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On physical access management, from the portier desk
Letters is where the questions on physical access get argued. Written by Michael Stuer, CEO of portier.
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It has to work on a Tuesday
It is a Tuesday, and the key desk is doing what it always does. The person running it can tell you from memory who holds what across the whole site, and that is the most fragile arrangement in the building.
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What survives the audit
An auditor is sitting across from you. Not the fire inspector and not the insurer. The one who decides whether your site still meets the standard it is held to. She has one question, and she will ask it in a dozen forms until she is satisfied. Show me who could open the door that…
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Identity is not the missing primitive in physical access
Cybersecurity settled who owns identity a decade ago. The access industry is now arguing about reopening that question, and the argument is a tell. The pattern is right. The conclusion is wrong. The layer worth owning sits beneath identity, in the policy that governs physical movement… · 5 min read
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