{"id":3000038168,"date":"2021-06-24T17:39:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T21:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/?p=3000038168"},"modified":"2021-08-18T09:12:49","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T13:12:49","slug":"how-office-security-has-changed-in-a-hybrid-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/research-insights\/expert-insights\/how-office-security-has-changed-in-a-hybrid-world","title":{"rendered":"How office security has changed in a hybrid world"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As employees return to the office, the hybrid work model<\/a> is becoming the new normal. With employees working in and out of the office, companies are reconsidering what it means to maintain secure premises. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe goal is to maintain safe and secure spaces with minimal disruption to the flexibility and collaborative nature of our locations,\u201d says Michael Fowler, senior manager for security policy and planning on WeWork\u2019s global security and resilience (GSR) team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At WeWork, GSR consists of regional security teams that provide direct security support to employees, members, and guests in every WeWork location. It also consists of a global security operations center (GSOC) that provides 24\/7 global security support to members and employees. The people that make up GSR come from an array of public and private organizations including law enforcement agencies, the intelligence community, and corporate security teams of Fortune 500 companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fowler joined GSR after several years with the U.S. Department of State as a policy analyst and operations planner, and after serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he continues to serve as a reservist. We spoke with him about security and how the team has adapted to the new normal of hybrid work post-pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n