To prevent your company from becoming the next statistic, it’s important to create an effective construction site security plan. While each plan must be customized for the job site and the company’s situation, we’ve discovered that there are five ideas a business should consider that can make the biggest difference for preventing theft.

Until recently, companies had two options for security their property: they could hire an on-site security guard or they could install a security camera system that only videotapes their assets being stolen or vandalized. Today, video surveillance solution providers are offering digital and network-based smart technology for powerful real time live monitoring. No longer limited to large companies with big budgets, these cloud based surveillance-as-a-service solutions can help companies of any size.

As crime goes up for small business owners, why are they still watching their assets being stolen on recorded videos? New technology and security services can stop crimes before they happen.

Surveillance video by SentraCam provided police with more details about how two 13-year-old girls were hit by a minivan while walking in a crosswalk in Taylorsville, Utah.