Security entrances are being specced like IT controls, not lobby hardware

The lobby door is starting to resemble a firewall rule. Security Systems News reported that Boon Edam is increasingly describing “security entrances” as an “absolute imperative,” elevating them from an optional design choice to a core safeguard for people, property, and sensitive interior areas. For enterprise operators, the takeaway is in procurement and oversight: these entrance systems are being treated less like standard building components and more like part of a broader risk-control program spanning safety and loss prevention.

Some organizations are treating physical entry points as tied to cyber risk, according to Security Systems News.

In the Security Systems News interview, Boon Edam marketing manager Amanda Powell connected entrance choices to protecting server rooms and data centers. The logic is simple: if an unauthorized person can physically access sensitive compute or network equipment, the impact becomes a facilities issue as well as an IT one. Powell pointed to entrances using dual-factor authentication and facial recognition to block unauthorized entry into restricted areas, according to Security Systems News.

Technology selection also plays a role. Traditional doors, Powell said, can be susceptible to tailgating and piggybacking, while purpose-built security entrances can require one-person-at-a-time passage, according to Security Systems News. For operations teams, that aims at a different outcome than simply “badge required.” It focuses on controlling passage at the threshold, which can affect how sites handle exceptions, visitors, and after-hours entry.

Loss prevention and workplace safety remain key budget drivers

Even with cyber-related examples in the mix, Boon Edam’s messaging stays anchored in more familiar funding rationales. Powell described loss prevention as a major motivator and, according to Security Systems News, pointed to applications ranging from high-end retail to warehouses and distribution centers as organizations try to deter theft and unauthorized access. For retail operators, the article says smash-and-grab robberies are becoming a bigger problem and reports that smash-resistant laminate films on entrance glass can slow entry and buy more response time, attributing that point to Powell via Security Systems News. For supply chain facilities, Powell specifically cited “insider theft” as a scenario where controlled entrances can reduce risk, according to the same source.

Workplace violence is another budget category that is increasingly part of site design discussions. Security Systems News cited Occupational Safety and Health Administration figures that approximately two million Americans are affected each year, and Powell said security entrances can help minimize risks by limiting unauthorized access into occupied areas. For enterprises with mixed-use footprints, headquarters lobbies, R&D suites, and distribution nodes, that can influence operations and budgeting by tying one capital item to multiple risk concerns and expanding the group of stakeholders who need to approve it.

A quantum computing paper flags pressure on cryptography

A separate signal comes from the cybersecurity side. An August 2026 open-access paper in Elsevier’s Computers & Security (hosted on ScienceDirect) argues that the rise of quantum computing challenges traditional cryptographic frameworks and calls for moving to quantum-resistant security approaches. The abstract on ScienceDirect describes a layered way to map exposure, assessing quantum effects across infrastructure layers from applications and data through runtime, middleware, operating systems, virtualization, hardware, storage, and networks. It also proposes a “tailored security blueprint” spanning nine critical infrastructure components, according to that abstract.

According to the abstract on ScienceDirect, the Computers & Security paper calls for quantum-resistant security approaches and evaluates quantum impacts across layers including applications and data, runtime, middleware, operating systems, virtualization, hardware, storage, and networks. Separately, Security Systems News reported Powell’s focus on controlling who can physically reach restricted areas such as server rooms and data centers, including entrances using dual-factor authentication and facial recognition.

How this shows up in specs, contracts, and day-two operations

Taken together, the sources point to two parallel themes: Security Systems News reported Boon Edam’s emphasis on security entrances for loss prevention, safety, and protecting sensitive interior areas, while the Computers & Security paper (per the ScienceDirect abstract) discusses quantum pressure on cryptography and a layered approach to security across infrastructure components. Powell also emphasized traffic management benefits, describing entrances as a way to streamline entry and exit and prevent congestion in busy environments, according to Security Systems News. That matters because many “secure” designs fail at peak flow. When lines build, people prop doors, staff wave through groups, and controls can break down.

• For facilities and security leaders: require a written tailgating performance objective in the entrance RFP (what “one person at a time” enforcement means operationally during peak traffic and deliveries), and align it to your visitor management policy.
• For IT and data center managers: treat the door to server rooms and data halls as part of the access control boundary. Map which MFA methods are enforced at the entrance (Powell cited dual-factor and facial recognition via Security Systems News) and how logs are retained for audits.
• For procurement: ask vendors to document integration points to your existing access control stack and incident workflows, including how entrance alarms and exceptions are handled in day-two operations, not only during commissioning.