| With the need for increased security in | | | | personal ID card prepared for them prior to the |
| organizations that are vulnerable to terorist | | | | visit thus eliminating the easy "Visitor" ID used by |
| attacks or sabotage it is vitally important that the | | | | so many companies.In a large organisation it is a |
| most secure systems of entry to departments | | | | small investment to lay out producing extra |
| and employee identity cards are used. There are | | | | safeguards for the protection of employees, |
| many advances now in the ID card that make it | | | | visitors, and management. |
| as secure as possible with magnetic strips, | | | | A Proximity card is supposed to be a secure |
| watermarks and other devices used to prevent | | | | measure for passing from one department to |
| dupliucation and forgery. It is paramount for an | | | | another. It has a small electric field that is picked |
| organizations security department to be assisted | | | | up by a reader from about 1" to 18" from the |
| as far as possible by infallible devices that ensure | | | | reader. The reason for this type of card is more |
| all round protection from any threats. | | | | for speed and convenience than any security |
| Buying a plastic card printer is a good investment | | | | measure but attached to a retractable badge reel |
| for such an organization as cards can be | | | | it can be useful. The main problem with these |
| customised to the company's specification and | | | | cards is that each company is given a facility |
| people outside that organization do not have | | | | number and cards are then numbered upwards to |
| details of the security measures implanted in such | | | | the number required but as there is no official |
| cards. The magnetic strips and watermarking | | | | control on the system two companies could share |
| designed to make cards more difficult to copy | | | | the same facility number thus meaning duplicate |
| could be augmented by the inclusion of the | | | | cards exist. Again if the organization invested in its |
| company's own security measures. It would also | | | | own technology to produce these cards it would |
| mean that visitors to the site could have a | | | | ensure that the security was the best. |