Big City Enterprise Security Solutions and Risks
As companies reopen their doors for employees in big cities like Los Angeles, organizations that have ground floors accessible are challenged with an increase in unwanted guests who may have been using private property such as lobbies and garages to partake in illicit, illegal, or inappropriate activities. This means keeping parking structures, parking lots, entry areas, and lobbies clean and secure so that on-site personnel can feel that their safety is important and that their needs are being met.
Every building has the potential for security vulnerability, whether it’s an unlocked back door, a camera that points the wrong direction, or even a staff member who dropped a key card. Whatever the cause, prevention is crucial. IT and security teams should look at exit and entry points on the ground or basement floors as their first step in preventing unauthorized access of potentially malicious characters.
Shipping and receiving areas on these ground/basement levels are prime targets for unwanted access and parking garages are especially difficult to control. Once someone is inside, it’s relatively easy to find a way further into the building. The trouble stems from garages, docks, mailrooms, and lobbies still needing to accommodate visitors, guests, employees, and contractors.
Creating Confidence in Security
Your place of work should not have to feel like a prison and should be a place where you can focus your energies on your projects and tasks. It is an immense liability for the employer if employees feel threatened or unsafe outside or inside the building. (add or flip this comment to include something similar: Conversely, for the hybrid workers, it is great peace of mind to safely and securely enter the onsite workplace as needed,
What can you do immediately to secure buildings or sites to protect your people, places, and possessions? Mainstream Unlimited provided a comprehensive list of tips that can hinder illicit activities, which can be one step away from violence.
Consider an enterprise security solutions plan that utilizes ID issuance, visitor management, and physical access control systems that all complement each other; these solutions generate security as well as productivity, creativity, and performance. Because feeling safe increases happiness and fulfillment, it allows us to make the most of our days without the burdens of stress or anxiety about who might be loitering outside when we have to leave work later that night.
In addition, chief IT and security personnel could even consider a system that enables them to view, control, and change the system protocols from just about anywhere in the world. Brivo Access Control provides a comprehensive view of your environment from any device, anywhere to improve visibility and incident response time. This allows IT and Security teams to turn actionable insights into data-driven decisions with Brivo Access intelligence and activity analysis.
With the right technology package, you can integrate with your existing hardware and grow as your needs change. Any proper building access control system includes reporting functions to coordinate visitors vs employees, thus allowing you to identify each while managing:
- Who has access
- Which doors do they have access to
- What times do they gain access to entries/exits
- Who’s trying to access prohibited areas and when
- And the ability to easily update these parameters for individuals quickly and at any time!
Compared to mechanical keys, smart cards are the future. Mechanical keys don’t leave an audit trail and can become tedious if you wear multiple hats and need different keys for rooms throughout the facilities.
Practice proper keyless entry control and upgrade to higher-performance smart cards such as the HID iCLASS prox cards. HID iCLASS prox enables mutual authentication between smart card and reader, encrypted data transfer, and contactless smart card capabilities. These smart cards can double as photo IDs and incorporates anti-forgery technologies like ghosting and 3D holograms.
iCLASS smart card technology coupled with HID visitor management allows you to apply hyper-efficient options like visitors digitally signing legal documents or NDAs upon sign-in, online pre-registration, and multiple facility management from a central location.
Solidarity Among Citizens
However, new cards or cameras won’t help if the culture in-office doesn’t value enterprise security solutions as a serious topic. We recommend implementing an employee security badge policy and choosing enterprise security solutions that you can easily train staff to use. Let your employees know they are being heard and that their safety is important; upgraded security and credentials establishes cohesion between coworkers and the organization, giving purpose to their level of work and its importance.
As a partner of HID Global, leaders in physical and logical access control technology, our consultative approach and value-added professional services at ADVANTIDGE, allow us to provide the consulting, service, training, and support for IT, Security, and company management so all stakeholders have a voice. This ensures they have confidence in the final solution without going overkill, wasting precious dollars, or creating restrictive environments for employees.
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