Office Security for the Holidays The holiday season is rapidly approaching and that means we’re getting to a very busy time of the year. In many offices, more and more people take time off or spend time celebrating and having fun at work. Unfortunately, criminals often take advantage of these opportunities and commit crimes during…
How Security Gates Can Help Deter Criminals One of the best ways to protect your property is to try to understand criminals. When you have an idea how criminals think, this can help you determine what they look for in a target, and then you can use this knowledge to take action and make your…
All Business Owners Should Be Aware of These Security Flaws Business security is important. Many business owners spend a lot of time worrying about security flaws and taking steps to protect their businesses. This makes sense. Theft, vandalism, and other crimes cost businesses millions of dollars each year. The financial losses associated with these crimes…
Being Organized Keeps your Retail Store Safe Retail store owners are always looking for ways to keep their stores safe and secure, and with good reason. After all, retail crime costs businesses millions of dollars each year and losses due to crime are one of the major reasons that retail stores go out of business….
Making Sure Your Security is Up-To-Date Security is critical for every business. A crime, such as a break-in, can be chaotic and incredibly detrimental for a business. For example, if a retail store is the victim of a smash and grab robbery, not only could the store potentially lose thousands of dollars in stolen merchandise,…
Why are Cellular Stores Highly Targeted by Smash and Grab Thieves? As thieves target cellular stores, it’s becoming very common to read “In the early morning hour” and “officers discovered that a window had been broken and that the business had been burglarized”. Usually what follows that is: the suspects were seen on surveillance footage….
Security Tips that Businesses Should Follow This Spring Spring is here and, while that means better weather and more sunlight, it certainly doesn’t mean an end to crime. It does mean, however, that the nature and timing of potential crimes will change. That’s why it’s a good idea to review your business security plan this…
6 Tips to Improve Store Security Today If you own or operate a retail store, you know how important security is. Theft due to shoplifting or breaking and entering costs retail stores across the country millions of dollars each year. Theft can also hurt the reputation of your store and leave you a target for future…
What Daylight Savings Time Means for Crime Daylight Savings Time (DST) begins on the second Sunday of March, which means that you’ll soon be advancing your clocks an hour ahead, if you are in a region that follows this practice. Most of North America uses Daylight Savings Time during the summer months, so it’s important…
The Importance of having Security Gates as well as an Alarm System One of the most common thoughts that we hear from people is why do you need physical security when you already have an alarm system? After all, your alarm is designed to contact the police directly as soon as a crime takes place,…