Smart devices, mobile phones and tablets are becoming the control hub for the myriad of connected devices and the Internet of Things (IoT) – as are bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies in many organizations today. But this is creating unique and heightened security risks for IT professionals, such as higher exposure to data breaches, malware and compliance violations. BYOD is no longer an industry trend; it’s a fact of life for enterprise-wide operations and the IT organizations that must support them.
As high-profile data breaches grab headlines across the globe, many organizations are shifting their attention to external cyber threats. While these external threats are very real, confronting internal vulnerabilities is one of the most effective ways of preventing these types of attacks in the first place.
One way to reduce risk is to take a more unified approach to physical and logical access control, also known as convergence. This whitepaper, based on new research from HID Global and ASIS International, provides key insights into convergence, including:
- The benefits of unified physical and logical control access
- Organizational and technological challenges to achieving convergence
- Best practices to successfully launch convergence projects