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>> Now, the first topic that we're going to talk
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about is we're going to talk about the facility,
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the physical premises itself.
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I know many of us as end-users don't necessarily
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think about that being as part of our jobs.
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We have security guards.
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We have other means of
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>> enforcing security in the building.
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>> But we play a very large part
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because as we come and go from a building,
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we really are the eyes and ears of the company.
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We look for people maybe that shouldn't be there.
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Specifically, if you have swipe card
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access to a building and someone
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doesn't have a swipe card,
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that should immediately trigger
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our attention that maybe something is going on.
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Now again, there are
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many reasons that somebody might have access to
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a building that if
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they don't have a swipe card, that's fine.
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But our job is to make sure we
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escort that person to security.
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We don't allow someone into the building that does
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not have the credentials to enter the building.
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We also have to make sure that we don't just deny
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them entry then go round about our business.
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The idea there is,
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well, I've done my job.
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I've told them they can't come in.
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Not really because that person just going to wait on
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the outside of the facility
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till someone will let them in.
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Now, I'm from North Carolina and trust me,
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we have our only problems in North Carolina,
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but one thing you're trained in North Carolina
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from a very early age is you
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hold the door for people behind you.
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It would be rude not to do so.
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I think what we as security professionals have to
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do is not just tell people what to do and what not to do,
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but help folks understand the right way
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to do something that will help with security.
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Basically what I mean by that is just to tell people,
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don't let someone in the building is
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fine, but what am I going to do?
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Am I going to physically force them out?
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Am I going to slam the door in their face?
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No. The best way that I've found to handle
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this is something along the lines of saying,
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"Look, I notice you don't have
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your badge with you today.
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I want to make sure that you get
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access to everywhere that you need.
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I don't want you to be hassled by security.
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Let me walk you down to
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the security guard and
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let's make sure you get registered.
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Let's get you a badge so that you can be on your way."
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It's something that's very polite,
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it's very friendly here,
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let me help you.
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But basically what I'm saying is I'm accepting
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the responsibility of you being in the building.
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I'm not going to allow you to move any
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further without going through the proper channels.
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That's a really important idea
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because so many times we just turn
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a blind eye on someone entering or even in best cases,
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I've seen people that will refuse entry,
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but then that person just sits around
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outside the door waiting for
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the next person to let them in.
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We really have to be very mindful of that.
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Attacks on the facility.
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Certainly, having access to your building helps me
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tremendously in the realm of data compromise.
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Now I can get access to your network.
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Maybe I can view sensitive information.
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Maybe I can get back to the workstation area and
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find somebody who didn't log off with their system.
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That's a tremendous breach.
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But also don't fit about issues of workplace violence.
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Folks attain access to
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a building that they shouldn't be allowed into,
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and so many terrible things can happen.
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We have to take physical security.
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