What comes to mind when you think about the security measures in place for your business? These days, there’s much emphasis on cybersecurity and for good reason. SMBs are the main targets for hackers and scammers. Having this type of protection in place is essential, but at what cost? If it’s at the cost of physical security measures, then it’s time you get back to the drawing board. When it comes to physical business security, there are many weak points that expose premises and commercial operations, leaving you wide open to a great many breaches.
Let’s take a look at some mistakes you need to stop making.
Treating Security As a One-Time Thing
One thing that comes up time and time again is businesses having security setups installed, and then they’re quickly forgotten about. Sure, you’ve got the cameras in the right places, but when was the last time you checked them? Or how about the last time you removed access to the building for staff who no longer work for you, or changed access to certain parts of the building? The same applies to the software you’re running that you haven’t updated recently.
Good physical security isn’t something you set up once and forget about; it’s something you should be actively monitoring, checking and adapting as the needs of the business change.
Having No Integration
You need to have all of your systems connected so they’re not working independently or overruling each other. This is your access systems, video surveillance and alarm systems. If they are not talking to each other, they may as well not exist. You won’t get the alarm trigger to lock down the access points in the event of a security breach, rendering them useless.
Integrated security systems solve this by treating all of these parts as one single system, so when anything does happen, it’s all relevant, and the parts work together seamlessly.
Leaving Internal Access Unchecked
Not everyone who is able to enter your building should have full, unfettered access everywhere. You need to have limits on who can go where and be able to lock your internal building down to improve security.
You need to cut down on shared credentials, give access only where it’s actually needed, and you need to make sure you review this regularly, so those who don’t need to move around freely can’t. This is especially true for visitors or temporary staff. They don’t need to be able to go everywhere, and allowing this access increases security risk massively.
No Plans for Emergencies
You need to be putting provisions in place for how you’re going to improve security and what protocols are for people to adhere to. But you also need to make sure you have plans for when things don’t go to plan. Who do you call in an emergency? Who is the point of contact for your team if they run into issues? How do you lock down the building in the event of a security breach and so on? All viable problems need answers before you’re in that situation.
This is where having a full assessment is vital. From here, you can make improvements to not only reduce risk but also manage problems as they arise in the best way possible to get the help you need fast
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