Corporate hackers and attackers are getting more sophisticated and intelligent in their approach, which can only mean that businesses need to increase their counter-measures to protect themselves, their intellectual property, data and teams. Corporate security can be broken down into the following areas, not all of which are relevant to each business, therefore the key starting place is with a risk assessment to understand where the risk lies for your business and how this can be mitigated.
Digital Security
In the first half of 2021, there were 815 security incidents reported in regards to data breaches and cyber attacks and a total of 3,980,757,735 breached records. This highlights the need for businesses to be better protected when it comes to their digital assets. The global pandemic has increased use of digital technology with more meetings online and more data being taken out of the office than ever before.
You need to ensure your teams are aware of digital security and understand your policies and procedures when it comes to protecting your digital intelligence. And these policies and procedures need to be followed. A security company can help you to understand the risks you are facing and put plans and procedures in place to mitigate these as well as contingency plans, to ensure that if your data is compromised your business is not. You may also wish for your teams to have security awareness training to help them to understand why the plans and procedures are so important and the consequences a security breach could have on the business.
Travel Security
Although the world has seen a huge decrease in international travel, both for business and leisure due to the global pandemic, we are starting to see the world open up again. At this point, it is a good time to assess your existing policies and procedures and review these with a security company to ensure that you are meeting your duty of care towards your teams.
When thinking about travel security, and running a global business, you need to know where all your team members are at any given time in case of an incident. You will need a procedure in place to communicate with them and be able to advise what they should do. You also need to think about their personal safety so should consider how they are travelling and the hotels they will be using.
A security company can help with operational planning, risk assessments, intelligence reporting and in-country support. This will help to mitigate any risk associated with you and your team travelling.
Close Protection
In a corporate environment, your team’s importance to corporate operations can make them targets and you may need extra protection for them. Protecting people takes skill, experience, and discretion, so ensure you work with the right security team to get the protection that’s right for you and your team.
Ask about previous experience, and location knowledge. Check the security company’s reputation and ask for references before you engage in a contract. If you are putting your life in someone’s hands, you want to make sure they are the right pair of hands.
Asset Management
Monitoring global operations can be challenging. You need full visibility of current assets in real-time in order to make the right decisions for your business. Security teams can provide remote asset monitoring 24/7 across the globe. This, backed with a good level of local intelligence can ensure your assets are protected and tracked wherever you are in the world.
Even if you don’t feel that your company is big enough or important enough to require security services, it is best to be prepared. A security consultation will help you to understand any risks and threats faced by your business which could affect your reputation or ability to operate. Get in touch if you would like to understand more about corporate security and the measures you need in place to stay protected.
