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Condominium Security

& Safety

By Kartik Sai

As you we are aware, there has been a complement and reinforce each other. into the condominium building and
significant rise in security breaches within I understand that implementing common areas.
our condominiums, including incidents these security measures will require a Issues: Tailgating or Piggybacking,
such as car break-ins, financial investment. However, I firmly Unauthorized card or Credential use,
storage thefts, and believe that the benefits far outweigh Credential Cloning or Forgery, Exploit-
unauthorized access to the costs. Enhanced security not only ing Week Points in the system, Social
units. These incidents ensures the safety and peace of mind Engineering, Physical Tampering,
not only pose a threat for residents but also helps maintain the Hacking or Electronic Intrusion, System
to the safety of residents value and desirability of our condomin- Misconfiguration.
Kartik Sai but also have a negative iums in the market. Solution: Strict Access Control Poli-
impact on the overall To address this pressing issue, I cies, Regular Security Audits, Employee
reputation and value of our properties. suggest that corporation invest in addi- or Resident education on security best
Having spent considerable time tional security systems that can work in practices, and the use of multi-factor
in the industry, I have come across synergy to protect buildings and proper- authentication where applicable. Addi-
various ways to enhance the secu- ties effectively. tionally, ongoing monitoring, system
rity of our corporation. It is crucial Here are some top security measures updates, and periodic security assess-
Photo: ©iStock.com/ kadmy one security measure, no matter how Install electronic access control potential weaknesses in the access
to understand that relying solely on to consider for a condominium:
ments can help identify and address
control infrastructure.
strong or modern it may be, is not Access Control Systems
sufficient. Every security system has
its uses and flaws, and it is imperative systems such as key cards, key fobs, or
Surveillance Cameras
Deploy surveillance cameras in
to have multiple measures in place to biometric scanners to regulate entry
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