Every financial institution should conduct a comprehensive security review at least annually.  The purpose of the review is to identify conditions that may result in a loss or legal action in the future. The review simply targets a bank’s loss potential using a standardized, practical, and cost-effective methodology for analyzing the condition and contributions of the security function.  It is also used for identifying the financial institution’s windows of opportunity for loss.   Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) is a method of using the built environment and natural elements to make a space safer and more inviting to customers, while helping to deter criminals from selecting a particular target.  CPTED principles are extremely useful when applied to financial institutions.  These tenets will be woven into the discussion of how to conduct your security assessments, and participants will learn how the application of them can make their office a less attractive target for criminals.

Session highlights:

How to conduct your assessment

How often assessments should be conducted

Good lighting vs bad lighting

Branch design features to avoid

Solutions to faulty designs

Using landscaping to your advantage

Physical security measures to reduce your risk

Altering behavior by changing the environment

Thinking like a criminal