Security breaches are on the rise, becoming an ever present threat to consumers and companies worldwide. The potential for having your company breached has risen dramatically over the past few years. Entrepreneurs and CEO’s taking steps to protect themselves in the electronic world of information, but what about at home?
More often than not, thieves have been successful in hacking into company infrastructures that house sensitive consumer data, but as measures to detect and stop them become more advanced, they are looking for easier ways to steal financial data from companies, including posing as employees in order to gain access to secured facilities where a wealth of financial information is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Staggering statistics indicate that many companies, both large and small have failed to recognize the risks posed by not having an adequate physical security protocol, which includes asking employees to show photo IDs to gain admittance into company facilities. In the current environment, today’s limited resources have been focused on deterring electronic information security breaches, but physical security is a real concern.

Companies that have employed an ID card system have reduced the number of physical security breaches into their facilities by almost half.

The premise behind an ID card system is simple. Assign each employee an ID card, complete with name and current picture to be worn at all times while on company property. Security personnel and other staff members will easily be able to detect unauthorized access and employ proper steps for removing the trespasser.

Many companies who currently utilize an ID card system also couple that technology with secured entry technology, meaning that the employee’s ID card also serves as an electronic identifier, thus further reducing the exposure to unauthorized access by preventing the use of forged ID cards. Electronic identifiers can be contained in a magstripe included on the card, by UPC technology or by magnetic readers designed to access a small magnetic chip embedded into the plastic of the ID card.

Each of these technologies alone will substantially reduce the risk exposure a company faces with regard to unauthorized access; however, coupling these technologies reduces the exposure.

Digital ID, a leader in ID system management, has created several ID Card systems to cater to businesses of any size, in order to combat physical security threats. Value systems, starting at £1000 GBP allow smaller companies to print their own photo ID cards. With additional software and hardware purchases, this unit can be upgraded to include secure access technology, adding magstripe capabilities to each ID card. Capture software can also be included, giving the company the ability to record all activity in and out of any facility with ease. Digital ID also offers ID systems capable of printing dual sided cards as well as in high definition, allowing even greater protection against unauthorized access as ID pictures are crisp and clear, making identification easier for security personnel and staff.

In this tough economic climate, crime is on the rise. It a paramount that businesses protect themselves against security breaches, both electronic and physical. The initial start up costs offered by Digital ID make physical security concerns a thing of the past, and knowing that facilities are protected is priceless. For more information about ID card systems or how to order, visit www.digitalid.co.uk.