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Staying Safe by Staying Ahead Taking a quick look at emerging technologies and other issues By Peter Boriskin panitanphoto/Shutterstock.com Security and safety in a fluid world of potential threats will always be a work in progress – an effort that requires our industry to be ever- vigilant, constantly leveling up and proactive in the development of even better solutions. Currently, there is an intense focus on cybersecurity, AI, and access control. As technologies advance, it is increasingly critical to ensure connected physical security solutions such as electronic access control stay hardened against cyber-attacks and other breaches. Another critical issue is data protection and governance. Concerns about how data is used and shared continue to grow as we learn more about how tools like Google, ChatGPT, or other resources that use generative models are potentially using 24 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2023 | SECURITY TODAY EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES