As business owners and managers, we all spend time thinking about the security of our corporate facilities. Your offices and manufacturing plant may be locked at night – but you could do more to keep your company safe from intruders. It’s also true that the most significant financial losses can be incurred by the things which happen during business hours, not in the dead of night. However, you can protect your business from threats from within and without by installing a biometric access control system; and you can also significantly lower your overhead by choosing a package of biometric technology solutions which includes a time clock as well.

Benefits of Biometric Access Control

Even if a nighttime break in isn’t one of your primary security concerns, a biometric system adds an extra protective measure to your building. Common criminals looking to break into a building and make off with computers and other office equipment are generally looking for an quick and easy score. Adding an access control system which requires a unique identifier to gain entry makes your business a hard target – which is to say, not exactly the most tempting target for a burglar. You may even be able to save on the cost of a security service if your company currently contracts with one to provide a night watch.

Then there are the risks of theft during broad daylight. Clever identity thieves have been known to pose as employees or prospective clients to gain access to financial data which they can use to their own nefarious ends. A biometric system can be used to restrict access to areas which contain sensitive information which you don’t want falling into the hands of con men or competitors. You can prevent new hires and visitors from entering areas where they don’t belong until they’ve proven to be trustworthy; an identity thief isn’t likely to be willing to work at your company for an extended period of time until they’re allowed in areas where they can achieve their goal. Like burglars, they’re looking for an easy target and will look elsewhere if they’re prevented from going where there is potential for them to make mischief.

Time theft is actually the most common and most serious form of theft that your company faces. It’s generally a small thing which employees see as a victimless crime – but it can be and very likely is something which is costing your company a great deal of money. An employee staying clocked in over a break here and another clocking in a friend who’s running a little late there adds up to a lot in much less time than you think. A biometric time clock can eliminate this problem as well as providing your business with an effective access control system.

Deploying a biometric access control system is quick, easy and affordable for businesses small and large alike. These advanced time clocks and security systems can be up and running in as little as a single day – and from there, the savings continue for years, keeping your facilities secure and reducing labor costs.