{"id":16105,"date":"2025-11-13T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T08:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/?p=16105"},"modified":"2026-03-06T12:36:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T12:36:29","slug":"office-security-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/office-security-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"The Latest Visitor Management &#038; Office Security Statistics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16105\" class=\"elementor elementor-16105\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4c542a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4c542a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1264044\" data-id=\"1264044\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54b9ed3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54b9ed3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TL;DR: Key statistics shaping modern office security<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e52762 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e52762\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><b>Global market growth: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The visitor management system (VMS) market was worth $3.74 billion in 2024 and is expected to reach $7.83 billion by 2030. (Strategic Market Research, 2025).<\/span><\/li><li><b>Mobile identity adoption: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">61% of security leaders rank mobile identity growth among the top industry trends, and nearly two-thirds have deployed or plan to deploy mobile credentials (HID Global, 2025).\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><b>Continued use of physical badges: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">63% of organizations still use physical ID badges, while 39% use mobile IDs and another 39% use biometrics (HID Global, 2024).<\/span><\/li><li><b> Identity-based intrusions are on the rise: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30% of cyber intrusions used valid accounts, and another 30% came from public-facing app exploits. Phishing-delivered infostealer attacks rose 84% year over year, and ransomware accounted for 28% of malware cases (IBM, 2025).\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><b>SME cyber exposure: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">59% of small and mid-sized firms were attacked in the past year, and 27% faced ransomware. Entry points included IoT devices (33%), supply-chain weaknesses (28%), and cloud services (27%) (Hiscox, 2025).<\/span><\/li><li><b>Security investment trends: <\/b>60% of business leaders are increasing cyber-risk budgets and making AI a top priority, but only a small fraction have fully implemented mature data-risk controls (PwC, 2025).<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd2e15b elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"cd2e15b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;collapse_subitems&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;],&quot;container&quot;:&quot;.content-container&quot;,&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;minimize_box&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;minimized_on&quot;:&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tGuide to office security statistics\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__body elementor-toc__list-items--collapsible\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ba413d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ba413d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae83dfa\" data-id=\"ae83dfa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c430c63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c430c63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The state of the visitor management industry<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e487f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e487f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The visitor management industry is growing fast and becoming a major part of how workplaces handle safety, compliance, and day-to-day operations.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strategicmarketresearch.com\/market-report\/visitor-management-system-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strategic Market Research<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the global visitor management system (VMS) market was worth around $3.74 billion in 2024 and is expected to reach about $7.83 billion by 2030, showing a strong 12.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another report by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mordorintelligence.com\/industry-reports\/visitor-management-system-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mordor Intelligence<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> paints a similar picture. It values the market at $2.13 billion in 2025 and projects it will grow to $4.19 billion by 2030 at an even higher 14.49% CAGR.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-131048b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"131048b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Visitor-management-statistics-Global-VMS-market-was-worth-around-3.74-billion-in-2024-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16110\" alt=\"Visitor management statistics - Global VMS market was worth around $3.74 billion in 2024.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Visitor-management-statistics-Global-VMS-market-was-worth-around-3.74-billion-in-2024-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Visitor-management-statistics-Global-VMS-market-was-worth-around-3.74-billion-in-2024-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Visitor-management-statistics-Global-VMS-market-was-worth-around-3.74-billion-in-2024-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Visitor-management-statistics-Global-VMS-market-was-worth-around-3.74-billion-in-2024-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Visitor-management-statistics-Global-VMS-market-was-worth-around-3.74-billion-in-2024-387x218.png 387w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Visitor-management-statistics-Global-VMS-market-was-worth-around-3.74-billion-in-2024-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Visitor-management-statistics-Global-VMS-market-was-worth-around-3.74-billion-in-2024-700x394.png 700w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Visitor-management-statistics-Global-VMS-market-was-worth-around-3.74-billion-in-2024.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e358eb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e358eb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The two reports use slightly different baselines and definitions, but both agree on one thing: adoption is rising quickly. Offices, hospitals, schools, and government facilities around the world are investing in modern systems to keep better records of who enters their buildings, strengthen physical security, and meet data-privacy and compliance standards.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59de43f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59de43f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-801ab21\" data-id=\"801ab21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3308f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3308f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The rise of visitor management software<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c99f18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c99f18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we look closer at what\u2019s driving that growth, visitor management software takes the lead in market share. Cloud-based systems like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/visitor-management-system\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Archie<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> now dominate new rollouts because they\u2019re easier to manage, scale, and integrate across multiple locations.