Technology such as key control and management systems is most valuable when it’s used not just to strengthen security, but also to make employee management easier and more meaningful. Generally, the more flexible, user-friendly, and integrated the system is, the greater the benefits for both management and employees themselves.

Physical security is an evolving market with a consistent need for high performance, cost-effective, unified solutions that help ensure a safe and secure environment. In particular, advanced key management systems address those needs with a full range of choices and capabilities that make key management systems even more secure and more useful for today’s security needs.

Complying with regulations is usually not the reason organizations go into business – but it can certainly affect whether they stay in business.

Lost keys, unauthorized duplicate sets of keys and manual tracking of keys are just some of the challenges faced by management using conventional key/lock systems. But given the overall convenience and cost-effectiveness of these devices, the need for – and management of – physical keys continues to play a significant role in an organization’s overall security strategy.

Network security has been a prime focus for manufacturers and attendees alike at this year’s security conferences and trade shows. And the trend shows no signs of abating. Encrypted physical security devices, intrusion detection systems and infrastructure management services are just a few of the solutions presented as ways to help block an external party from accessing an organization’s internal systems.