It is the duty of the security company and employers to evaluate their clients security gaps, and educate their client (and their client’s staff) about security. Doing so will create a security culture.
How can employees cause security issues? Often, they do not even think that a problem can arise. But this is a classic case of a team not staying alert, thus a security breach is easy.
How to Educate a Client and the Client’s Employees
When taking on a new client, a security firm must first identify vulnerabilities in the company’s security policies and procedures. These can include:
- The policies on key distribution and the locking process
- Visitor policies
- Policies on equipment storage
- Lighting design
- Security camera placement
- And more
(In the lawsuit we mention above, another major security gap could include the way in which the prison transports the prisoners.)
Once the security firm identifies potential vulnerabilities in a company’s security procedures and policies, they then must re-write and implement the new plans.
Note that there is not a 100% full-proof policy and procedure! However, it is still the due diligence of the security firm to create them to the best of their ability, ask all questions, and actually tour the facility themselves.