How to Safeguard you Assets

A safeguard can also be termed as security control or countermeasure. It is a process of removing or reducing a vulnerability or protecting against one or more threats. Any action that reduces risk either by eliminating or by lowering the possibility of happening of threat or a vulnerability within an organization is actually safeguarding an assets. You can safeguard your assets by following all or some of the following measures depending on the assets and security requirements

• installing a software patch, 
• making a configuration change, 
• hiring security guards, 
• altering the infrastructure, 
• modifying processes, 
• improving the security policy, 
• training personnel more effectively, 
• electrifying a perimeter fence, 
• installing lights, and so on. 

Remember, safeguards are the only means of removing or mitigating risk.