As a business owner, you really do have so many tasks to juggle. From keeping employees happy to ensure all jobs are being done to the right standard, to liaising with clients, making sure your business is moving with the times and so much more. There’s no doubt that your job is a busy one, but one thing you should never let slip is your security. Criminals either in person or online have the ability to completely destroy your business- from stealing equipment to stealing data, rising bank accounts and taking your money as well as damaging your reputation. Here’s what you can do to keep the burglars at bay from your company.
Use a Good Office Security System
If you don’t own your office building and just rent a space inside a bigger office block, it can be easy to disregard security. However it’s important that you still take responsibility for your own company. Invest in a commercial burglar alarm and CCTV, these things will both help to both deter criminals but if they do still manage to get, in you have taped evidence to show to the police and use in court
Back Up To The Cloud
The cloud is becoming increasingly important in business and it’s your responsibility to ensure you’re keeping up with these advancements. From a security point of view, it’s far safer to have your information encrypted and kept on cloud based servers than it is to keep them on things like hard drives. If your office computer is stolen or damaged, the backup drive is likely to suffer the same fate. Using the cloud also allows workers to access the information they need from anywhere in the world in a safe and secure way, so you can have some employees working remotely if you choose to. Do your research and consider cloud migration as an essential aspect of improving and growing your business as well as keeping it more secure.
Be Aware of Passwords
We all know the importance of using complex passwords on our personal accounts, so don’t overlook this when setting up your business accounts too. Not only should you set ones that aren’t able to be guessed, but be careful about who knows them too. Since most business are largely run online these days, it’s essential that your accounts are secured. Cyber criminals who are looking to target enterprises remotely often gain access to sensitive information simply due to simple passwords, so this is one area not to disregard.
Invest in Proper Insurance
Finally, if the worst were to happen and something does happen to your business, having insurance means you won’t be left out of pocket. It could be the difference between a minor setback and full bankruptcy so do your research. If you own the building you work in, buildings insurance will protect you in the case of things like arson or natural disaster damaging the outer shell. Contents insurance will protect your possessions and everything inside again from accidental, natural or criminal damage. Public liability insurance and employer’s insurance are essential to have and will protect your workers and members of the public if any accident or injury were to occur as a result of your business. This could be anything from a defective product, or an incident happening on your premises.
