When the pandemic hit in March 2020, one of the most difficult things for many workplaces was the almost instantaneous shut-down and the need to send employees home to work. While the early days of the pandemic’s draconian measures are thankfully (and hopefully!) behind us, some of the lessons learned from that experience won’t be forgotten.
One of those lessons was how to handle the management of the security system when you are not there. Many facilities were caught flat, with no way to access these critically important systems remotely. What’s more, while employees and visitors were not in the office, security needs did not go away. With so many empty facilities, the security needs changed, and the desire to monitor video from afar and to make sure doors were secure was more critical than ever before.