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hardware like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/visitor-management-kiosk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">visitor kiosks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/solutions\/visitor-badge-system\">badge printers<\/a>, and ID scanners is still important, but most of the value lies in the software layer that connects everything and offers <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/visitor-management-system-features\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">powerful features<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (think pre-registration, access permissions, analytics, and reporting).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c0308a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c0308a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Archie-visitor-kiosk-in-use-1024x572.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15109\" alt=\"Archie visitor kiosk in use.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Archie-visitor-kiosk-in-use-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Archie-visitor-kiosk-in-use-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Archie-visitor-kiosk-in-use-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Archie-visitor-kiosk-in-use-1536x858.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Archie-visitor-kiosk-in-use-400x223.jpg 400w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Archie-visitor-kiosk-in-use-700x391.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Archie-visitor-kiosk-in-use.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">VMS software example: Archie<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9409bf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9409bf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Corporate offices make up the largest share of spending, as companies focus on creating secure yet welcoming entry experiences. At the same time, healthcare and education are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strategicmarketresearch.com\/market-report\/visitor-management-system-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">catching up quickly<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> due to tighter safety rules and the need for traceable visitor records.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-249a0b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"249a0b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Different sectors, different goals<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e20e113 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e20e113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Corporate offices use it to project professionalism and streamline guest experiences while meeting compliance requirements. Automated pre-registration, instant host alerts, and badge printing are the most common features.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Healthcare facilities rely on VMS for infection control, credential verification, and patient safety. Systems often include zone restrictions so visitors can only access approved areas such as wards or labs.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schools and universities use visitor tracking to enhance campus safety. Many scan IDs or run background checks against watchlists before granting access.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Industrial and logistics sites combine visitor management with contractor safety training and credential checks, often linking systems to access gates, turnstiles, or time-tracking tools.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Government and defense facilities integrate visitor data with national ID databases and access-control systems to verify clearances in real time.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strategicmarketresearch.com\/market-report\/visitor-management-system-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">regional view<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, North America continues to lead in overall market size thanks to strict workplace compliance requirements and a mature security ecosystem. Europe follows closely, with strong demand for GDPR-compliant visitor-data handling and auditability. The Asia-Pacific region is growing the fastest, fueled by smart-city investments, large tech campuses, and expanding industrial zones.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All these signs point to a clear trend: visitor management is no longer a nice-to-have front-desk tool. It\u2019s becoming an essential part of workplace security and digital transformation strategies worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f45e066 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f45e066\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-222cfac\" data-id=\"222cfac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b60f2b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b60f2b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What\u2019s changing in the lobby (and beyond)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a3959 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78a3959\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The office lobby looks very different today than it did just a few years ago. What used to be a simple check-in desk with paper logs has evolved into a connected digital checkpoint that\u2019s tightly linked with other workplace systems.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strategicmarketresearch.com\/market-report\/visitor-management-system-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strategic Market Research<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, modern <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/best-visitor-management-software\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">visitor management systems<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have become full-fledged identity and access hubs. They now integrate directly with tools like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/best-access-control-systems\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">access control<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, security cameras, elevators, calendars, and even HR systems to give companies a complete picture of who\u2019s entering their buildings, where they\u2019re going, and for how long. This deeper integration means visitor data no longer sits in isolation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The shift toward <a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/solutions\/touchless-visitor-management\">touchless check-in<\/a> experiences is one of the biggest changes. After the pandemic, people expect smooth, hygienic, and contact-free check-ins. QR-code scanning, mobile passes, and facial recognition are now standard options rather than premium add-ons. In high-security environments like labs or data centers, facial-matching technology helps confirm identity without the need for physical badges or manual verification.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analytics have also moved to the forefront. Modern VMS platforms can track real-time data such as visitor volume, average check-in time, peak hours, and even after-hours activity or repeated visits by the same individuals. Security and facility teams use these insights to spot unusual patterns, like non-compliant visitor behavior or unexpected contractor access, and take action quickly.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1304c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c1304c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Archie-visitor-log-for-hybrid-workspaces-1024x726.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14932\" alt=\"Archie\u2019s desktop interface displaying a visitor log with names, check-in and check-out times, and remote status tags.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Archie-visitor-log-for-hybrid-workspaces-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Archie-visitor-log-for-hybrid-workspaces-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Archie-visitor-log-for-hybrid-workspaces-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Archie-visitor-log-for-hybrid-workspaces-1536x1089.