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As a homeowner with a family, your main concern is protecting your property and your family. With burglaries occurring roughly every 15 seconds here in the United States, you want to do everything that you can to ensure that your home is the sanctuary that it should be.

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Whether you are in charge of a business big or small, you likely care a great deal about your company's security and have taken steps to ensure that your employees and customers feel safe when on company premises. But with that said, there are a number of situations that occur within the business world where it might be a good idea to add additional security. Here are five situations where you might want to hire a private security team for assistance.

Look at the open sea from the port side and you don't necessarily perceive any threats beyond natural problems that can arise with weather or tides. However, lurking out on the sea are security threats for your freight-carrier ship just the same as if you had a stationary business building. Anticipating the threats you could run into during business operations is important.

Whether you rely on your boat to fuel your fishing business or your company owns a catamaran to entertain clients, you should know that you aren't likely to get your watercraft back if boat thieves slip away with your boat.

Security and camera systems are crucial for collecting evidence and detecting current threats, but unfortunately, they don't have the kind of intuition it takes to find and resolve more complex issues. Fortunately, professional security guards are trained to spot and diffuse difficult situations, helping your company to maintain professionalism while simultaneously reducing losses.

When you own a business, you might be so busy with managing client relationships and securing inventory that you overlook problems like employee theft. Unfortunately, dishonest individuals cost U.S. businesses a staggering $42 billion dollars a year, with employee theft making up as much as 28 percent of the loss.

Fortunately, you can ward off problems by being on the lookout for strange behavior. Here are three signs your employees might be stealing from you.

The violent events of the last few years have made it impossible for parents to not worry about the safety of their children at school. The reality is that the average American student has an extremely small risk of dying in a school shooting during their life. Riding in cars and swimming are still more dangerous behaviors than attending school.

You own a hotel and your foremost concern is your business's reputation. The protection of your guests — and their possessions — is your primary goal. You have security cameras adorning your lobby and hallways to alert your staff of wrongdoing, but adding live hotel security is a benefit your hotel needs.

When should you have security present at your hotel? This guide will help you plan your security needs accordingly.

A Federal Bureau of Investigation preliminary crime statistics report indicates that while violent crime decreased in the U.S in the first half of 2017, murder rates went up. The Bureau of Justice Statistics, however, released a report in 2015 indicating that only about half of victims of violent crimes report it to the police.

The holiday season is a magical time of year when family and friends gather together in celebration of life, health, and of course, good food. However, for many people the reality of enjoying the company of all of their family members, means traveling far distances away from home, and this rightfully brings some trepidation regarding home security. You can proactively protect your home before you go on vacation, and here's how.

Security guards are often seen as professionals who provide security services alone. However, security guards also can play an important role providing customer service. There are many customer service responsibilities that must be juggled alongside security responsibilities.

1. Greet Customers

When customers need a question answered or when someone needs to greet a customer, one of the first individuals that a customer may come in contact with is a security guard.