Having a dog for a pet makes it a little difficult to imagine them travelling across the country and sniffing out all potential threats to the people's safety. Threats to human lives in the form of bombs, grenades and other explosives have become quite common, even in public spaces such as the subway, bus terminals and airports. It is becoming a necessity for law enforcement officers to have canines who can sniff out these threats before they cause destruction to human life.

While you may be aware that security companies can provide personal protection, drug and bomb dogs, and cash-in-transit guards, you may not be aware of other services which they offer. Below is a guide to two lesser know services offered by security companies. Secure Data and Document Storage If you have confidential paperwork or sensitive digital data which you wish to keep safe, you should consider hiring the services of a security company.