Card cloning is a problem. Not just for work ID cards but also for personal credit cards. I bet you’ve seen these “RFID blockers” off Scamaz… Amazon and wonder if they work. In this photo are two types; a professional type designed to meet specific standards and the bottom one which is the Scama… Amazon…

I can’t show the photo I have of this in the wild as it hasn’t been fixed, yet… Mag locks are everywhere and are seriously useful things. Please, though, make sure the wires aren’t on the insecure side. Or worse, in a junction box, at eye level, secured with two Philip’s screws that just begs…

Does your business use these? Do you have high voltage and expensive equipment contained within expensive security hardware and then pop the key in one of these? Even if this isn’t in use, it’s piquing my interest, which is rarely a good thing. Commercially, these kinds of “key safes” are good for one thing; honeypots.…

Can you draw a sad face in your CCTV camera lens? It’s a sure sign to someone like me that your CCTV isn’t monitored, maintained, connected or simply isn’t real. If you want your CCTV to actually be a deterrent, make sure it can actually see me first.

How do you broadcast your security posture? Lots of signs and words, but your shutter controls are protected by a padlock costing £17, designed for weather protection, with an 8mm shackle and four whole standard pins. And it’s front-centre on your business. Red rag -> bull. Now this may still have a key switch behind…

Do you use any secure cabinets with useful electronic digi locks? Of the sort used to store and charge a few grand worth of iPads, controllers, etc? Does said cabinet have a model name on the front? Will Googling “filetype:pdf [model name] manual” find me documentation on your secure storage in under a minute? (This…