Ensuring your business has the proper security measures in place takes careful planning, security technology, and proper implementation and maintenance. Understanding your company’s goals, security needs and how often your security should be updated are the major steps in developing a sound security plan. Read this blog further to expand on each step to help create an effective business security plan. 

Before Creating a Security Plan

Before putting a plan in place it’s important to consider how your security measures will align with your business efforts. Making sure these elements work together to create the best protection and support. If you are a company that regularly handles or manages personal information from their clientele, it’s important to have the security technology in place to safeguard their information. Furthermore, if you have specific locations holding sensitive documents, it’s important to not only have the proper security technology but also you should consider hiring security officers as well. With these components in mind, remember a successful business security plan should include feedback from business leaders, assess existing security and potential risks, have a hard copy created, and of course, put the plan into action.

Consider Current Security and Risks

Assess current security policies, procedures and risks to be able to plan for risk management with a business security plan. If you feel you need to upgrade your building’s security technology or simply need tips for better placement, consider a building risk assessment. The best way to know if your property is applying the most effective security technology is to utilize a risk assessment of the of the entire commercial grounds. An assessment that analyzes each and every entry point, visitor access, hallway cameras, parking lots as well as the extra building areas will benefit the business as you’ll know the sections needing improvement. Not only can you see what areas require an upgrade but also have the opportunity to learn more about innovative security technology that advances your commercial property's safety measurements altogether.

Make a Hard Copy

Once you have put a plan in place and business leaders approve it, create a master document. This documented plan can then be shared with management and other personnel to follow to keep the business, employees and visitors safe. All your security efforts should be laid out here, especially information regarding elements including but not limited to:

• Locations of surveillance equipment
• Management, location and operation of access control systems
• All other security technology around the business
• Security officer service routes and assignments
• Security budget and expenditures

Testing and Maintenance

Make sure to test out your security equipment as well as other security measures before going through the implementation process. Communicate the plan with security staff in a testing phase, working through each step and taking notes on the testing process and results. As your security efforts develop, be sure to also have accurately laid out plans for technology maintenance and meetings to discuss how the security action plan is doing and if it can be enhanced.

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