Letters

On physical access management, from the portier desk

Letters is where the questions on physical access get argued. Written by Michael Stuer, CEO of portier.



A new Letter publishes monthly.

  • It has to work on a Tuesday


    It is a Tuesday, and the key desk is doing what it always does. The person running it can tell you from memory who holds what across the whole site, and that is the most fragile arrangement in the building.

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  • What survives the audit


    An auditor is sitting across from you. Not the fire inspector and not the insurer. The one who decides whether your site still meets the standard it is held to. She has one question, and she will ask it in a dozen forms until she is satisfied. Show me who could open the door that…

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