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Archie-visitor-log-for-hybrid-workspaces-400x284.jpg 400w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Archie-visitor-log-for-hybrid-workspaces-700x496.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Archie-visitor-log-for-hybrid-workspaces.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Digital visitor log: Archie<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8942148 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8942148\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The result is a lobby that works faster, feels more professional, and strengthens accountability. Instead of waiting in line to sign a sheet, visitors receive a digital invite, scan a code on arrival, and their host gets an instant notification. For the organization, this means faster, more secure, and fully auditable entry records, ensuring that at any given moment, it\u2019s clear who\u2019s in the building and why.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24c7923 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24c7923\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2221573\" data-id=\"2221573\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb4ab3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bb4ab3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mobile credentials are rising, but\u2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c7a7c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c7a7c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mobile credentials are moving from \u201cnice-to-have\u201d to mainstream. In <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hidglobal.com\/documents\/industry-report-2025-state-security-and-identity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HID\u2019s 2025 industry survey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 61% of security leaders rank the growth of mobile identity among the top trends, and almost two-thirds have either deployed mobile credentials already (37%) or plan to do so (32%).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most organizations aren\u2019t going all-in on one method, though. 84% still run a hybrid setup (mobile + physical cards), and nearly half (48%) still require a visible ID on the person, which remains especially useful for visitors and contractors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the same time, teams are consolidating tools: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hidglobal.com\/documents\/industry-report-2025-state-security-and-identity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">67% of security leaders<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and 73% of integrators\/consultants report a shift toward unified, software-driven platforms that tie video, access control, and intrusion together to speed up response and simplify daily work.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c736cd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c736cd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Badges stay put (for now)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f4018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31f4018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ground truth from <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/hidglobal.com\/documents\/2024-state-physical-access-trend-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HID\u2019s 2024 access control study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, on the other hand, shows why hybrid is sticking around. Physical badges are still in active use at 63% of organizations, even as mobile IDs (39%) and biometrics (39%) keep growing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many sites also keep legacy card tech running \u2014 for example, 33% still support 125 kHz prox and 28% still use magstripe, alongside newer encrypted options. Looking ahead, more than half plan upgrades over the next six years, with software (54%), readers\/credentials (53%), and controllers (50%) topping the list.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re refreshing your stack, this is the perfect moment to line up visitor flows, badge issuance, and data-retention rules so everything works together.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0e38e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0e38e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2cfba7\" data-id=\"a2cfba7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-146e789 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"146e789\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AI and analytics: from dashboards to anomaly detection<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5124719 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5124719\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI has moved from buzzword to \u201con the roadmap.\u201d In offices, you\u2019ll see it in three practical places: identity checks (e.g., face-match for high-security areas), anomaly spotting (flagging out-of-zone movement or unusual after-hours contractor activity), and faster incident summaries that pull signals from access logs, cameras, and visitor records. Buyers also want open, interoperable platforms so these AI features plug into what they already run today, and whatever they add tomorrow.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hidglobal.com\/documents\/industry-report-2025-state-security-and-identity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HID\u2019s latest research<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> captures this shift, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwc.com\/us\/en\/services\/consulting\/cybersecurity-risk-regulatory\/library\/global-digital-trust-insights.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PwC\u2019s global survey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> points in the same way from the cyber side. Most organizations use or plan to use AI for threat hunting, event detection\/behavior analytics, identity and access management, and vulnerability scanning over the next 12 months. Talent, cost, and integration are common hurdles, so the practical play is to start small with data-rich use cases (like after-hours anomalies or repeated denied entries), measure the lift, then expand. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-182f0de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"182f0de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cd237b\" data-id=\"7cd237b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b4883c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b4883c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The threat picture: identity abuse and exposed apps lead<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acd338b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acd338b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attackers are getting in the easy way \u2014 by logging in. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/thought-leadership\/institute-business-value\/en-us\/report\/2025-threat-intelligence-index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IBM\u2019s 2025 X-Force report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> shows that about 30% of intrusions used valid accounts, and exploits of public-facing apps were tied for the top entry point at ~30%. Phishing-delivered infostealers jumped 84% year over year, which helps criminals steal credentials and blend in as real users. IBM also notes manufacturing is the most-attacked industry for the fourth year running, and APAC saw the largest share of incidents (34%) with a 13% rise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ransomware still matters too, making up 28% of malware cases, even as overall incidents trend down. Taken together, this argues for short-lived guest passes, least-privilege roles, MFA for admins\/hosts, and hardening any internet-facing portals (WAF\/CDN, patching, SSO).