How Businesses Can Save Money by Increasing Security
Monday, March 12, 2018, 6:00 AM | Leave Comment
Security is a major consideration for most businesses. The more assets a business has to lose, the more concerned it must be with its security needs.
Every day, new angles are being used by hackers and regular criminals to circumvent the security of businesses. If there was no money in taking such risks, thieves would not waste their time making a strike on a business like yours.
Here are a few ways your business can save money by increasing its security.
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External Measures
A business with cameras and motion sensor lights can often deter the average criminal. No thief wants to get their face on camera or be seen operating out from under the cloak of darkness.
Every break in you prevent can save your business huge in asset preservation and by avoiding building repairs caused by a would be robber.
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Internal Thieves
It is common to think of criminals trying to break in from the outside. The greater danger is when you hire an unethical person who is stealing from your business right under your nose.
By putting cameras in hidden places, you can catch any employees who are trying to take from your business illegally.
Having the act on camera provides you with other legal options as well to ensure compensation for items that were stolen. To do this more aggressively, you will want to use a security monitoring company that employs software to assess and protect your company assets and property. This way you will have real time responsiveness, rather than having to review security footage yourself.
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Cyber Security Concerns
Since so many businesses rely on computers to store sensitive client data, the cost of not protecting that data can be far more costly to a company in the long run.
Some companies, like Circadian Risk, realize just how important this is. Preventing a data breach can not only save your company money by protecting your company’s reputation, but it can also prevent your company from being the focus of litigation too.
At the end of the day, secure, sensitive data is the only type a business should have on its premises.
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Perform Background Checks
One way to guard against questionable employees is to perform background checks on all employees you are considering hiring. While this can be a little costly up front, you will save loads of money if you ensure you are getting honest, law abiding employees to work in your business. Such individuals are far less likely to do significant damage to your company.
In addition, they will tend to be more productive than a criminal type which is another avenue wherein your company is saving money too.
Security can be a costly part of running a company. However, without any security in place, your company is left vulnerable to any number of internal or external attacks.
By using the right security measures to protect your business, you will be able to save loads of money from preventing all sorts of damage and legal problems along the way.
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Rachelle Wilber is a freelance writer living in the San Diego, California area. She graduated from San Diego State University with her Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Media Studies. She tries to find an interest in all topics and themes, which prompts her writing. When she isn’t on her porch writing in the sun, you can find her shopping, at the beach, or at the gym. Follow her on twitter and Facebook.
