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This feature looks at the latest technology and security options available from manufacturers of Access Control Systems
ow do you ensure you get the right security access control system for your needs?
For those with some responsibility for procuring, specifying, installing, managing or just using a physical access control system – what is currently considered good practice?
The complexity and sophistication of an access control system will depend on the type of building or space being protected. This will have its own specific, identified risks. These must be balanced against the requirement (or not) for welcoming easy access for those authorised.
A thorough and professional approach is needed to ensure the right system is put in place. Consider these areas:
• The importance of starting with an effective risk and threat assessment
• Understanding the business aims
• Integrating with other security measures and systems
• Getting the operational requirement specification right
• Choosing a provider / installer
A fundamental security function is to control who enters a building, such as an office or a datacentre, or a space, like a car park or school grounds. There may be traditional physical measures in place, like fences and gates, doors and locks. Often these will be enhanced with a physical access control system – this provides further physical and electronic measures, together with security staff to control access. Sometimes forgotten, is that as well as preventing unauthorised access, a key aim of these measures is to enable smooth authorised access.
When making sure your building or space gets the right access control system to meet its needs – both its security and its business or function – it is essential that effective risk and threat assessments are conducted. These
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