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62a824b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62a824b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Smaller and mid-sized companies are taking the biggest hit<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1637751 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1637751\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiscoxgroup.com\/hiscox-cyber-readiness-report-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hiscox<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reports 59% of SMEs were attacked in the past 12 months, and 27% faced ransomware. First entry often comes through the physical-meets-IT layer: IoT devices (33%), supply-chain weaknesses (28%), and cloud services (27%), all highly relevant to kiosks, badge printers, cameras, tablets, and third-party visitor systems on your network.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-442a6b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"442a6b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Office-security-statistics-Hiscox-reports-59-of-SMEs-were-attacked-in-the-past-12-months-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16109\" alt=\"Office security statistics - Hiscox reports 59% of SMEs were attacked in the past 12 months.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Office-security-statistics-Hiscox-reports-59-of-SMEs-were-attacked-in-the-past-12-months-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Office-security-statistics-Hiscox-reports-59-of-SMEs-were-attacked-in-the-past-12-months-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Office-security-statistics-Hiscox-reports-59-of-SMEs-were-attacked-in-the-past-12-months-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Office-security-statistics-Hiscox-reports-59-of-SMEs-were-attacked-in-the-past-12-months-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Office-security-statistics-Hiscox-reports-59-of-SMEs-were-attacked-in-the-past-12-months-387x218.png 387w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Office-security-statistics-Hiscox-reports-59-of-SMEs-were-attacked-in-the-past-12-months-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Office-security-statistics-Hiscox-reports-59-of-SMEs-were-attacked-in-the-past-12-months-700x394.png 700w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Office-security-statistics-Hiscox-reports-59-of-SMEs-were-attacked-in-the-past-12-months.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccc7b92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccc7b92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most SMEs are responding by stepping up hygiene: 94% plan to increase security spend, 91% run quarterly vulnerability checks, and 88% do quarterly supplier risk reviews. If you manage offices, fold these checks into your visitor\/access stack and vendor due diligence.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f18eda elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f18eda\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0c0bcc\" data-id=\"a0c0bcc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58085cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58085cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Budgets, boards, and governance <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b216495 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b216495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Security budgets are moving up: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwc.com\/us\/en\/services\/governance-insights-center\/library\/assets\/pwc-2026-cybersecurity-oversight.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PwC\u2019s latest Global Digital Trust Insights<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> shows leaders putting more money into cyber risk and placing AI high on their near-term priority lists. At the same time, only a small share say they\u2019ve fully implemented the data-risk controls they need, which means there\u2019s still a gap between ambition and day-to-day practice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For most companies, the next step is turning strategy into simple, repeatable routines: clear metrics, regular reviews, and tighter identity and access controls across people, devices, and vendors.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwc.com\/us\/en\/services\/consulting\/cybersecurity-risk-regulatory\/library\/global-digital-trust-insights.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For boards, PwC\u2019s guidance is straightforward: ask for decision-useful reporting and map programs to a recognized framework like NIST CSF 2.0 so progress is easy to follow across quarters. In plain terms, that means a concise scorecard showing incidents by type, time to revoke guest access, watchlist hits, after-hours anomalies, and audit-export readiness. This makes visitor and access controls part of the enterprise risk story, not a side project.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zooming out, the security market itself is services-heavy. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/securityindustry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SIA-ASIS-Complexities-of-Security-Market-Research.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The SIA\/ASIS global study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reminds us that equipment is only one slice of the pie; a lot of the real work (and spend) sits in deployment, integration, training, and ongoing support. That\u2019s why the most successful VMS projects budget for people and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/visitor-management-process\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">process<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as much as for kiosks, readers, and licenses: think change management for front-of-house staff, admin playbooks for issuing and revoking badges, and tabletop drills that include Facilities, IT, and Security.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf6cd29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf6cd29\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad7d6d2\" data-id=\"ad7d6d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af12322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af12322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What a \u201csecure\u201d VMS looks like: a practical checklist<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8da0faf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8da0faf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2705 Identity &amp; credentials<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5affd42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5affd42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep both mobile IDs and visible badges for now. Most organizations still run a hybrid setup, and many sites continue to require on-person ID, especially for visitors and contractors. Plan a phased switch-off of the weakest legacy cards while you add mobile credentials where they help most (frequent guests, contractors). Back this with short-lived visitor passes, least-privilege roles, and MFA for admins\/hosts so stolen passwords aren\u2019t enough to get in.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01dd9e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01dd9e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2705 Cloud posture<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eda173 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7eda173\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standardize on a cloud VMS with SSO\/SCIM and open APIs so it plugs cleanly into access control, HR, calendars, and messaging. Put any public pages behind a WAF\/CDN, keep them patched, and make audit exports + data-retention settings easy to pull for reviews. (Cloud already holds the majority share of new VMS deployments and is growing faster than on-prem).