3 Important Things You Need to Protect Your Business From

Any business owner will be aware that they need to protect their business from the many things that can cause it problems. Customers that don’t pay on time, customers who use fraudulent credit cards, and in physical shops, customers who walk out with goods without paying. Business owners just have to take all the steps they can to help prevent these things happening. Once they have made themselves secure from the things customers can do, they perhaps need to look internally to see if they have any issues with their employees.
Internal Hacking
Everyone, no matter what trade or profession they work in or how small or large their company is, is aware of the problems that can be caused if hackers break into their digital systems. But what if the hacker is someone that works for you? It will be much easier for an internal hacker to cause chaos, and hold your business to ransom until their demands have been met.
It is best not to let any employees have all the information relating to your business, and to change your passwords often. Don’t give them to just anybody, only the people that need access to a particular program should have the password for it. The less information that is readily available, the less likely you are to get hacked
Fraud On The Inside
Always know what is going on with the finances of your business. For instance, if you deal with the public and they pay you by card, if refunds have to be made, who does them. It should never be one person doing them all the time, as this will leave you very open to fraud. There is nothing to stop them from paying money into their own account as they make the refunds to customers.
Does one persona pay all your suppliers, and do they have the authority just to transfer the money from your bank account? How do you know they are not putting in some false invoices and pocketing some of your hard earned cash?
These are just a couple of examples of how employees can defraud you, and you need to have systems in place to ensure that this cannot happen.
Family Squabbles
Have you ever wondered what would happen if two key members of your staff who were married to each other, decided they wanted a divorce? This could create a really bad atmosphere and mean that your staff becomes less productive. There is also the problem that you could be expected to meet with leading divorce solicitors in your local area, and to take sides with one of the parties involved. The simple answer is not to employ married couples, and if you have to for some reason, keep them in different departments.
Call The Police
The police are not likely to be interested in the family squabble scenario, but hacking and fraud are crimes that deserve punishment. They can send businesses into bankruptcy and you should never hesitate to get the police involved if one of these has happened to your business.  The police will take the matter out of your hands, and it will show any other would be hackers or thieves among your employees that you will not be messed with.