Despite advances in biometric access control, it will take a culture shift to kill the smart card, says Steve Howard, principal at Endeavor Blue LLC. “People are used to seeing the physical badge when you’re walking around,” he explains. “It’s so ingrained in people that it isn’t going away anytime soon and nothing can replace that.” Our recent Security Report shows that the market for Access Control products accounted for 24% of the global security market, totalling approx. $6.84Bn in 2016. Access Control has maintained its growth of around 10% this year as it further penetrates the IP Network business and moves into biometric, identity management and wireless locking systems. So for how long will smart cards hang on to their position as the leading access control technology? Back in June of this year, Terry Halvorsen, CIO of the Defense Department, proclaimed that the standard access card, which federal employees use to gain access to […]