Virtual Doorman vs Traditional Security: Which is Right?
Virtual Doorman vs Traditional Security for Property Protection: What Fits Your Site At 11:47 p.m., the side door clicked open at Cedar Heights. Not the main lobby. Not the front desk. The side door by the trash room—the one residents use when they don’t want to walk around the block. A delivery driver stood outside with two bags and a flashlight. Behind him, a second person waited just out of the clean camera view. The driver pressed the intercom. No answer. He pressed again. Inside, a resident came down the corridor, pushed the door bar, and stepped out to grab the food. The second person slipped in behind him. No force. No broken glass. No alarm. Just one gap in access control. By morning, the manager had three complaints: a stranger on the third floor, a missing package, and a tenant who felt unsafe walking to the elevator. The building had cameras. The building had locks. The building even had “security” in the budget line. But nobody owned the door after hours. That’s the real ch...