In many residential properties worldwide, gaining access to deliver a package or visit someone involves punching in a gate code, using a physical key or key fob or relying on an audio intercom. These ...

During its testimony on security weaknesses among federal agencies this week, the Government Accountability Office detailed a number of critical elements that make up effective protection systems.

Role-based access control, or RBAC, is an approach for restricting access to digital resources based on a user’s role in an organization. For instance, under RBAC, a company’s accountant should be ...

“Amazon Key has helped customers avoid missed orders and deliveries with secure, customer-managed access to homes and garages for several years now,” said Kaushik Mani, director of Amazon Key. “Our ...

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Verizon’s 2019 Data Investigations Report (DBIR) found that 34% of all breaches are caused by insiders, while another study showed that more than 70% of attacks aren’t reported externally. The worst ...

Cloud services, hybrid architectures and diverse credentials are redefining how integrators design, deliver and support access control systems. AI-driven analytics are gaining traction for alert ...

Editor’s note: This is the 74th article in the “Real Words or Buzzwords?” series about how real words become empty words and stifle technology progress. First physical security devices were labelled ...