Business

1. 3.1 outline why security and
confidentiality are important in a
business environment

2. Questions
• What do businesses need to keep
secure?
• Why do they need to secure
information, equipment and people?
• What are the consequences for not
securing information, people and
equipment ?

3. Why security and confidentiality are
important in a business environment
• Every company has resources which need to be
kept secure.
• In your groups discuss the types of resources
that a company may need to secure.
• These resources may take many forms, from the
items owned by the company to the
information it handles and the people who work
there.

4. What businesses need to keep secure
and confidential!
• Property- Buildings, company cars, computer
equipment, storage facilities and any other
valuable items kept on site needs to be
protected from fire and theft.

5. What businesses need to keep secure
and confidential! continued…
• Information- paper records and electronic date may
contain sensitive information such as the personal
details of employees, suppliers and customers, the
financial information of the company and confidential
business plans.
• Data may also contain details that give the business
competitive advantages, such as new products or
initiatives.
• All information should be kept secure in a way that
prevents this information from becoming known to
those who should not see it.

6. What businesses need to keep secure
and confidential! continued…
• People- Members of staff and visitors have a
right to be safe whilst on the business
premises.
• This includes maintaining health and safety
and preventing unauthorized people from
entering.

7. The consequences
• If steps are not taken to protect property,
information and people, not only could the
result be personal loss and trauma, but it
could also harm the business’s finances and
reputation

8. How do businesses keep
property secure?
Task

9. Business should have a range of procedures in
place to ensure that property is kept secure at
all times.
In your groups, choose a company and discuss
the procedure for securing information,
property and people.
You will need to present your ideas to the
rest of the group.

10. How businesses keep property secure
Security passes
• When you start to work at the company, you
will probably be given your own security pass,
usually with your name and photo on it.
• You may be required to wear or carry it at all
times, and often it will be needed to open
doors. When you finish working for the
company, you will need to hand it back.

11. How businesses keep property secure
Entry systems
• Modern offices can usually only be accessed
using security passes or key codes, which you
need to type into a pad beside the door.
• If you are given a key to a door, look after it
carefully.

12. How businesses keep property secure
Alarm systems
Businesses with audible alarm systems will have
processes in place. Such as, how to set up or
deactivate the the alarms if you are the first or
last person on site.
You should find out what to do beforehand.

13. How businesses keep property secure
Visitor procedures
• Visitors should report to reception and be able to
give the name of the person they are visiting. They
will normally sign in and be given a pass for the day.
They should be accompanied from reception to
where they are going.
• All visitors need to sign out when they leave the
premises

14. How businesses keep property secure
Security labels
• Valuable equipment, such as computers,
should be labelled with a code so that they
can be recovered more easily if they are
stolen.