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| One crucial point to be made about business security, it is that there must be a comprehensive layered security plan that protects the facility, its access roads, entry checkpoints and internal operations. |
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Security, whether you think it’s too much or not enough, is front and center on everyone’s mind these days. If there’s one crucial point to be made about business security, it is that there must be a comprehensive layered security plan that protects the facility, its access roads, entry checkpoints and internal operations. Equally important is that management must come to terms with the human factor – the inescapable fact that security breaches are carried out by people who can be found and stopped by an effective security methodology. For example, there must be more than one password that opens all doors, and background checks must be done on all new hires.
A comprehensive layered security plan may include hidden cameras, metal detectors, walk through X-Ray scanners, fingerprint readers, and many other technologies that are specifically designed to keep facilities safe and secure. However, management must keep in mind that these methods can be intrusive and abused, and maybe going a bit too far (especially for a small private company) in the name of security. Therefore, employees need to know what the security policies are.
Employees, in order to be productive, need to feel safe and secure at work. Owners and managers need to be realistic about what security measures will and will not do. Installing security systems won’t remove all risk. No system can. Police officers located in a neighborhood won’t stop all crime. A firewall won’t prevent all computer viruses from getting in. However, security systems can help investigate breaches and resolve them.
Final Thoughts
Security is important and should not be taken lightly. Business owners should not be passive about the problem and consumers should not be burdened with paying the tab.
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