Safeguarding the Cybersecurity of Your Access Control Systems: Protecting an organisation's physical access control system from cyber threats requires close internal collaboration, writes HID End-User and Consultants Business Manager, Steven Commander.

The article discusses the importance of safeguarding the cybersecurity of access control systems. It highlights that access control systems are vulnerable to cyber threats, which can put people, buildings, and corporate networks at risk. The article mentions that many organizations are looking to address these security gaps and converge their physical and network security operations. It also provides recommendations for improving the cybersecurity of different components of an access control system, such as credentials, readers, controllers, and access control servers. The article emphasizes the need for close collaboration and the elimination of security silos to effectively protect access control systems from cyber-physical threats. [Extracted from the article]