Access management in 2018

One of the important trends in security is that security systems are increasingly being managed integrally.
This applies to access management, but also to camera security or building automation.
This is not only practical, it also offers extra options that make access management in 2018 a lot smarter and more user-friendly. For a long time, security systems were used side by side and that was the most normal thing in the world.
In the meantime, due to the increased integration possibilities, it has become increasingly easy to combine functionalities of subsystems.
The advantage of this is not only that the level of security is higher, but also the ease of use increases.
By combining access control systems with external systems, they become smarter and we as humans have to perform fewer actions.
The security system is less ‘present’.
A modern security system does not adversely affect hospitality and has an ‘open’ appearance.
To give you an idea of what that looks like in practice, here are three practical examples.

1. Using biometrics

Adding biometric identification systems to access control increases the level of security.
Moreover, there is no longer a need for a separate means of identification, such as the iris scanners at Schiphol or the palm readers at the gate of a logistics company.
At the same time, the use of biometrics can speed up the identification process, such as at Schiphol.
Another form of biometrics is facial recognition. Video Management Systems (VMS) are already often linked to access control.
Examples include switching on a camera or recording images when someone presents an invalid access card and retrieving images based on events in the access control system.
The algorithms for facial recognition are becoming more and more powerful and can be used with almost any (IP) camera.
For example, it is already possible to recognize a person from a few meters away with a common IP camera.
Such an integration creates ‘unnoticed access management’.
After facial recognition, the VMS instructs the access control system to open a door.
Of course, measures must be taken to ensure privacy and it must be clearly defined what the data is used for and how it is secured.
After all, personal data is processed.

2. Reception on the company premises

How nice is it that when you arrive at a parking lot or garage, you are automatically guided to a free spot.
In the meantime, the host or hostess will receive a notification that his or her visitors have arrived.
Isn’t that a lot friendlier than the visitor having to hang out of his car window for the intercom?
This form of access management, in which special license plate cameras and possibly external facility or HRM packages are combined with access management, is not only hospitable but also efficient and safe.
If something is not right, it is immediately identified and human intervention can take place if necessary.
However, the visitor’s details, such as their license plate, must be entered somewhere in advance.
And in this example, too, personal data is processed and measures must therefore be taken to protect it.