10 Office Security Tips to Secure Your Workplace

Many businesses are at risk from employee theft, criminal break-ins and intellectual property theft. As a business owner or professional office manager, what can you do to make sure your office workplace security is working effectively?

The reality is that workplace security is about more than just locking doors. It's about proactively preventing crime, protecting employees, and securing your valuable business assets. From theft and vandalism to data breaches and workplace safety risks, your business faces multiple threats every day.

Follow these 10 proven workplace security strategies to reduce risks, protect sensitive information, and ensure a safer, more secure office environment.

1. Install Verified Alarm System

Not all alarm systems are created equal. Conventional alarms rely on motion sensors or door contacts that often trigger false alarms, resulting in slow police response times and wasted resources. In fact, police today don’t even respond to unverified alarms in many jurisdictions.

Sonitrol’s Verified Alarm Solutions are different. Our audio intrusion technology and video verification ensures that law enforcement is only dispatched when a real threat is detected, leading to rapid response times, high arrest rates, and superior protection for your business.

Why Choose Sonitrol?

• Fast Police Response Times – Law enforcement prioritizes verified alarms, responding in an average of 3.5 minutes, compared to 30+ minutes for conventional alarms - if police even respond (which they don’t for unverified alarms)
• More Criminal Apprehensions Than Any Other System – With over 188,000 documented apprehensions, Sonitrol stops crime before it happens rather than just recording it.
• Eliminates False Alarms – False alarms cost time and money. Sonitrol virtually eliminates them, preventing fines, wasted police resources, and unnecessary disruptions to your business.
• 24/7 Live Audio and Video Monitoring – Our trained security experts actively monitor your property, verifying threats in real-time and relaying critical details to law enforcement.

Sonitrol isn’t just a security system, it’s a crime prevention solution. Criminals know that Sonitrol means they’ll be caught, which is why businesses that switch to verified security experience fewer break-ins and greater peace of mind.

2. Integrated Security System

A layered security approach is the best defense against workplace threats. Sonitrol’s fully integrated security solutions include:

• Verified Audio Intrusion Detection – Instantly detects and verifies break-ins.
• 24/7 Monitored CCTV – Provides real-time visual verification of threats.
• Access Control Systems – Restrict access to sensitive areas with keyless entry.
• Fire & Smoke Detection – Ensures a rapid response to fire hazards.
• Panic Buttons – Silent alarms allow employees to discreetly alert authorities.

By integrating these systems, you eliminate security gaps and the piecemeal approach to security that all other alarm companies take.

3. Employee Screening Policy

Internal threats are just as serious as external ones. Protect your business from employee theft by implementing background checks, reference verification, and credential validation for all new hires. Employees handling sensitive data or financial information should undergo additional security clearance checks.

4. Implement Managed Access Control

Implement a managed access control system with keyless entry to track and restrict who goes where and when. This will also allow you to easily disable access if an employee loses their card or no longer works for your company.

5. Employee Training

Create and implement an in-depth training program on workplace safety and security, including how to properly lock up documents, protect passwords and secure the building. Also include your policy on employee theft and confidentiality agreements.

6. Lock-up Your Server Room

Restrict access to your server room to those who have passed an in-depth security clearance, and use an access control management. Also, ensure your server room location cannot be accessed through neighbouring business’ common walls ie it should be in the middle of your facility.

7. Use a Fire and Security-Rated Safe

Lock all money and financial information in a safe that meets your insurer’s guidelines. Restrict access to the combination and change it often.

8. Secure Your Workstations

Disconnect and remove computers that are not currently being used. Lock all paperwork in filing cabinets and use a locked box for paperwork waiting to be shredded.

9. Disable Drives

Prevent employees from copying company information by disabling or removing USB ports, floppy drives, or other means of connecting external drives.

10. Protect Your Printers

Modern printers often store documents in their on-board memories. If a printer is stolen or hacked, access to copies of recently printed documents will be granted. Ensure your printer is in a secure location and ensure all extra copies of printed documents are placed in the locked shredding box.

If you're interested in finding out more about workplace security for your office, talk to one of our Sonitrol consultants about ways you can improve your professional office security.

Protect Your Workplace with Sonitrol’s Verified Security Solutions

A strong security strategy is proactive, not reactive. Sonitrol Western Canada specializes in police-trusted security solutions that don’t just record crime, they prevent and deter it. With our verified intrusion detection, monitored surveillance, and managed access control, your business remains secure 24/7.

• 188,000+ Criminal Apprehensions: The highest in the industry
• Fastest Police Response Times: An average of 3.5 minutes
• No False Alarms: Ensuring law enforcement is only dispatched when necessary
• Guaranteed Commitment to Service: We put our money where our mouth is like no other alarm company with our $5,000 performance warranty.

Take the first step toward a safer workplace today. Contact Sonitrol for a free security plan today.