The top five trends for physical security in 2021

In 2021, physical security will increasingly become the focus of companies. If the German technology group Genetec has its way, companies will have to pay more attention to centralized, unified security systems as reinforced enterprise technology. However, privacy protection will also continue to gain in importance, especially as many companies have quickly implemented solutions for fever detection, for example. However, privacy will increasingly be incorporated into the design and operation of IT systems, he said. For the security industry, this means that customers will not have to choose between protecting privacy and ensuring physical security. The focus on data protection will therefore generally increase.

Trusted security solutions

Genetec also states that cybersecurity risks will increase in 2021. Schools, hospitals, private companies and government agencies in particular were affected by an increasing number of cyberattacks last year. Even in the third quarter of 2020, there were nearly four million email threats and more than one million accesses to malicious websites related to Covid-19, according to Trend Micro. The short-term shift to home offices also contributed heavily to this trend. It will therefore be crucial to select trusted security solutions. Encryption, multi-factor authentication and password management are the first line of defense, he said.

Genetec lists another criterion in the increasing scrutiny of vendors, as physical security technology is now also an integral part of a company's IT strategy. Providers of physical security solutions will therefore have to meet higher requirements in the future as part of the procurement process in order to classify them as a trustworthy, reliable provider. The introduction of hybrid cloud models could also gain in importance.

Source: Genetec