Global Critical Infrastructure Protection Market for Access Control to exceed £4.79bn (USD68bn) by 2020

The global critical infrastructure protection market by access control systems is expected to exceed USD 68 billion by 2020, growing at a CAGR of close to 15%, the 'Global Critical Infrastructure Protection Market 2016-2020' market study released by Technavio has been able to suggest.

Access control systems grant employees access to protected areas only when their identity matches the information stored in the organization's database. The increase in revenue in this segment is the direct result of increased adoption of access control systems in order to prevent unauthorized access to data and facilities.

With advances in technology, a number of critical infrastructures are adopting access control systems integrated with biometric technologies such as fingerprint and iris recognition. Contactless smartcards that use radio frequency technology for communication between a contactless smartcard and the card reader are also being used by a number of critical infrastructures for securing access to premises.

According to Amrita Choudhury, a lead analyst at Technavio for IT security, "The growth rate of this segment will increase with the growing adoption of advanced technologies such as multifactor authentication and multimodal biometrics. For instance, US-based Entrust provides multifactor authentication to critical infrastructures for controlling physical and logical access."

Tensor — the supplier of choice for Critical Infrastructure Protection Access Control Systems

Tensor plc is the No.1 British designer and manufacturer of smart card — based access control and time and attendance terminals. We supply top-quality, reliable and secure Access Control Systems that adhere to the latest industry standards and have numerous partners and distributors across the world.

You can control most standard types of internal/external electronic door releases and physical security devices such as barriers and turnstiles making full use of location points, whether in full view or hidden out of sight.

Operated by contactless smart cards, key fobs or biometrics, a Tensor Access Control System gives you full control over who is allowed access through any controlled point at any time of any day, placing it at the forefront of security solutions.

Tensor Access Control is modular in design, and has the advanced capability of being able to be adapted and extended to integrate with a time and attendance system seamlessly and without complication.

If you'd like to find out more about the extensive range of access control solutions supplied by Tensor, just contact us or Book a Demo, we'd be more than happy to answer all of your questions and queries.