Talking About Key Making

When you run your own business, the last thing you want to believe is that your employees will ever do anything to harm or damage your business. However, there could come a time when an employee might betray your trust and steal from your company. Whether the theft is money, proprietary information, products, or customer data, having an employee commit a theft can be a difficult and troubling situation to deal with. In the aftermath of an employee theft, you may find yourself wondering what you can and should do to prevent such an event from occuring again. Get to know some of the changes you may want to make to ensure you are able to protect your business as well as possible going into the future.  

Change and Upgrade the Locks

One of the first steps you will want to take after an employee has committed a theft in your business is to have the locks on the doors changed and upgraded by a commercial locksmith, like Scottsdale Locksmithing. You want to be sure that your business is as physically as secure as possible. If charges were not pressed against the individual who stole from you or they are out on bail, they could theoretically have keys to your building or know of a way to break into your business. 

Because of this, you should change the locks to make existing keys unusable on your doors. You will also want to upgrade locks by choosing an option that is more secure or even adding an extra lock (like an additional deadbolt). If you really want to amp up your security, add a digital lock that requires a unique key code or even biometric reading to open your doors. 

Install Motion Sensor Lights

If you are still worried about break-ins after you have changed the locks on your building, it may be beneficial to you to also add in some extra lighting options for your business. Installing lights that come on based on motion in or around the building can help to deter anyone who might want to break into your building. 

There are indoor and outdoor options for these lighting options. And as an added bonus, having lights that dim when there is no movement in your building and come on when there is are also designed to save energy and can help cut down on your energy bills. 

With these tips in mind, you can be sure that you are making changes that help your business feel more secure after an employee theft situation.