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INDUSTRY FOCUS With Ralph C. Jensen, Editor-in-Chief
ASc c e s s C o n t r o l
The Case for
ecurity experts agree that always be the first thought. You might not the three most important get a second opportunity to be secure. components of a physical Greg Marshall, the deputy chief se- security plan are access curity officer at DHS gets to the point control, surveillance and quickly. In September 2021, he write that
security testing, which work together to technology continues to advance at a rap-
make a space more secure.
Access control has been, and I suspect
will always be the most vital concern in the security space. Why? The criticality of keeping people where they belong is a ba- sic tenant of security.
A casual attitude of employees or man- agement toward security awareness can lead to the disastrous results. Strict rules are necessary to follow the procedures without exception.
More to the point, adherence to an es- tablished security protocol will save lives.
It is vital that security organizations commit themselves to allowing only per- sons with a legitimate need have access; otherwise, they should not be able to enter the gate. So, how do you keep a bad actor from entering? Vet that person by proper authorities, thereby granting access.
In an earlier life, I worked at an Air Force base in Ohio. The question during the late 1980s was whether it was manda- tory for civilian employees to wear govern- ment issued IDs. In the end, visible iden- tification was not necessary, until it was. The short story is that vigilance should
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id pace. “Public trust in technology has fallen. Most people are worried that the pace of technology is moving too quickly and that governments do not understand it enough to regulate it. [People] worry that technology will make it impossible to know if what people are seeing or hearing is real.” Security professionals should be concerned, too, especially when designing security platforms and engaging in protec- tion of their organizational assets.
“In recent years, significant improve- ments have been made that influence the physical security missions within organi- zations. The tragic shooting events of Sep- tember 16, 2013, at the Washington Navy Yard placed the issues of physical security, access control, and personnel vetting front and center in the minds of security pro- fessionals across the security landscape. Several after-action reviews conducted in the weeks following the shootings identi- fied security weakness and the need for reform.” Marshall said.
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