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PIAM 2.0 The new science of physical access management post COVID-19 By Ajay Jain Security professionals understand that the funda- mental objective of both physical and logical ac- cess control is to safeguard people, property, as- sets and things by preventing unauthorized entry. However, digital transformation is changing ev- erything. This trend is forcing businesses to adopt digital platforms and processes to eliminate latency in access management functions. However, this acceleration comes with its own challenges. Lega- cy PIAM players will have a difficult time coping with digital trans- formation trends. PIAM 2.0 comes to rescue by automating physi- cal identity and access management processes with data-driven techniques to achieve frictionless and predictive management of ac- cess permissions and the inherent risks associated with this process. While Physical Access Control Systems (PACS) have duti- fully served the industry by physically controlling entry and egress points, that is opening and closing of the lock; PIAM 2.0 uses data, 18 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2023 | SECURITY TODAY COVER STORY