Protect Your Business: 6 Recommended Ways to Keep Your Business Secured

Keeping your business secure is an essential aspect of running any successful business. Security of your business should always be an owner's priority. The only way to ensure your business isn’t vulnerable to those with malicious intent, is by investing time and money into its security.  

Businesses face a lot of risks, including physical attacks and cyber-attacks. These attacks may cause physical damage to your premises or even to the reputation of your business. To help you ensure you’re taking every measure to protect your business we’ve compiled the following list of recommendations. 
 

Installing an alarm system on your premises 

This is one sure-fire way of keeping intruders out of your physical premises. With improved technology, more advanced alarm and security systems are being developed all the time. Premium systems come with some of the most advanced electronic components helping to enhance the security of your business premises.  

You can set these alarm systems to detect danger, assess threats, and act on their own assessment. These days, most alarm systems also come with motion detectors that you can be customised to detect motion at predetermined intervals, ensuring you’re always aware of any threats. Combined with mobile functionality, modern alarm systems can send push notification direct to your device and even the authorities if intruders try to break into your premises. 
 

Secure everything with strong passwords and two-factor authentications 

Cyber-attacks are becoming increasingly common, and many businesses fall due to these kinds of threats. As our economy becomes more digitally integrated, the volume of these threats is likely to increase in coming years.  

These attacks can be extremely damaging to a business. You can lose all your data or even expose sensitive and personal data about employees or clients. Considering the punishment for data breaches under the GDPR can amount to a £17.5 million fine, this is something you want to avoid. 

The most basic, but one of the best ways to avoid this, is by having solid passwords for your systems. While having strong passwords is good, they are only effective with the added safety of regularly changing passwords to make things harder for potential attackers.  
 
On top of this, you should add two-factor authentication to ensure an added layer of security. Two-factor verification notifies you or the IT expert in charge when someone tries to log into the business database or access the business files.  
 

Invest in high-grade surveillance systems 

As a business owner it can be hard to decide, what is the best CCTV system for my business? Before purchasing a surveillance system, you should do thorough research to know what the best solution for your needs is. While having a surveillance system is an obvious must for any business with a physical premise, don’t rush to buy anything! It’s important you don’t skimp on the products you do buy, otherwise it could be a pointless investment. 

CCTVs come a long way in recent years and nobody wants to break into a place that is monitored by state-of-the-art surveillance equipment! Getting the best equipment that captures clear images and even audio is essential to ensure your business is secure. That way, if an incident does occur that requires verification, the CCTV footage will speed up any investigation.  
 

Create a workplace culture of security involving everyone 

When it comes to security, the personnel or workforce of your business are a resource that can help keep it secure. By involving your employees in the creation of security processes, you can be sure they are as invested in the protection of their workspace as you are. Also, encourage them to report threats that may compromise other employees' safety or even business property. By encouraging a shared responsibility for each other's welfare everyone can work together to create a work environment that’s safe and secure for everyone. 
 
Educating employees on security issues and providing basic training on preventing physical and cyber-attacks is an excellent step to make your business more secure.  By promoting a culture of transparency with how your security is managed, everyone can be confident that their needs are protected. 
 

Set policies that help secure the business 

This is one of the best ways to secure your business as it guides people on what to do in case of any attack. Having policies will also give employees a unified answer when they face a potential threat. Creating clear and transparent security policies is a great first step in creating the culture of security discussed above.  
 

Hiring security guards 

Having a security guard in front of your premises helps secure it from potential threats or security breaches by intruders. Sometimes having a physical presence is enough to deter potential wrongdoers. 

As added measures, they can also scan people entering the premises for dangerous weapons or unauthorized materials, if required. Licensed security guards are generally highly trained, often specifically to deal with intruders or crowd control.  

Investing in your business's security is one way that can help you on the roads to success, but it requires investment for it to be worthwhile. Cutting costs when it comes to security can ultimately spell disaster for any business. In the modern world, where threats are not just physical but digital as well, exploring every avenue of protection is a worthwhile endeavour for any conscientious business owner. 

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