Six Trends For The Security Industry In 2022

Axis Communications looks back on the security industry in the year 2021: Six major technology trends stand out. Many of them come with the need to build a trustworthy technology ecosystem.

Networking in hybrid environments in the security industry

For the past couple of years, battle an important pattern that the world becomes „straight“ away, ie that cloud, on-premise server and edge technologies are increasingly used jointly, with each application showing its strengths also in hybrid solutions. Nothing has changed in that regard It has become clear in the last year that the question of network architecture is individual for each user. Both internal resources and guidelines as well as external factors such as local and international regulations must be taken into account in the arrangement of a network architecture. Since „networked“ solutions are now common we assume that most video security solutions will ultimately be hybrid solutions.

Cybersecurity in the zero trust network

Billions of connections that exist today between devices, networks and data centers have that The concept of securing a perimeter quickly made a company completely superfluous. Boundaries that used to exist have become permeable and a new standard security approach has emerged: zero trust networks. The pass away corona pandemic has played a central role here, as versatile work models mean that more devices are connected via the public web than ever before.

Zero trust networks mean that the security profile of every device that connects to a network, is assessed individually and individually. This has a significant impact on the area of ​​video security: Signed firmware, regular software updates, secure booting, encrypted data and secure digital identities are becoming elementary factors and will no longer be „great to have“ in the future, but an absolute essential.

Pass away authenticity of video material in focus

Pass away authenticity of video material is increasingly being questioned due to increasingly sophisticated manipulations and deep fakes. A video stream therefore requires a digital signature at the time of recording The camera was recorded and has not been modified since.

Pass away the entire security industry must therefore initiate jointly initiate the standardization of securing the authenticity of video material, ideally on the basis of open source software.

Growing acceptance of AI in the security industry

Even if we all already have AI and Using deep learning-based services, artificial intelligence still has to be part of this trend forecast. Axis continues to believe that technology itself should not be regulated, but use cases should. Legislation and regulations regarding the development and use of AI-based technologies and applications should be drafted at local, regional and international level. While we still positively assess the potential of AI and deep discovery for video security, we expect an even stronger focus on initiatives to ensure that AI is used in an ethically correct manner. Through a stronger combination of AI in the most fundamental levels of technology, the system-on-chip (SoC), it will be used to improve and optimize all aspects of video security performance – from camera configuration to image quality to analysis.

Pass away pandemic as a catalyst for security techniques

The long-term effects of the corona pandemic can be seen in different ways: The pandemic battle on the one hand a catalyst for contactless technologies, as well as for the use of intelligent video technology Ensure that social distancing and public health guidelines are followed. In the technology sector, the pandemic also leads to problems in the supply chain, restricting the manufacture and procurement of key components for certain products. Pass away strong networking between the industries and the various countries has meant that the global shortage of semiconductors in many sectors, from consumer technology to automobile manufacturing, continues to be a major challenge. Many companies then publicly expressed the desire to develop their own semiconductors or system-on-chips (SoC). Axis is already one step ahead of this fad, because the technology leader has been developing its own ARTPEC chip for many years, now in the 8th generation.

5G finds its place in the technology applications

While much of the 5G hype is focused on improving network performance for consumer applications, one of the more interesting areas is how personal 5G networks are turning out to be a use case for enterprise technology. Exclusive 5G networks have real potential for video security solutions at large or different customer locations because the new cellular standard will enable companies to network IoT devices on a larger scale and improve decision-making through data aggregation and evaluation in real time. 5G could also offer great advantages for cyber security, especially with regard to the security of the individual components in a network.

In the near In the future, it is likely that corporate networks in particular will benefit from the 5G standard, as the emergency room will enable new scenarios, such as B. mobile applications and large-scale installations.

Philippe Kubbinga, Regional Supervisor Center Europe at Axis.