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Sustainability , mobile IDs and a changing workforce continue to be among top concerns for the industry according to HID ’ s State of the Security Industry Report .

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By looking at what ’ s driving the next innovations and the technology that supports them , the security industry is empowered to create more value for its organisations and its people . Conducted in 2022 , the survey reveals five common threads :

1 . Nearly 90 % of respondents acknowledge sustainability as an important issue

End-users are increasingly demanding that suppliers provide footprint transparency in terms of their operations , product sourcing and research and development practices , with 87 % of respondents stating that sustainability ranks as ‘ important to extremely important ’. Mirroring this trend , 76 % said they have seen the importance of sustainability increasing for their customers .

To support this growing demand , security teams are leveraging the cloud and IoT even more to optimise processes and reduce resources . Additionally , new products and solutions are being strategically developed to address sensible energy usage , waste reduction and resource optimisation .

2 . Most organisations still need to fully embrace identity ‘ as-a-Service ’ ( IDaaS ) to support hybrid work

The majority of survey respondents ( 81 %) stated they are offering a hybrid work model . As an example , 67 % of respondents state that Multi-Factor Authentication and passwordless authentication are most important to adapting to hybrid and remote work , while 48 % point to the importance of mobile and digital IDs .

Interestingly , the survey also reveals almost half of the organisations aren ’ t quite ready to implement a comprehensive IDaaS strategy .

3 . Digital IDs and mobile authentication to propel many more mobile access deployments

Identification and authentication are more commonly completed via mobile devices , including smartphones and wearables . The growing popularity of digital wallets is a key driver of this trend . And expanded capabilities allow smartphone users , for example , to add keys , IDs and digital documents directly in the wallet app . These include , but are not limited to , drivers ’ licenses in eight states , verifiable COVID-19 vaccination information , employee badges , student IDs and hotel room keys .

Commercial real estate companies ( 40 %) are outpacing other verticals as large commercial real estate firms are leveraging mobile access as part of their larger tenant experience apps , according to the HID survey .

4 . Nealy 60 % of respondents see the benefit of contactless biometrics

Biometric technologies represent a major break from more conventional means of access control . Using biometrics as an additional authenticating factor ( e . g . biometric scans to verify an individual ’ s physical identity ) can help organisations eliminate unauthorised access and fraud . The importance of this trend is exemplified in the survey data , which shows that 59 % of respondents are currently using , planning to implement , or at least testing biometric technologies in the near future .

5 . Supply chain issues continue to be a concerning factor , but optimism begins to emerge

According to the survey , 74 % of respondents say they were impacted by

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