Your business is a big investment and with any investment, you should do what it takes to protect and preserve it. Your property, staff, and business assets should be top on your agenda when safeguarding the resources that drive your business. You may not be aware of the vulnerable points in your business that exposes you to several potentially serious and costly threats. It serves you and your business well to identify your present physical and digital security strengths and weaknesses. You want to prevent any security breaches before they happen and performing a security audit for your business can help you to achieve that end. Here’s how you can conduct a security audit of your own.

Schedule an Audit

Make the time to perform a security audit for your business. It’s crucial, and setting a schedule will ensure that you do not skip over doing so. This allows you to establish your criteria and get organized. With a schedule in place, you can think about what you want to accomplish and make note of it, and it also establishes that you have something important to perform in the interest of your business.

Establish Physical Security Checklist

A complete assessment of your entire business premises is needed, both the physical security of your facilities or buildings and access points, as well as the monitoring technology and existing policies related to access restriction. When performing a physical security audit of your business, assess the physical layout to see if the landscape and topography limit or elevates the risk of intrusion. How secure are your access points? Is there adequate lighting to minimize concealment, and illuminate access points? Your physical barriers, like fences, should be high enough to prevent intrusion and latches for entryway doors and gates, and windows should be functioning properly. Your business’ physical security should be airtight and an audit can help you to catch the leak, so to speak.

Are Guards Adhering to Established Protocols?

The job of the guards is an important one being that they let visitors in and out of the premises. They must stick to established protocol, such as verify visitors’ identities, using the appropriate method or information. How patrolling is carried out should also be noted. Do they have good visuals of access points?

Digital Security Checklist

Now more than ever, technological changes are ever-evolving and taking place quickly, sometimes without you having a clue what has taken place. With the changes that are happening, there are greater concerns about data security and you have to have robust measures in place to prevent digital intrusions. How well do you monitor your digital security and respond to threats? You should conduct a security audit of your business network and your computing system as well. Check to see that software is up-to-date, qualified digital security personnel are in charge of security tools, devices are properly secured, business data is encrypted, staff use authorized programs or storage methods, and old computer equipment is disposed of safely.

Camera Coverage

CCTV is a powerful tool in deterring criminals and securing evidence in the event of a crime. Ensure that you have adequate camera coverage throughout the premises. Are your cameras vulnerable to glitches or breaches? Can it be impacted by power shortages? How is footage monitored and reviewed? Use your security audit to answer these questions.

Secure Lock & Alarm: Massachusetts Expert on Providing Security Audits for Businesses

The protection of your business is important for success. You have to do what is necessary to safeguard your business assets from security breaches that can have devastating consequences. Begin with a business security audit and identify your weak points and adopt measures to prevent security breaches from happening. Contact Secure Lock & Alarm today to have your businesses security audited and improved.