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Visitor Access Governance Checklist
What CSOs Use to Control Physical Risk Beyond the Front Desk
If an incident investigation started today, could you confidently answer:
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Who approved this visitor’s access?
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What identity proof was verified?
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Which areas were they allowed into?
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When did that access expire?
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Where is the audit trail?
If not, visitor access is a blind spot, not a process.
Check all that apply to your current environment
Pre-Visit Governance
CSO lens: No pre-registration means no governance.
Identity Proof and Accountability
CSO lens: If identity is weak, everything downstream is noise.
Access Control and Enforcement
CSO lens: Access without expiration is a liability.
Host Responsibility and Oversight
CSO lens: No owner means no control.
Post-Visit Logging and Audit Readiness
CSO lens: If it cannot be reconstructed, it cannot be defended.
Integration Into PIAM Governance
CSO lens: Visitors are temporary identities, not exceptions.
Most Incidents Involve Someone Who Was Allowed In
The real question is not who entered. It is who approved them, how their identity was verified, what access they received, and whether it expired automatically. A sign-in tablet is not a control. Policy-driven visitor governance is.
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