Physical Security Measures

Discussions focus on physical security practices in offices, data centers, and buildings, including badge swiping, tailgating, security guards, and their effectiveness against unauthorized access.

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Chris2048 Oct 4, 2016 View on HN

I'd like to see this for security in general e.g doormen/security/bouncers

astrange Mar 30, 2025 View on HN

You're doing it again!> I can very easily imagine what could have happened in those buildings if a badge was required to leave a conference room.The facilities team and fire marshal are also easily capable of imagining this, already have, and you can ask them about it.In this case the doors would fail open, or are made of glass and can be broken down. It's not a /really/ secure location. It's just a tech company that likes to seem secure during work hours. Af

GekkePrutser Apr 27, 2022 View on HN

Those people would usually have security staff though to prevent that kind of thing.

neffy Mar 10, 2021 View on HN

If you are in a secure area, like a server room for example, it's perfectly normal for there to be badged entry, cameras everywhere etc. There will also be signs everywhere telling you this.If it's really secure there will be monitoring of all entrances, including corridors. (And there will still occasionally be people successfully tailgating, usually for perfectly innocent reasons like forgetting their badges at their desks etc. Real security is all sorts of fun.)

blibble Dec 2, 2022 View on HN

that matches my experience of an unnamed large multinational datacentre companyto get to the floor needed to go through the multilayer security, id checks, etcthe cleaner had left their mop in one of the secure doors, bypassing most of it

krageon Dec 16, 2019 View on HN

If there were security guards sure. That's not exactly a given.

jptech Dec 12, 2021 View on HN

I don't think anyone can enter the premise without swiping their badge.

rg111 Sep 25, 2023 View on HN

There's security at the gates- much before the elevators.

jlees Apr 30, 2011 View on HN

there are areas (eg. meetings in cafes) where you don't have to swipe through a security door to get in. these are policed by physical security.

mgummelt Feb 11, 2013 View on HN

Do you think they ran security outside the door?