BUILDINGS Magazine’s October 2023 publication, “Ensuring Safety & Security for Today’s Buildings: Practical Guidance for Owners and Facility Managers,” delivers comprehensive advice on modern safety and security practices for commercial properties. The whitepaper addresses the dual aspects of physical and cybersecurity, offering practical advice for facility managers to protect their buildings against a wide range of threats. The whitepaper advocates for a unified approach to physical and cybersecurity, emphasis on SaaS-based access control systems, biometrics, and multifactor authentication, provides ractical steps for facility managers to implement cybersecurity measures, and discusses the use of analytics to derive actionable insights from security data, enhancing operational efficiency and occupant safety. Facility managers are encouraged to adopt these advanced security measures and foster collaboration between departments to ensure the safety and security of their buildings. By leveraging modern technologies and data-driven insights, they can create safer, more efficient, and resilient smart buildings and cities.

Keywords: Access Controls, Cybersecurity/Privacy, Property Management, Physical Security, Facility Management, Building Safety