There are many great partnerships in the security world. Security guards and security dogs. Fire Alarms and fire wardens. Just a couple of good examples, but none are more effective or more highly recommended by professionals that CCTV and access control technology.
In today’s world, security is a complicated thing with threats far more advanced than they have been in the past. Ensuring that your commercial premises has the appropriate protection is a major challenge and doing so without the assistance of modern technology is pretty much impossible.
Luckily, as the technology and resourcefulness of criminals has developed over the years, so too has the effectiveness of the security technology and equipment available to you as a business owner.
To create a comprehensive and effective security system that is capable of dealing with all of the threats faced by businesses in the modern world, a combination of security technologies is often required and none work better in tandem than CCTV and access control systems.
What is an access control system?
Most people are aware of what CCTV is and what it does, but access control technology is developing constantly and many people are still unaware of the capabilities it can have.
Access control, as you can probably guess from the name, is designed to control the access of people into a place, sometimes an entire building and sometimes simply key areas where assets or key information is stored.
They do this by requesting some form of identifying information about the person attempting to gain access. In the past this may have been a key code or an ID card but nowadays biometrics are used on the most secure sites to protect against fraud and ensure each visitor is exactly who they say they are.
Prime Secure CCTV is often built into such systems to allow for biometric scans to be carried out or so security guards can monitor activity on the lookout for suspicious activity.
Benefits of combining Access Control and CCTV
Additional layer of security
Having a CCTV camera monitor your entry points adds an extra level of protection to your access control in restricted areas. It also reduces the likelihood of a criminal attempting to fool the system is they know they are being watched.
Evidence
If the worst happens and something goes wrong with your access control system, CCTV provides you with evidence revealing exactly what went wrong and allows you to put precautions in place to prevent it from happening again.
Central control
It is a lot easier if you can control all of your security from one central location, and incorporating multiple security systems allows you to do just that. One centralised interface simplifies the admin process massively and makes managing the security eco-system on your property a whole lot easier.
Contact Prime Secure today for more information on creating one comprehensive and highly effective security system for your commercial property in the UK.