Physical security in Class A office buildings, banks, hotels or any high-profile piece of real estate is a key consideration for real estate developers as well as their corporate tenants. The primary driver for access control systems is to safeguard people and to protect physical and intellectual property from outside threats. More and more, access control also helps to mitigate internal threats as well such as thefts, loss of property, workplace violence, and unauthorized access to high risk areas such as labs and data centers. To make matters more complicated, new regulations like GDPR in Europe, place a strong emphasis on protecting people’s personal data which is often collected to confirm identities. When looking for a new building security system – whether it is for a single floor, entire building, or a network of buildings around the block or around the globe- it is important to consider the following: IT friendliness An access control system is the b...