Be Secure: Don’t Wait for Something to Happen Before Preparing

As a business owner, you may hear news about something horrible that happened to another business. Maybe it was a robbery, or perhaps an assault. Usually, when people hear these reports, they think to themselves: “That could never happen to me!”

In reality, tragedy could always strike your business. Business burglaries and theft can come from several places, including your own employees. Instead of waiting for an incident to affect your business, it’s better to take steps to be secure.

One of the best ways to do this is by hiring a security team to look after your business and to ensure it’s protected. However, there are several kinds of security teams out there. The question to ask is: ”What sort of team provides the best security?”

Any security is better than none.  Yet, we feel strongly that a remote security team is the best solution for most businesses. 

Why remote guards? If that’s what you’re wondering, keep reading! We’ll explore some of the best features of a remote security team in the guide below.

Be More Secure for Less Money

People often feel that the best guard for their building is an on-site physical guard. Sometimes, they hire a full-time security guard to monitor their security cameras. These guards are often stuck watching or patrolling for 4-16 hours.

This idea makes sense to many business owners. However, think about how much it costs to hire a single security guard.

First, you must pay this person a salary. Alternatively, you’ll have to pay them hourly. It is also worth considering that they are usually hired through a third party, costing you even more.

Second, most security guards expect benefits and insurance for their work. Considering that they risk their safety and significant amount of time to protect your business, this is a reasonable expectation. However, providing these for an employee costs significant amounts of money. 

Finally, it’s often best to get multiple guards for on-site security. After all, there’s strength in numbers. These guards can help each other coordinate and increase the odds of preventing criminal behavior. 

However, hiring the best guards for on-site patrols is much more expensive. Instead, you can save money by working with remote guards. Doing this means you’ll pay for a subscription package instead of individual salaries. 

Protecting Your Store From Crime and Liability

When you hire on-site guards, there’s always a risk that they could become injured. A desperate criminal may resort to violence to prevent getting caught by security guards. In situations like these, even the best guards could face severe consequences. 

When this happens, you become liable for any injuries they may suffer. This liability can cost your business significant sums of money. To make matters worse, you’ll have the injuries they sustained on the job weighing on your conscience. 

Remote guards offer another way to keep your business safe. Since they work far from your building grounds, they won’t be in danger of physical violence. 

However, this distance doesn’t make them less effective. In fact, remote guards can be more effective than on-site police.

Their security cameras can spot danger well before any human guards can. We’ll talk about this more in the next section.

Identifying Dangerous Objects

So far, we’ve discussed ways in which remote guards are more convenient for your business. However, we haven’t explored how they protect your business from danger. 

The answer to this question lies in their security camera systems. When you hire a remote security guard team, they will either have cameras installed around your premises or take over the ones that are already operating on the property. 

From there, they’ll monitor every side of your store from several camera angles. As they watch, they’ll look for signs that indicate criminal or dangerous activity in and around the business. 

For example, let’s say somebody comes onto your grounds carrying a large foreign object. From a distance, a person may think this is a selfie stick. However, closer inspection reveals it to be a large blade. 

These cameras can pinpoint what this object is the second it comes into view. From there, the guards monitoring the camera system will call the authorities. In many cases, the police arrive before any crime is committed on your premises. 

Top-Grade Response Times

Many people install alarm systems in their businesses that alert the police. However, by the time the alarm goes off, the crime has often already happened. Working with a remote security team can provide much better response times. 

How does it work? Well, let’s go back to how these systems pinpoint dangerous objects.

Let’s say somebody walks into a convenience store with a gun in their waistband. These cameras and monitors can tell if somebody is carrying a concealed weapon. As soon as the person reaches for that weapon, they will call the authorities and report the situation. 

In many cases, the police arrive to arrest the criminal before he can leave the premises. If that seems too good to be true, check out this footage from our team’s past work!

Identifying People With Active Warrants

Another excellent feature of remote security teams is their increased access to the Internet and criminal records. This factor allows these security guards to identify somebody with active warrants when they arrive. 

As with the scenario above, these security guards can immediately call the authorities. From there, the police will rush to your location. Then, they can arrest the person before they have time to commit a crime. 

This way, your business can remain safe from several threats. So, consider working with a remote team to access these benefits today!

Work With the Best Remote Security Team

Working with a remote security team is one of the best ways to be secure. The best guards can provide each of the benefits listed in the guide above. 

If you’re not sure which team to work with, consider choosing us! We provide 24/7 monitoring for your business. When you work with us, there’s never a time when somebody isn’t looking out for you.

Likewise, we install cameras in every nook and cranny of your business. We ensure your building has no blind spots for burglars and criminals to capitalize on.

If these benefits appeal to you, excellent! Contact us today to learn more about our work.