Industrial
Security Trends
Industrial
security managers rank computer security as the #1 threat to people,
buildings, and assets. The computer security market growth for products,
such as firewalls and intrusion detection systems, is projected to
be 40 to 50 percent per year.
In 1990 security users spent less than $2 billion on access control
equipment. By the end of 1999 those investments exceeded $4 billion,
and they are expected to grow at a rate of 10 percent per year, reaching
$6 billion by 2003. Increasingly, open architecture in access control
technology will integrate more non-security systems into the protection
function asset tracking and time and attendance are prime examples.
Expenditures for CCTV equipment have tripled during the 1990's and
are expected to increase 13 percent per year over the coming years,
with growth spurred by falling prices and technological advances.
Of all tools in the security arsenal, closed circuit television surveillance
is currently the most often purchased category, and it is the most
often "planned purchase" in the next year.
Systems integration, currently representing about a $1.5 billion market,
is expected to grow more than 15 percent per year over the next few
years. Today's security control systems are computer-centric. Of most
importance, increasingly open architecture and flexible interfaces
will continue to provide easier integration. True connectivity and
data sharing between access control and other security systems such
as Electronic Intrusion Detection, Fire Alarm, CCTV, and Business
Telephone/Intercom systems are fast becoming a reality, often regardless
of system manufacturer. The real integration of systems rather than
just interconnecting boxes is the industry's most significant advancement.
