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of 2019 the - Edition leading It www.AmericanSecurityToday.com seems that a good general • What are some April 43 summary of the latest/greatest security experts/designers in these technologies would be and end users saying about current and future trends? useful. We set out to investigate the • Can biometrics manufacturers current and future trends in give us a peak into what they authentication/credentialing, see as the future of access con- trol authentication and cre- with focus on the following: dentialing technologies? • What are the currently avail- able technologies that will give The first step was to learn more us more secure, safe, healthy about currently available au- access to buildings and cam- thentication technologies, oth- puses? • Are their future additional tech- nologies on the horizon that we should be watching, for their potential benefits given our current secu- rity design needs and health con- cerns? 5