To Upgrade Or Not, That Is The Question?

Change is good, especially in ever changing e-threat environment, but why should people adopt the habit of upgrading? Here are few reasons that you should know

- Vishwanath Kulkarni

When is it ever a good time to upgrade your access control solution? Many organisations follow the policy of ‘if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it’ but this can be a risky situation in a world where technology and threats are changing so rapidly. The use of older, legacy access control systems exposes an organisation, a building, a server room, a computer to the possibility of unauthorised access and the consequences of this. But why should users upgrade?

Data Privacy 

One of the biggest drivers for updating legacy access control systems is the need for enhanced levels of data privacy. This could come about through the on-boarding of a client that requires high levels of security, new legislation being brought in for specific industries, or even new building tenants. The driver remains the same: data or the building itself is in some way exposed to or at risk and needs added protection. Yesterday’s technology is no longer sufficient for today’s access control and identity management challenges.

In The Access Control Report 2016: Legacy Infrastructure and Motivations for Upgrading, 44% of respondents stated they were planning on upgrading their access control solution. This is a strong indicator that end-users are acknowledging that the risk to organisations is evolving, and the need to protect their physical assets and consequently data assets is important. It would take a security breach that exposed a flaw in the current system for 92% of respondents to consider changing their current access control system, but not beforehand.