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What Organizations Should Know About ID Card Printing & Security
April 7, 2026 • by HID Global Every day, employees badge into offices, students access campus buildings and healthcare workers enter restricted areas, all with a single swipe or tap of an ID card. It's easy to take these cards [...]
What Is Cloud Identity Management & How Physical ID Cards Fit In
April 1, 2026 • by HIDGlobal Nils Wahlander While we’ve seen more customers migrate to cloud-based offerings, it’s still common to encounter misconceptions about what cloud identity management is, how it works and what options are available. Even those with [...]
Automate or Accumulate Incidents: The PKI Reality Check
PKI, Public Key Infrastructure, is a comprehensive framework of technologies, policies, and processes used to secure digital communications, authenticate identities, and encrypt data. It manages digital certificates and pairs of public/private keys to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and trust across networks, [...]
Will Plastic Identification Cards Disappear?
March 25, 2026 • by HID Global Natacha Jaramillo In the debate over the evolution of security and identity management, the argument is often repeated that plastic identification cards are destined to disappear as digital credentials advance. However, reality is [...]
The 2026 Dorm Security Crisis: Solving the “Unwelcome Visitor” Problem in New York Residence Halls
Campus safety in 2026 has moved beyond cameras on walls and locks on doors. For higher education leaders in New York and across the Northeast, the challenge has evolved into how to keep residence halls safe while maintaining the openness, [...]
Mobile Driver’s Licenses (mDLs) Are Here – Are Your ID Verification Systems Ready?
February 26, 2026 • by HIDGlobal Arthur Tay The shift isn’t coming — it’s already happening. Millions of people are using mobile driver’s licenses today, and their expectations are changing fast. What does that look like in the real world? [...]
HID EasyLobby Secure Visitor Management
An on-premises visitor management solution EasyLobby is designed for small to medium size organizations looking to transition from pen and paper guest books or spreadsheets to an on-premises visitor management solution. Allowing guests to self-register via tablet, automatically print visitor badges, [...]
Shaping a PACS Strategy That’s Ready for What’s Next
February 18, 2026 • by HID Physical access control is shifting from a static perimeter model to a dynamic, identity-aware foundation. As organizations adapt to hybrid work, complex compliance standards and growing digital footprints, their access infrastructure must evolve with [...]