The Top 4 Office Security Tips

1 . Have a designated person (or persons) open-up and lock-up your premises at the start and end of the business day. It is best not to operate on the basis of ‘first employee(s) in unlocks the office, and last employee(s) out lock-up the office. Avoid leaving entrance doors unlocked and unattended.
2. To perform a specific job function’. Twenty-four hour, 7-day-a-week access should only be assigned to employees who really require it as part of their job function. Delete missing,
lost, or stolen cards immediately. At least annually, request employees to produce their assigned access card. Review access records regularly and follow-up on cards that are not
used on a frequent basis.
3. Request employees to wear their access cards as a method of making strangers stand out. To discourage ‘piggybacking’, erect closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras at entrances. Employees should be advised that if a person who is unknown to them appears to be waiting outside an entry point, they should avoid letting them in.
4. To help prevent theft of proprietary information, a ‘clean desk’ policy should be instituted.To ensure on-going compliance, inspections should be conducted every two to four weeks during program implementation, and at least quarterly thereafter. As well, the use of a self-inspection checklist can encourage employees to keep their desks clean, and secure sensitive data when they leave their work area unattended.