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Cyber-Secure Access Control Solutions for Workplaces
By Imran Anwar
FBI has reported a 400% increase in cybercrime reports during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cybersecurity
has become a big challenge for business owners while they try to keep their business running amidst the
lockdown. The access control system is your first and final line of defense against cyber attacks carried
out with the intent of gaining unauthorized access to the workplace.
Access Control and Cybersecurity
Right now, most organizations are working remotely or in shifts. Cybercriminals or disgruntled employees
can take advantage of such times. Someone may try to steal your company’s vital information through
MITM (Man in the Middle) attacks, a hacking technique in which the attacker secretly relays and possibly
alters the communications between two data end points such as a card reader and key card.
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