separate cards, keys and tokens...
HID Global is seeking subject matter expert in the field of access control to participate in our market research survey (click button below). Your participation would be greatly appreciated as we explore trends in best practices for this rapidly evolving industry. Never has security been a more important issue than it is today, and we are seeking input about key trends, perceptions and issues...
Implementing smarter smart card issuance with inline personalization
No longer a novelty, smart cards are a part of daily life for many of us. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to find “dumb” ID badges personalized only with a color photo and black text that function simply to help others visually verify that we are who we say we are. Today’s smart IDs serve not only as photo...
Last week, I discussed a handful of trends that I believe are at the core of understanding how access control products and solutions will be used in 2013.
This week I'd like to share some of the additional drivers that I believe will significantly influence how end-users, enterprises and government organizations will implement security identity solutions. These are:
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Looking into 2013, there are a number of trends that I believe will impact the direction of the market and how organizations will create, use manage secure identities. Some of the trends I am seeing unfold this year include:
Users are seeking a more “frictionless” security experience, with solutions that are built on open standards to ensure interoperability, adaptability, and...
With advances in the smartphone market, is NFC set to surpass the traditional lock and key?
We rarely go anywhere without our mobile phones - they have long surpassed being used just for calling to say we are running late or for short conversations - we now rely on them for many of our business needs and the variety of convenient applications they can provide to help us in our daily...
In this day and age, securing one's identity can be a complicated task.
Despite advancements in security features and technology, it is often the case that security or front-desk personnel validate credentials by simply eyeballing the card for a photo or expiration date. Only in the event where something doesn't seem right in the visual inspection is the credential evaluated more...
As I've been meeting with government end users and integrators and discussing their requirements for durable, high-security government-to-citizen IDs over the past year, I have seen the interest in HID's FARGO® HDP8500 Industrial Printer/Encoder continue to rise.
Since...
Following HID Global's success at last year's CARTES & IDentification show, one of the largest industry-centric security events, CARTES 2012 proved to be even more engaging with key industry players, prospects and customers abuzz in Paris at HID Global's booth last week.
Walking around the show, I was not surprised to see that all...
As the internet of things becomes more of a reality, HID Global was very excited to announce its new Trusted Tag™ services platform last month.
This new tag product and trust services platform will enable Near Field Communications...