How To Effectively Budget for Your Businesses Security

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How To Effectively Budget for Your Businesses
Security
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• Keeping your business secure is paramount, no
  matter what you sell or what services you
  provide, and without effective security measures,
  you could be outing your entire business and
  employees at risk. However, budgeting for such
  measures isnt always easy, and there are several
  factors to take into account, such as the
  following
• Decide whats essential for your business
• From equipment, merchandise, personnel,
  intellectual property or data, decide whats most
  important to protect for your business. There
  will be certain things that your business cannot
  compromise on when it comes to security, and
  other things that may not be so essential.
  Prioritize security measures and dedicate most of
  your budget to those things most worth protecting.

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• Identify the potential security risks to your
  business
• Along similar lines to the above point, there
  will be certain risks your business could be
  vulnerable to, and these will need to be
  protected above all else, such as
• The reputation of your brand
• Legal repercussions
• Fines
• Financial losses
• Competitive advantage

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• Understanding the value of the risk will help you
  when determining how much of your budget to
  devote to certain security measures, and it may
  make sense to invest thousands of dollars
  protecting something, to prevent it from costing
  you a small fortune should you become the victim
  of a criminal attack.

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• Make sure every security aspect is covered
• While you will need to prioritize certain
  security measures, theres no point dedicating
  your entire budget to just one measure, if it
  then leaves you vulnerable in other areas. For
  example, you could spend all your money on
  installing an access control system, but fail to
  install a security system for the entire
  building. While your access control system may
  prevent the wrong people from accessing the
  building, in the event that someone does manage
  to get past it, if security is weak inside the
  building, they may then be able to do as they
  please.

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• Think carefully about protecting your businesses
  physical assets, but also consider data,
  intellectual property and employees, too. The
  best security measures, are those that are
  well-rounded.
• Begin with the basics
• You could spend your entire budget on a
  high-tech, state-of-the-art security system, but
  fail to address the old and faulty locks on the
  main entrance. Begin with the basics by making
  sure that all entrances and exits are secure (you
  can ask a commercial locksmith to assist you with
  this), that your computer systems are equipped
  with anti-virus protection and have motion sensor
  lights around the perimeter of the building.

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• Once all basic security measures have been
  fulfilled, then you can start thinking about
  security cameras and monitoring services, for
  example.
• Its not always easy to set up a security budget
  for your business, but it can be helpful to hire
  a security expert, such as a local, licensed
  locksmith to guide you through the measures that
  your particular business should be investing in.
  That way, you can be confident that youve done
  everything within your budget, to protect whats
  valuable to you.

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