New Research Confirms the Rising Role of IT in Physical Access Control

While physical security professionals have suspected a shift toward increased involvement of the IT department in physical access control, recent research has shown this to be true. A survey conducted by HID Global of more than 1,500 IT Managers, Directors and staff, as well as Chief Information and Chief Technology Officers, found that IT departments are now more involved than ever in an organization’s physical access control decisions and implementation.

This SMARTpaper takes an in-depth look at the findings of this recent survey to shed light on just how intertwined IT and physical security have become as it relates to the purchase and management of enterprise access control systems as well as what trends are on the horizon.