Those looking for offices to rent would be wise to ensure they do not reduce security measures, it has been suggested.
Findings from ABM, an intelligence and investigation management software solutions specialist, revealed that around half of businesses surveyed have experienced an increase in theft - 52 per cent - and fraud - 49 per cent - over the last two years.
It also revealed that around 29 per cent of organisations have decreased their security budgets across the same period.
Neil Munroe, external affairs director for Equifax, said: "There has been development in tools for security and monitoring, which may mean that there is less need to have people involved; these are the benefits of the electronic age."
He added that however good an electronic system is, companies still "need some expertise" around to interpret it.
Recent research from CIFAS - the UK's Fraud Prevention Service - found a 45 per cent increase in staff fraud last year, compared with 2008.
