Read More About the Top 5 Security Risks and How You Can Protect Your Products, Employees and Customers
Dispensaries face unique challenges across all areas of business. As with any new industry, some practices can be taken and adapted from similar industries and others will have to be entirely new. Security is one of those important issues that impacts all industries–everyone wants to protect their product–but the cannabis industry has some truly unique security challenges.
As the industry continues to grow, these security challenges will continue to grow as well.
5 Security Risks to Watch Out For
Fortunately, no challenge is insurmountable. There are many ways to secure your products and keep your dispensary safe. Below, we take a look at some of the top risks facing dispensaries as well as how to combat these risks in order to better protect your products, employees and customers.
1. Employees who have not been properly vetted.
Successful businesses rely on successful employees. In the cannabis industry, there is even more scrutiny on who you hire because of the risk of the theft. To ensure that you have taken every precaution before you officially hire your staff, you should do a thorough background check, DMV check and credit check. In addition, your insurance company may have specific requirements on the background of your staff so be cognizant of those requirements in your hiring process.
2. Product that is not properly secured
The products that you sell are the foundation of your business so you need the best security options when it comes to your cabinet doors and drawers. Many security solutions stop at room-level surveillance, but with Senseon, security goes even further. These award-winning access control systems can secure your business at the cabinet level — where most high-value items are stored.
Senseon One and Senseon Plus can function as standalone systems, while Senseon Core easily integrates into your existing security system, ensuring you’ll get full protection without costly changes to your infrastructure. In addition, you can be assured that your inventory is safe and easily visible to your customers.
Senseon systems are designed to install seamlessly into new or existing fixtures, ensuring total security.
3. Inadequate security
Cameras and alarms are an important aspect of securing your dispensary. But, all security systems are not made equal. You must ensure that your security system is comprehensive and well laid out.
Consider adding an audit trail, which enables managers to track access and monitor user activity. With Senseon Plus, you can easily connect to a ground-breaking audit trail software that provides actionable operations data to keep your business secure. If a problem does arise, Senseon Plus makes it simple to locate the source and find a solution.
4. Cyber attacks
Not all security issues revolve around physical dispensaries. With the success of the industry, cyber attacks are becoming more common and they can be a financial disaster for small businesses.
In fact, a National Cybersecurity Alliance survey of small businesses found that a quarter had experienced an official data breach within the past 12 months and a third of them had experienced a financial loss, a quarter filed for bankruptcy and 10% went out of business.
To protect your business from cyber attacks, it is important to:
- Store your computer in a secure location
- Have strong anti-virus software installed on your computer
- Limit the number of people who have access to your computer
- Maintain your own data backups
5. Non-compliance issues
Compliance in the cannabis industry is extremely important. Small mistakes by employees can cause costly fines or even closure of your dispensary for repeat offenders. There are some basic things you can do to make sure your employees and company are 100% compliant. Train everyone to recognize fake and expired IDs. Some of them look very real and law enforcement performs stings to test compliance.
Packaging and labeling is another big factor in compliance. While state laws vary, most require packaging to be child proof with warnings and safety information clearly marked.
The innovative Senseon Plus audit trail software is a great option for dispensary owners aiming to maintain compliance. With this software, you can make certain only those with the proper credentials can access products using an RFID-enabled device, ensuring they do not end up in the wrong hands.
Securely access the data most important to your business with Senseon Plus audit trail software.
We know the safety of your products, employees and customers is of the utmost importance to you, so we designed our intelligent access control systems to meet the unique security needs of your industry. To learn more, visit our Cannabis Security page or get in touch. We want to show you how Senseon can help secure your business!