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da6f0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2da6f0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2705 IoT hygiene<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-340b91c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"340b91c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your lobby gear is part of your attack surface. Segment kiosks, printers, readers, and cameras on their own network, patch firmware on a schedule, and include them in quarterly vulnerability scans. Treat vendors as third-party risk: run quarterly supplier reviews and ask for SSO\/SCIM, short retention, and exportable logs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b1c80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33b1c80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2705 Metrics that matter<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2067755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2067755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Track a short set of numbers every quarter and show them to the board on one page:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Host response time to visitor arrivals<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watchlist hits and actions taken<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After-hours anomalies\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Audit-export readiness <\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fd6910 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fd6910\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0941449\" data-id=\"0941449\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4a4335 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4a4335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Archie helps you build a secure visitor management process<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60d9e34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60d9e34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Built for modern workplaces, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/visitor-management-system\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Archie<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> runs fully in the cloud with enterprise-grade security and uptime. It integrates seamlessly with office tools like Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Outlook, so pre-registration and host notifications are part of your daily workflow. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70267c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70267c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Archie-Visitors-Slack-notification-feature-1024x651.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15948\" alt=\"Archie Visitors - Slack notification feature.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Archie-Visitors-Slack-notification-feature-1024x651.png 1024w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Archie-Visitors-Slack-notification-feature-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Archie-Visitors-Slack-notification-feature-768x488.png 768w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Archie-Visitors-Slack-notification-feature-1536x976.png 1536w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Archie-Visitors-Slack-notification-feature-400x254.png 400w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Archie-Visitors-Slack-notification-feature-700x445.png 700w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Archie-Visitors-Slack-notification-feature.png 1810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Slack notifications: Archie<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34514fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34514fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking of workflows, you can set up custom visitor types and flows, issue QR-based mobile passes, and print badges with photos and access labels right at the kiosk. You can also configure time-expiring visitor passes, auto end-of-day sign-outs, and emergency mustering with roll calls and \u201cmarked safe\u201d status \u2014 helping you know exactly who\u2019s on-site at any moment.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aef953 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1aef953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Archie-Emergency-evacuations-status-feature-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14953\" alt=\"Person holding a tablet showing Archie\u2019s emergency evacuation status screen, next to a glass of water and a potted plant.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Archie-Emergency-evacuations-status-feature-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Archie-Emergency-evacuations-status-feature-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Archie-Emergency-evacuations-status-feature-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Archie-Emergency-evacuations-status-feature-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Archie-Emergency-evacuations-status-feature-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Archie-Emergency-evacuations-status-feature-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Archie-Emergency-evacuations-status-feature-700x467.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Emergency evacuation features: Archie<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe9f047 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe9f047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For admins and hosts, Archie supports SSO and SCIM (e.g., Entra ID), ensuring only authorized users manage check-ins. Every visit is logged automatically with timestamps, host details, and digital signatures. See it for yourself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a32184 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9a32184\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/schedule-a-demo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Try Archie<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27f83a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27f83a5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc199f6\" data-id=\"bc199f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ddf2c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ddf2c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A summary of the most recent office security statistics <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c2dd43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c2dd43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>\ud83c\udfe2 Market size, segments, and drivers<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The global VMS market was about $3.74 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach $7.83 billion by 2030, which implies a 12.7% CAGR.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2024, software accounted for more than 55% of revenue, while hardware demand is rising as organizations adopt more frictionless check-ins.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Corporate offices make up the largest application today, with education and healthcare growing quickly.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reported operational gains include roughly 60% shorter lobby waits with QR pre-registration, facial recognition accuracy reaching around 99.7\u201399.9% with fewer false positives, and as much as 85% fewer unauthorized entries at some government sites after real-time ID checks.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Typical site hardware can reach about $25,000, services often add 30\u201350% to license fees, and chip shortages have increased hardware costs and lead times.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>\ud83d\udc64 Access and identity trends\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">61% of security leaders rank mobile identity growth among the top trends.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About two-thirds have either deployed mobile credentials already (37%) or plan to do so (32%).\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most organizations still run hybrid identity, with 84% using both mobile and physical credentials.