False Sense of Security
If you work in a regulated industry, then you most likely have security measures in place that require you to use a pass key to gain entrance into a building or perhaps the campus. I’ve worked for several companies that did a good job educating the workforce on the importance of security so that the product they’re making, proprietary information, and the employees remained safe at all times.
However, I’ve also witnessed companies that maintained a lax attitude towards security and embedded that attitude in the workplace culture so that employees (including management) didn’t understand or respect security measures. I mention this because on Sunday, September 13th a Yale graduate student was found dead in a pass key protected building located on the Yale University campus in New Haven Connecticut.
Here are 5 signs that your workplace security is ineffective:
- Piggybacking….one person opens the door with their pass key and holds the door open so others behind them can enter
- Servicemen are routinely let in without first being walked to security to get a temporary pass
- An employee forgets their pass and doesn’t want to bother with a temporary pass so they use a co-workers pass
- Management thinks the only purpose of the pass key is to unlock the doors
- Visitors are allowed to roam around unescorted
If you’ve witnessed any of the security breaches above, contact the head of security immediately and report your concerns.
What pass key security breaches have you witnessed that we can add to the list?
Take care (and stay safe),
Sandra
