Consider for a second your sensitive business records, expensive machinery, and hard-earned cash. How would you feel if you lost everything, and there’s no way to get them back? What about your staff and customers? Are they safe on your work premises? If your answer is no or you have doubts concerning your existing business security measures, it is time you revisit the subject.
Everything in your business needs safeguarding. From the devices that you use to the lives present, you are responsible for all of them. Hence, you should invest in the right business safety and security measures. Of course, you have to adopt relevant modern-day practices. Here are five smart ways you can boost your business protection this year.
1. Life insurance
As a business owner, you need life insurance for several reasons. For one, your family can claim your death benefits (monetary compensation) if you die. They can use the payout to support themselves financially, pay existing debts, or cater to the burial expenses.
Two, life insurance is necessary for signing a buy-sell agreement. Such an arrangement allows your business partners to buy your shares if you die, and the compensation either goes to your family or benefits the business. The situation could also be the reverse if it is your business partner who dies. In this case, you could buy his or her shares.
Also, you could opt for key person insurance where the insurance company pays the death benefits to the business when you die, and the money covers losses and expenses associated with your death.
2. Data security
Cybercriminals are becoming more rampant, and they are a constant threat to the survival and success of your business. For this reason, your sensitive data needs to be secure at all times. Some top data security tips you can employ are:
- Use strong, hard-to-guess passwords for all your devices
- Erase all hard drives that you want to dispose of before doing it
- Invest in the right provider for spam protection and antivirus solutions
- Install a premium quality firewall (hardware or software-based)
- Encrypt all your wireless networks
- Update your security programs
- Delete all business files from the cloud
3. Alarm system
The alarm system technology has improved a lot in recent years. These systems can sense imminent danger, decide about it, and act. They have the intelligence that humans lack, and this makes them exceptional. Modern alarm systems can detect motions and classify them as a possible threat before launching a response.
We have so many alarm system companies that you can approach for the installation. They can advise you on what solutions suits your business and what to do when there is a security threat. You, however, need to communicate your security needs clearly so that the installation can be customized to suit your business.
4. Security cameras
Security cameras play two critical roles in a physical business setting – investigation and prevention. The footages that you capture are vital when it comes to inspecting a possible crime or an accident that happened in your business premise. They are usually the first thing that detectives ask for when leading an investigation.
Additionally, live images can help you deter a possible attack from happening. By monitoring the footage, it is easy to contact the police. Knowing that most attackers, invaders, and spies are aware of security cameras, it may be worthwhile to consider hidden options. They allow you to monitor your business undetected.
5. Visitors’ Management Policy
More often than not, threats are from unauthorized persons who access sensitive places like the office, CCTV control area, and the document center. For this reason, you should have a strict management policy for all visitors who come to your establishment.
For a start, visitors should sign in and out at the gate or the reception. They also need to have a badge on them when visiting the offices. To ensure that your visitors’ management policy is observed, you should educate your employees about it.
Closing Thought
Security and safety are vital to the survival and growth of your business. Sometimes you have to spend money to protect your business, and at other times you only need to change a few things. Observe our ideas above to see what is implementable in your workplace.