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nearly half (48%) still require a visible on-person ID.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A platform shift is underway, with 67% of security leaders and 73% of integrators reporting a move toward unified, software-driven systems.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sustainability now influences purchasing for 75% of organizations.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Across regions, leaders cite evolving cyber threats, user convenience, and legacy integration as top challenges, with the mix varying by geography.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Physical badges remain in use at 63% of organizations, while 39% use mobile IDs and 39% use biometrics; 31% use biometrics for two-factor authentication.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">66% percent tie physical access systems to logical access for computer or network login.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many sites still support legacy credentials, including 33% for 125 kHz prox and 28% for magstripe, while newer options such as DESFire (16%) and HID Seos (18%) are growing.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">41% percent of organizations say they know both the number and location of people on site, while 33% know only the totals.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most common tracking method is badge scanning at 48%, followed by time and attendance at 29%, e-rosters at 18%, paper rosters at 17%, and location tracking at 14%.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the next six years, more than half plan upgrades to software (54%), readers and credentials (53%), and controllers (50%).\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Day-to-day priorities include improving user convenience (47%), simplifying PACS administration (41%), protecting against vulnerabilities (38%), integrating with enterprise systems (28%), speeding issue and revoke processes (27%), and knowing who is on site (25%).\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decision-making is most influenced by physical security teams (71%), IT (53%), facilities (50%), and InfoSec (35%), with procurement and the C-suite also playing roles.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>\u2622\ufe0f Threat landscape<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roughly 30% of intrusions involved the use of valid accounts, and about 30% began with the exploitation of public-facing applications.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phishing-delivered infostealers increased by 84% year over year.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ransomware still accounted for 28% of malware cases.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manufacturing remained the most attacked industry, and APAC saw 34% of incidents, representing a 13% year-over-year increase.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">59% of SMEs reported a cyberattack in the past 12 months, and 27% reported a ransomware incident.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most commonly cited initial entry points were IoT devices at 33%, supply-chain weaknesses at 28%, and cloud services at 27%, with AI tools noted in 15% of cases.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among organizations that paid a ransom, 60% recovered some or all data, 41% received a key but still had to rebuild systems, and 31% faced additional payment demands.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most organizations plan to increase security spending (94%), conduct quarterly vulnerability checks (91%), and perform quarterly supplier-risk reviews (88%), and 71% report having cyber insurance.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">65% view AI more as an asset than a risk, while 60% point to AI-driven phishing and social engineering as top emerging threats, and 49% say more decisive leadership would improve incident response.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udcb5 <\/span><b>Budgets, boards, and governance\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">60% of leaders say they are increasing cyber-risk investment.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only 6% report fully implementing the key data-risk measures surveyed.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the next year, most plan to use AI for threat hunting, event detection and behavior analytics, identity and access management, and vulnerability scanning.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organizations feel least prepared for cloud threats (33%), attacks on connected products (28%), third-party breaches (27%), quantum-related threats (26%), and social engineering (25%). <\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-295d480 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"295d480\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strategic Market Research, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strategicmarketresearch.com\/market-report\/visitor-management-system-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visitor Management System Market: Segment Revenue Estimation and Forecast, 2024\u20132030<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mordor Intelligence, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mordorintelligence.com\/industry-reports\/visitor-management-system-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visitor Management System Market Analysis, Size, Share, and Trends (2025\u20132030)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HID Global, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hidglobal.com\/documents\/industry-report-2025-state-security-and-identity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2025 State of Security and Identity: Industry Report<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HID Global, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hidglobal.com\/documents\/2024-state-physical-access-trend-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2024 State of Physical Access: Trend Report<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PwC, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwc.com\/us\/en\/services\/consulting\/cybersecurity-risk-regulatory\/library\/global-digital-trust-insights.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Global Digital Trust Insights 2026<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PwC, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwc.com\/us\/en\/services\/consulting\/cybersecurity-risk-regulatory\/library\/global-digital-trust-insights.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The board\u2019s role in overseeing cybersecurity (2025\u20132026)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IBM Institute, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/thought-leadership\/institute-business-value\/en-us\/report\/2025-threat-intelligence-index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2025<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hiscox, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiscoxgroup.com\/hiscox-cyber-readiness-report-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cyber Readiness Report 2025<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Security Industry Association (SIA) and ASIS International, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/securityindustry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SIA-ASIS-Complexities-of-Security-Market-Research.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Complexities in the Global Security Market: 2024\u20132026<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfa543c elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"bfa543c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/berenika-teter\/\" class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Profile-300x300.png\" alt=\"Berenika Teter\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/berenika-teter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBerenika 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