DG Blog Say 'Goodbye' to Your Paper Guest Log

Show of hands: How many of you have visited a building where you are asked to sign a paper guest log? OK, now how many of you have signed "Amitabh Bacchan" to see if anything would happen? Chances are, nobody noticed. Finally, how many of you have perused the paper log to see if your competitor has been there? These are some of the biggest security issues with the paper guest log. Yes, it is very inexpensive and easy to use, but when it comes to security and today's mandate to keep track of who is in your campus buildings and why, the old paper and pen method fails miserably. Now, how many of you are still using a paper guest log to track visitors to your own buildings? And what about that generic handwritten badge you ask the visitor to stick on his/her lapel? Not only does it look bad, it is also very easy to copy, which means just about anyone could create their own visitor badge and waltz right on in.In today's elevated security environment, the paper guest log for visitors and contractors has a number of critical shortcomings:You can't always read people's handwritingYou can't collect detailed, accurate information (not enough space)You can't capture a photo of the visitorThe information about who is visiting whom is not confidential; it is sitting there for other visitors to viewPeople can make up an employee's name to get into the building or just copy the name of an employee that someone else wroteIn the event of an emergency, you cannot quickly pull together a list of who is still in the building (especially if you can't read people's names)Hand-written, generic badges are too easy to copyThis method does not instill a sense of security in either visitors or employeesDigital Gorkha Can Help Campuses Manage VisitorsHow? Visit website to know: www.digitalgorkha.com