Most security gaps aren't hidden. A side gate that's propped open every lunch hour. A CCTV camera that's been pointing at a wall since the last repaint. A night guard covering two posts because the relief never showed up. People walk past these every day and stop seeing them.
We physically audit offices, factories, warehouses, banks, malls and housing societies. And because we run guarding and surveillance operations every day, we look at your site the way someone trying to get in would.
Key Features
Complete Site Coverage
Perimeter, entry and exit points, access control, CCTV, lighting, guard deployment and emergency response, assessed in a single audit.
Risk-Ranked Findings
Every gap is rated by likelihood and impact, so you know what to fix first and what can wait.
Practical Recommendations
Fixes across manpower, procedures and technology, sized to your site and budget.
Audit to Implementation
BIS can put its recommendations into action through its guarding, electronic security and surveillance services, under one accountable partner.
Visitor management, access control, after-hours security and protection of sensitive areas.
Perimeter integrity, material movement, gate controls, contractor access and night patrolling.
Gate and visitor control, guard deployment across towers, parking and common-area coverage.
Branch access, cash handling routines, strong room protection and alarm response.
Retail floors, malls and hospitality sites with high footfall and multiple entry points.
Crowd flow, entry screening, emergency exits and evacuation readiness.
Physical Security Audit Checklist: What We Inspect
Every site security audit covers nine areas. How much weight each gets depends on your site. A bank strong room and a residential parking podium don't fail in the same ways.
| Area | What we check |
|---|---|
| Perimeter | Boundary walls, fencing, gates, blind spots, climbable points, adjoining properties[cite: 2] |
| Entry, exit and access control | Gate posts, turnstiles, ID checks, card or biometric access, tailgating, after-hours entry[cite: 2] |
| Visitors, vehicles and material | Visitor passes and registers, vehicle checks, material in and out, contractor access[cite: 2] |
| CCTV and surveillance | Coverage of real risk zones, image quality at night, recording retention, who actually watches the screens[cite: 2] |
| Lighting | Perimeter, parking and entry lighting after dark, dead zones, failed fixtures[cite: 2] |
| Guard deployment and patrolling | Post layout, shift strength against plan, patrol routes, proof of patrol, relief and fatigue[cite: 2] |
| Alarms and intrusion detection | Sensor placement, false alarm history, who responds and how fast[cite: 2] |
| Emergency and evacuation | Clear fire exits, assembly points, drill records, guard roles during an emergency[cite: 2] |
| SOPs and records | Written procedures, whether staff follow them, incident logs, shift handovers[cite: 2] |
We inspect at night where it matters. Plenty of sites that look fine at 11 am fall apart at 2 am.
Who Needs a Site Security Assessment
- Corporate offices: visitor management, floor access, after-hours entry, server and records rooms
- Factories and warehouses: gate control, contract labour entry, material movement, pilferage at loading bays
- Banks and financial institutions: cash movement routes, strong rooms, ATM areas, alarm response time
- Housing societies: tower entry, parking, domestic staff and delivery access, guard cabins at night
- Malls and commercial buildings: high footfall, multiple entries, tenant access, crowd control
- Events and venues: crowd flow, entry screening, evacuation readiness
Good times to commission one: before moving into a new site, after a theft or incident, when you change security vendors, when the layout or headcount changes, or when an insurer or parent company asks for it. Otherwise, once a year.
Security Audit vs Security Risk Assessment
People use the two terms as if they mean the same thing. They don't, quite.
A security risk assessment asks what could go wrong: who might target the site, what they'd want, and how likely and damaging each scenario is. A physical security audit checks what's actually in place (guards, gates, cameras, procedures) and whether it works.
You need both. A risk assessment alone gives you a threat list with no idea whether your controls would hold. An audit alone checks controls against a generic standard instead of your real threats. Our site security assessment covers both in one engagement.
Our Site Security Assessment Process
Pre-Audit Briefing
We meet your admin or facility head to understand the layout, past incidents, current vendors and what's worrying you. Share site plans, guard deployment charts and SOPs if you have them.
Threat and Risk Assessment
We list who might target the site and why: outsiders, insiders, contractors, organised theft, trespass. Each scenario is rated for likelihood and impact.
On-Site Physical Inspection
Our auditors walk the full site by day, and by night where the risks call for it. We test entries, check camera views on the actual monitors, follow patrol routes and talk to guards on post.
Process and Manpower Review
We check registers, rosters, patrol records and incident logs against what the SOPs say should happen. This is usually where the biggest gaps sit.
Report and Debrief
You get a written report and a walkthrough of findings with your team, so nothing gets lost in a PDF nobody opens.
How long it takes depends on site size and how many shifts we need to see. We confirm the timeline after the briefing.
How We Rate Risk
Every finding is scored on two questions. How likely is it to be exploited? How bad would it be if it were?
| Low impact | Medium impact | High impact | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High likelihood | Medium | High | High |
| Medium likelihood | Low | Medium | High |
| Low likelihood | Low | Low | Medium |
A broken camera over an empty corridor is low. An unlocked side gate beside a stores yard is high. Your action plan starts at the top, so the budget goes where it counts first.
What Your Security Audit Report Includes
- An executive summary for management
- Findings by area, with photographs
- A risk rating for every finding: high, medium or low
- A recommended fix for each, whether manpower, procedure or technology
- A priority action plan with suggested timelines
- Quick wins that cost little or nothing (often the most useful page in the report)
- What's already working and worth keeping
What Affects the Cost of a Security Audit
We quote after the pre-audit briefing, because two sites of the same size can need very different audits. Cost depends on:
- Site area and the number of buildings, gates and floors
- Whether night inspections or multiple shifts need to be covered
- One site or several locations
- How deep a risk assessment your insurer, auditor or parent company needs
- Travel, for sites outside our operating cities
Do You Have to Hire Our Guards Afterwards?
No. It's a fair thing to ask a security company that also provides guarding. The report is yours to act on with your own team, your current vendor or anyone else. Many of the most useful fixes are procedural and cost nothing. If you'd like us to implement the changes, we can, but that's a separate decision you make after reading the report.
Why Choose BIS as Your Security Audit Company
Every BIS site security audit follows a structured checklist covering the areas below.
Auditors who run security every day
Our auditors come from guarding and site operations, not desk consulting. They know what a guard actually does at 3 am and where SOPs break down in practice.
Fixes you can afford
Recommendations are sized to your budget and split into quick wins, short-term and long-term actions.
One team across guarding, electronics and training
When a finding touches CCTV, manpower and procedure at once, we see how they connect. Our electronic security systems and training teams back that up.
Licensed and compliant
BIS operates under the Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act, 2005, with PSARA licence [licence number and states] and [ISO certificate name and number]. See our certifications and compliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
An on-site inspection of how well a premises protects its people, assets and information. It covers the perimeter, access control, CCTV, lighting, guards and procedures, ranks gaps by risk and recommends fixes.
An audit checks whether existing controls work. A site security assessment also studies the threats the site faces. BIS combines both in one engagement.
It depends on site size, the number of buildings and whether night shifts need to be seen. We confirm the timeline after the pre-audit briefing.
Once a year as a baseline, and sooner after an incident, a change of security vendor, an expansion or a layout change.
It depends on site area, number of locations, night inspections and the depth of risk assessment required. We share a fixed quote after the pre-audit briefing.
No. The report is yours to implement with your own team or any vendor. BIS can implement it if you choose.
