When it comes to protecting your small business, you may not give it too much thought. The simple things like keeping your checking account information private and having locks on your doors may help to give you a sense of security. However, these are not the only safety tactics you should be employing.

Require Multi-Level Login Verification

Most businesses have a database that they utilize to collect information such as appointments, accounts receivable, and customer contact data. At their most basic level, they will likely require a login name and a password that you provide to each employee to gain access to the system. You should boost this security by adding multi-level login verification. This may mean a password and then a fingerprint. Or, a password and a visual puzzle verification. Having multiple layers of verification can make it more difficult for hackers to get into your database.

Regulate Access

Many databases come with the ability to regulate the amount of access that each individual employee gets to the data in the database. While you may trust all of your employees, it’s best to only give them access to the data that they need. For example, it’s likely that your janitors don’t need access to your client information. Take a moment to determine what employees need access to what areas of your database. Then, set regulations where they’re restricted to only those areas.

Install A Fence

In the commercial setting, there may be a lot of outdoor equipment or products that you’re dealing with. Protecting those products from theft can be easily done with a fence. Contacting a commercial fencing contractor can assist you in finding the perfect design for your fence that fits your exterior building design and your security needs. Some businesses may just need a chain-link fence while others may need concrete fences to protect their business.

Implement Shredding

It’s amazing how many physical documents that your employees go through in a day. These documents can have a lot of sensitive information on them. From your account numbers to customer quotes, this is information you don’t want to fall into the wrong hands. Take a moment to have a collection site for shredding documents. Or, simply set up a room for shredding where employees can bring these sensitive documents.

Teach Employees Better Privacy Tactics

The biggest vulnerability to any business privacy is the employees that work there. Many don’t even realize that they’re putting your business at risk. By informing your staff members of potential privacy problems and what practices they can implement to avoid it, they can better protect your business. From simple practices like changing their login password every few months to not connecting to your business database from a home computer, there are many practices your staff members can do to protect your business privacy.

It’s always a good idea to be on top of privacy and security at your business. There are many things you can implement as a business owner to make your business more secure. The above are five of the major things that will make a big impact on your level of security.

Brooke Chaplan is a freelance writer and blogger. She lives and works out of her home in Los Lunas, New Mexico. She loves the outdoors and spends most of her time hiking, biking, and gardening. For more information, contact Brooke via Facebook at facebook.com/brooke.chaplan or Twitter @BrookeChaplan