From Safes to Access Control; How to Keep Your Office Secure

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From Safes to Access Control How to Keep Your
Office Secure
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• Even if your office is small, youll likely have
  at least a few employees using the space, and
  whether you trust them or not, thefts can occur
  and valuable items or sensitive data, can go
  missing.
• Below are some of the simplest ways to keep your
  office secure, and following any number of them
  (ideally, all), will help keep your office, your
  employees and your stock or sensitive
  information, protected from harm or theft

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• Have an access control system in place
• Having control over who comes in and out of your
  office space and even the building as a whole
  is your first line of defence against intruders,
  vandalism and theft.
• With the help of professionally installed access
  control systems, you can give employees cards
  that act as keys, and that when swiped, will give
  them access only to those areas in which you
  permit them to go. Have as many different levels
  of access as you want or need.

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• Light up the building
• A dim and shadowy building is always going to be
  tempting for intruders and burglars, and a well
  lit one, will always be a deterrent. If you dont
  want a light to be on at all times under the
  cover of darkness, try motion sensor lights that
  have been strategically placed, and will
  illuminate the entrance and any other areas of
  vulnerability when movement is detected.
• Protect important documents
• Locked filing cabinets are a good investment if
  you have a lot of sensitive data to protect, or a
  high security safe that comes with a professional
  recommendation could be a good choice for smaller
  amounts of paperwork, digital items or anything
  else of value.

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• Keeping important and valuable items under lock
  and key is always a sensible decision, especially
  in shared spaces, and a chat with a local safe
  specialist can help you select the right safe for
  your needs.
• Install a surveillance system
• Any untoward activity within the office can be
  recorded with a good surveillance system, and it
  can act as a fantastically effective deterrent
  for employees. For anyone breaking into the
  office after hours, many cameras have motion
  sensors, so if something triggers the security
  system, youll be alerted immediately.

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• Give your employees adequate security training
• All the safety measures in the world are useless
  if nobody knows how to use them or are even aware
  of their existence! Train your employees on all
  security procedures that have been put in place
  in your office or building, and make sure that
  they all know who to call in the event of a
  security breach.
• Consult with a security expert
• Safe specialists and locksmiths can offer some of
  the best, most up-to-date safety and security
  advice, and if your office, its employees and
  your business are worth protecting, then they are
  absolutely worth talking to.

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• From an access control system that enables you to
  limit who goes where, to high security safes for
  sensitive, valuable items, keeping your office
  secure is easy with a few simple measures and
  some sound advice from a security professional.
• BigBearSafe designs, manufactures and distributes
  a large variety of high security safes in
  Huntington Beach, vault doors and other physical
  security equipment since 1999. With a team of
  highly skilled workers and engineers our primary
  goal is not only to meet our customers
  expectations, but to exceed them through superior
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  BigBearSafe.com.