Using Keyless Locks to Restrict and Monitor Employee Access

Keyless locks, often referred to as “access control” locks, are a convenient and cost-effective way to increase the security of your business. In addition to protecting your property against burglars, access control locks play a vital role in establishing important security protocols to protect your employees and intellectual property.

One of the most important areas of concern for most businesses is the issue of controlling employee access. Since all job responsibilities are not created equal, different employees will require different levels of access to certain parts of the building, and only within certain time constraints. If all you have to work with are traditional keys and locks, it is going to be extremely difficult for you to consistently monitor and control the flow of employee traffic in and out of sensitive areas. Not only can keys get lost, but they can also be easily duplicated, which represents a serious risk to the security of your business.

Keyless locks offer a ready-made solution to help you restrict and monitor employee access without the hassle of keeping up with physical keys. Using a commercial lock such as the Kaba E-Plex 2000, you can assign and issue PIN-based credentials to each employee straight from the touchpad. The E-Plex 2000 offers millions of potential code combinations, so any time you need to add, delete or change a PIN number, you will be able to do so with ease. In addition, the E-Plex 2000 can be used for interior or exterior doors, and it is both bump-proof and pick-proof.

Maintaining adequate control of employee access is not only critical in terms of physical safety, but without a solid access control system in place, your business is far more vulnerable to the potential theft of sensitive data and intellectual property. It’s no secret that the majority of information security breaches are committed by insiders, often by stealing or appropriating various data end points or information storage devices such as laptops, external hard drives, CDs/DVDs and so forth. When data breaches like this occur, it usually means that somewhere along the way, an employee gained unauthorized access to a restricted area, and often due to lax security measures.

Let’s face it: With traditional lock and key systems, doors are often left unlocked, making it far easier for an employee with malicious motives to gain a point of entry into a sensitive area. With the Kaba E-Plex 2000, your doors will stay locked at all times, and only employees with assigned access will be able to enter a given location.

Another important feature of the E-Plex 2000 is the audit trail function, which tracks the entry attempts of every employee down to the precise date and time of the event. This audit trail will allow you to monitor the regular flow of traffic in and out of various parts of the building, and if there are any questionable events that arise (i.e., you see repeated entry attempts in which access is denied), you can easily identify the associated employee’s ID number and pinpoint the exact time at which the event occurred.

Using the E-Plex Standard Software (a free download), you can easily access the most recent 1,000 audit events logged in memory, which will enable you to identify usage trends and help you measure the effectiveness of your current security protocols. In addition, the audit trail also records any uses of a mechanical key override, enabling you to better gauge the use of more exclusive security measures.

For institutions such as hospitals and clinics, controlled access will help to protect the safety and privacy of their patients. For banks, it means the ability to reduce the risk of theft and unauthorized access to highly sensitive financial information. Using keyless locks, airports can better ensure the safety of passengers and employees by controlling access to various areas within a given terminal. Pharmacies can protect the personal health data of their customers, and keep various substances from falling into the wrong hands. In a corporate environment where the importance of security continues to increase, keyless locks are the ideal solution to address the issue of controlled employee access in a simple yet highly effective manner.

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