Whether it’s a church door, an entrance into a high-tech Internet company or admission to a local police station, enterprise security leaders often view the application of access control technology one door at a time. Each has its purposes, authorized people who use it and changing needs based on location and time, for example.
Any opening in a building represents both a security concern and an opportunity. Initially, you to think about how to hang (hinges), secure (locks) and control (door closer) every door. The opportunity is that we can use today’s very powerful security technology to control, monitor and report on who can go where and when in a facility or across an enterprise, advises Scott Higinbotham of Stanley Security Solutions.