Hybrid working changes the risk. Fewer people know who belongs on a floor, hot desks leave papers and screens in shared space, and quiet days make an unescorted stranger less likely to be challenged. The controls have to work without a full-time receptionist on every floor, which is why visitor pre-registration, host alerts and digital sign-in have replaced the paper book in many offices.
A useful test is whether you can answer three questions at any time: who is in the building, who let them in, and where are they expected to be. If the visitor log, access records and desk bookings can answer that, the evacuation roll call and the audit both become straightforward.
Common questions
What is office security?+
Office security is the set of controls that decide who can enter a building, where they can go once inside and what they can see or take. It covers the front door, visitor sign-in and badges, tailgating, after-hours access, contractor and delivery handling, clean desk practice and the record of who is on site at any moment. Cameras and door hardware are part of it, but most breaches are procedural: a door held open, a visitor unescorted, a badge never returned.
How does hybrid working change office security?+
Hybrid working changes the risk. Fewer people know who belongs on a floor, hot desks leave papers and screens in shared space, and quiet days make an unescorted stranger less likely to be challenged. The controls have to work without a full-time receptionist on every floor, which is why visitor pre-registration, host alerts and digital sign-in have replaced the paper book in many offices.
What is the simplest test of office security?+
A useful test is whether you can answer three questions at any time: who is in the building, who let them in, and where are they expected to be. If the visitor log, access records and desk bookings can answer that, the evacuation roll call and the audit both become straightforward.