International. Boon Edam has designed a new guide for security professionals. The guide, titled "Closing the Security Gap," addresses the risks of failing to secure entry points at a facility, as well as strategies and best practices for mitigating unauthorized entry.
By understanding how to secure a building's entrances, professionals can implement a comprehensive physical security plan that truly protects their employees' well-being, physical assets, data, and even brand reputation.
Risk mitigation with secure inputs
Once an intruder enters a facility, the list of potential business risks grows substantially, including catastrophic events such as violence, loss of life, and data breaches. As a result, facility entrances should be considered as part of a complete security solution during the planning phase. Secure entry mitigates both risk and costly liabilities.
This guide discusses the three main risks to an organization, all of which are greatly affected by the ability or inability of a physical intruder to access the interior of a building. It also names security entrances as the only proactive solution to address the risk of unauthorized entry due to maneuvering and transportation in tow.
Enterprise Security Risk Management (ESRM)
"Closing the Security Gap" also discusses the importance of developing an ESRM framework, often created by identifying each factor in the risk equation. The risk equation helps organizations assess their risk by identifying threats and vulnerabilities, as well as countermeasures, arguably the most important element in ensuring that a risk does not become a liability.
"The risk equation helps a company think about the threats and vulnerabilities unique to its facilities, and then decide whether the countermeasures they have in place are effective in mitigating those risks," says Greg Schreiber, senior vice president of sales at Boon Edam. Inc. "This guide is essential for the security professional to understand the importance of securing entry, and can then educate the C-suite on the current risks and responsibilities to address."
Not all security entries are created equal
In addition to discussing the importance of securing entry, this free guide also explores how each type of security ticket fits into the three levels of security: deterring, detecting, and preventing. With so many entry points around a facility, such as perimeter fences, employee-only entrances, and the main lobby, it's critical to understand your security goal on each level and which security entrance has the ability to meet that goal.
The guide can be downloaded for free at the following link: https://content.boonedam.us/closing-the-security-gap
