Well-Designed Badges Help Prevent Loss

Large and small companies spend large sums of money each year equipping their business units and legal, IT, facilities and security departments to prevent losses. Companies must manage risk to be successful, and the security department plays an integral role in that effort.

One way the security department supports risk management is by properly controlling access to the company's facilities. But access control technology cannot protect the facility by itself. Most facilities have some access points that require only visual badge inspection. A well-designed, quality ID badge goes a long way in supporting a company's desire to mitigate losses.

The security badge indicates a great deal about the security department. It reflects the quality of the security program and the level of support the security department receives from upper management. If the badge is not well designed, it is apparent that it is more an instrument of necessity than a part of an orchestrated security program, and this may make the company a target for criminals. A poorly designed badge may also be easy to counterfeit.