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Many challenges ahead
for the security industry
P
andemic effects, cyber security threats and
the shutdown of old telecom networks are
examples of the challenges that the security in-
dustry has to deal with in the coming years.
In many countries the pandemic has subsided,
as a result of the increasing number of people
being vaccinated. However, there are still new
infections that are worrying and even if it calms,
the effects of the pandemic will be there for a long
time.
The lack of components and containers to
ship goods are good examples of a pandemic ef-
fect that will persist. The imbalance in the supply
and demand situation is dramatically driving the
component prices and creating higher costs for
the manufacturers of electronic security products,
which will make their products more expensive.
And on top of that a lack of supply will continue
to result in delivery delays.
Another effect is of course caused by the
lockdowns in many countries. Installation
projects and even service commitments have not
been possible to fulfill because customers have
not allowed suppliers to enter their facilities due
to their infection control policy. Furthermore,
many installation projects have been delayed
and postponed to the future. It has simply been
more difficult to fill the order book during the
pandemic.
Now, the biggest challenge lies in the fact that
the home has for a long time become an office for
many people and digital meetings have received a
real boost. In many businesses, fears of declining
productivity have not materialised. This has led to
more and more employers seeing the opportuni-
ties to allow employees to work from home to a
great extent, also in the future. With fewer staff in
the office and increasingly more digital customer
meetings, employers can reduce fixed costs by
reducing their office space, which also means a
reduced need for security products, such as locks,
readers, cameras and sensors of various kinds.
How extensive the home office will be as a trend
remains to be seen, but for sure it will affect both
the real estate industry and everyone who is a sup-
plier of materials for offices and properties.
Cyber security is another major and grow-
ing challenge. Requirements for providers of
network-based electronic systems for physical
security purposes must be raised. Knowledge of
material selection and how to install technol-
ogy for physical security in a cyber-secure way
must be able to be verified if the industry wants
to maintain its credibility. Customers should
not have to worry that the installed security
system opens doors for cybercrime attacks
against their networks. The security industry
needs standards and norms, which competent
and serious system suppliers can be certified to.
Customers must be given the chance to choose
a supplier who can document their expertise
in the cyber security area. Cyber security must
simply be given a higher priority by the norm-
setters.
Finally, the security industry in all European
countries must be aware of the ongoing phase-
out of 2G and 3G networks and what it means
for the functions of the millions of existing
security systems installed. Updates should be
addressed by security industry players right
now.
In Sweden, where I am based, 3G will be
switched off on 31 December 2025 (and the
2G networks slightly or a few years, later),
according to existing telecom operators. But
of course, not everything will be upgraded at
once, it happens gradually. Therefore, it is of
utmost importance that the security industry's
trade organisations and security companies
inform their customers and begin the update
as soon as possible. Otherwise, there is a risk
that security systems' communications will stop
working.
If we start late, there is also the risk of a
lack of installation capacity. That so many
countries are late in kicking off this upgrade
activity perhaps seems a little strange, especially
as there is also money to be made for the secu-
rity industry from updating old facilities, whilst
at the same time taking some social responsibil-
ity in preparing the customers for the future.
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