Benchmarking has been an important part of business operations for as long as there’s been business—one can easily imagine a prehistoric hunter-gatherer comparing the plants they’ve collected to their neighbor for color, taste, and medicinal effectiveness—and then asking the neighbor where they found better plants. Comparing your operations to your competitors is an extremely helpful tool to help you optimize your activities and increase your own ROI. By benchmarking your security system, you can learn how to improve operations, reduce costs, and create a more efficient system.