Security Consulting – Is Your Business Prepared?
In the event of a workplace security threat, will your business be prepared? A security consulting specialist can analyze your business’ security preparedness and work to fill any gaps in protection. No matter the size or your business, security should be a top priority. Let’s look at what a security consultant can do to prepare your business for a worst-case scenario.
Penetration Testing
Penetration testing analyzes how vulnerable a business is to various threats. These can be both physical and cyber. A security consulting professional identifies possible entry points and attempts to break into your business (both physically and digitally). They then report back the findings. The goals of these tests are to identify physical and cyber security flaws, understand the level of risk, and address and fix any security flaws. Penetration testing is quintessential to protecting your business.
CCTV Audits
Closed-circuit television, also known as CCTV and video surveillance, is an important security measure that must be functioning properly in order to be effective. A security consulting professional will analyze if your business’ CCTV is getting the right amount of coverage and the video quality is suitable for surveillance. If any gaps in surveillance are discovered, you must either add more cameras or adjust the cameras already in place.
Active Shooter Drilling
CCTV can act as both a crime prevention tool as well as a way to identify a culprit. However, it doesn’t do much to prepare for an actual security risk. A security consulting professional can guide your office through an active shooter drill, identifying what must be done in the heat of the moment and educating employees on how to act in such an incident. This can go a long way in protecting your employees and your business.
Tabletop Exercises
Tabletop exercises involve walkthroughs of various security threats. A security consulting professional can guide you and your employees through different scenarios and analyze how prepared they are for a given emergency. This education is vital to the security of your business.
Incident Specific Emergency Response Plans
Tabletop exercises help identify issues with your business’ security protocol in order to develop incident specific emergency response plans. If your current emergency response plan was deemed insufficient during the tabletop exercises, a security consulting professional can develop a better strategy for your team.
Social Media Monitoring
In the age of social media, people constantly post their every thought and action. This can be quite useful in identifying threats to your business. By monitoring social media, you can see if employees or outsiders pose a physical threat to your organization. You can also scan for abusive behavior in employees that could eventually turn into a security threat to your company.
Aside from physical security threats, social media helps identify the mishandling of company information. For example, you can look for unauthorised use of corporate social media or information security issues where an employee is disclosing confidential information over social media. Social media monitoring has proved to be a great asset to corporate security.
Security Consulting Experts
In order to protect your business, you need to hire an expert in security consulting. It is highly important that the consultant you hire has the expertise to analyze your business and identify unique and specific threats. South and Associates LLC is comprised of expert investigators and security consultants with the necessary skills to protect your business. We are fully licensed, bonded and insured in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Security consulting is just one of our many expert services designed to keep you safe. For the very best in security consulting, contact us today.