Adoption of technology and security can mitigate the risk within the enterprise and also improves the entire business. Security has become vital to the business. It encourages several other departments to work together more efficiently thereby breaking down silos.
Technology plays a vital role in other parts of the business during this COVID-19. Most of the employees are working from home. With the help of Analytics, it is possible to identify anyone trying to access the buildings when it shouldn’t be. Analytics also helps to display the capacity of building at any moment, which helps businesses that are about to restart with 50 % employee capacity.
Businesses need tighter access control. With the help of access control, it is possible to break silos in the business. Access control helps to create a central workers group. The employees in the group are allowed to be in the facility due to job requirements. The major benefit of access control is that HR can track and identify who has access if there is a COVID-19 risk. One of the departments that benefit by using access control is facility managers who can better manage floor plans and floor space as well as rental areas under contract.
Analytics is another tool that can break silos. Analytics can replace the person at the entrance to count the number of people entering. It can also classify them. It helps the higher officials to know the question of why certain people are entering the building when the work can be done remotely. Therefore, analytics helps to know who all are working from home and who all are working from the office.
The security and safety of a company start with the security team, but then ultimately needs to hold other business units such as HR, marketing, and facility management. Security needs to build partnerships and alliances with other departments. Most importantly security should work out of silos.
Technology enables businesses to understand the risk associated with. It helps to better understand risk management. Today, enterprise security caters value to the businesses as they serve and has a greater opportunity in the field.
