User Authentication, Access Control and IT Staffing Shortages

In a 2023 Manpower survey, 77% of companies globally reported difficulty in finding skilled workers—a 17-year high. Information technology (IT) was at the top of the list of skills companies are looking for. Many countries are facing a shrinking talent pool as older, experienced workers retire and decades of declining birth rates take their toll. At the same time, the demand for IT professionals has surged due to the continued push for digitalization, an increasingly complex IT ecosystem, and rising cybersecurity threats.

What does all this have to do with user authentication and access control? Authentication solutions play a critical role in both physical and digital security. Applications for authentication and access control have expanded far beyond the front door and now encompass an ever-increasing range of functions, including elevator access, secure printing, single sign-on (SSO) to business systems, workstation and meeting room check-in, industrial kiosks and smart lockers, and even company amenities such as the cafeteria or gym. These authentication applications rely on radio-frequency identification (RFID) readers that can read an RFID transponder (in a card or fob) or a mobile credential transmitted via Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) or Near-field Communication (NFC).

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SOURCE Elatec