Most people who work in offices probably never think about their safety at work since there is rarely a crime there during regular working hours. Nonetheless, those businesses which staff and operate offices should take a serious look at what they are doing to protect not only their personnel but their physical assets as well. It is widely known in the industry that a huge amount of business money is lost every year through employee pilferage and employee assisted theft of equipment like computers, copying machines, and other electronic items. While a good number of offices have taken the necessary steps to monitor their staff as far as internet usage is concerned, they are lagging far behind when it comes to installing up to date business security systems to stop theft.

By installing CCTV cameras around the premises, the activity of employees can be monitored and also act as an effective deterrent to pilferage. The cameras can be connected to a chip based recording device which can store data from all cameras twenty four hours a day for an entire month. While this allows detection of a crime after the fact and probably will discourage any employee from contributing to it, it will not actually stop the crime. To do this, the businesses should complement this technology with electronic cables which will set off alarms should the connection to the equipment be interrupted. It can notify nearby security personnel, the police or the owners of the business, and lock all the exits.