Over the last several years, the access control sector has seen an increased number of integrations in areas such as video surveillance and video management software in an effort to better protect businesses and enterprise applications. But nowhere is the integration scope more progressive than the collaboration between those that set and manage corporate network policy (i.e. IT executives) and security teams, particularly in regard to access control.
By shifting access control from a siloed system within the security department to the inclusion of technologically advanced teams in charge of network security, trained IT specialists and CIOs offer valuable input when it comes to security decisions. Benefits of this collaboration are often realised through five key practices: