4 Tips For Keeping Your Business Safe This Festive Season

The Christmas holidays are fast approaching and with that comes increased security risks for your business. From total AV protection, to installing IP cameras in the workplace, here are some necessary steps you should take to secure your office for the festive season.

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As a business owner, one of your most important responsibilities is ensuring that all your employees, assets, and working spaces are kept safe and secure all year round. One of the most effective ways to do this is by investing in high quality AV and business security systems.

This can have many benefits, including:

• It serves as a deterrent for potential burglars
• All suspicious activity will be reported and handled quickly.
• Your employees will gain peace of mind, making them more productive.
• All your confidential information will be protected.

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From AV solutions to IP cameras and access control systems, investing in the security of your business is absolutely crucial. At Frontline, we provide affordable and state of the art business security systems to help fulfill all your unique needs and requirements, and keep your customers and employees safe from harm.

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4 Security Tips to Keep Your Business Safe This Holiday Season

It’s that time of year again! You’ve had the office decorated, planned the Christmas party, and perhaps even sorted out a gift exchange. But have you taken the necessary steps to secure your business for the holiday season?

Here are 4 tips for keeping your workspace, employees, and customers safe, this festive month:
 

1. Review Your Security Policies

The very first thing you should to when securing your business for the holidays is to review your company security policy with your employees.  Hold a meeting to confirm that everyone is on the same page and fully understands the company security procedures.

Some points you may want to discuss include:

• Rules about inviting guests to your holiday parties/functions
• Your security action plan in case of an emergency
• Protocol for locking up valuables and equipment while everyone is away on the holiday break.
• Your company’s cyber security policy, especially if some people are going to be working remotely over the holidays.

Remember: Running through your security protocol regularly will ensure that your employees are well prepared for any emergency situations that may occur in the workplace.
 

2. Ensure Your Security Equipment is Working

Once you have gone over the company security policy and procedures, you should test all of the security equipment you have to ensure it’s working properly. This includes:

• Alarm systems
• AV and other cyber security software
• Smart locks
• Access control systems
• Panic buttons
• IP surveillance cameras

After you’ve tested all of your security equipment, remember to check to make sure that nothing will obstruct it (eg. holiday decorations).
 

3. Update Your Alarm Company on Special Holiday Hours

Most businesses operate on a different work schedule during the holidays. It’s important to let your alarm company know when your business is closed, so they can keep an eye out for unusual activity. Also, update your emergency call list: if the alarm does go off, the company needs to have the right contact information.
 

4. Be Smart When Using Public WiFi

Checking your business emails using WiFi is not as harmless as it seems. Doing this can mean that your personal information and confidential business data is left vulnerable to theft.

What you should do: If your employees are working remotely over the holidays, you may want to consider protecting your company’s data with a virtual protected network (VPN). This allows you to retrieve resources from your company network without having to physically connect to it.
 

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To find out more about how Frontline can help keep your business, employees, and customers safe these upcoming holidays, contact our Calgary office at 403-291-9311 or use our online contact form.