Security Risk Assessment
Security Consultant Independent Assessor – A consultant that does not understand risk, cannot understand security.
Security is ultimately the ‘solution’ that will eliminate the risk. Risk provides the opportunity for a threat to succeed.
In other words, where a risk exists, the opportunity for crime exists and the threat, which is the criminal, will always look for the opportunity to successfully commit a crime.
If there is no opportunity, he will not be able to commit the crime and will, therefore, attempt elsewhere.
So, this leads me to ask; what is the definition of a Security Consultant?
At Alwinco, a consultant is not there to sell you security hardware or software. A consultant is there to provide you with advice regarding your security.
To enable us to provide advice regarding your security, we need to understand risk.
Security Solutions
Stopping the risk is what security should be all about.
No Risk = No Opportunity = No Crime. Many individuals claim the title of Security Consultant based on prior experience in law enforcement or the security industry. A genuine security consultant identifies risks through thorough research and offers tailored solutions without pushing specific hardware or software sales. To assess a consultant’s credibility, request published articles to gauge their approach to security and expertise.
Different Types of Crime and Security Risk
They should be able to tell you about the different forms of crime, for example; outer crime and inner crime. Do they cater for security measures pertaining to public violence?
To be very blunt, most of the ‘Security Consultants’ that I have been in contact with since 2003, is nothing more than glorified salespersons.
They understand their products and they are focused on selling their products. They do not understand the risk and can therefore not understand what security measures will ultimately eliminate the risks.
They want the risk to fit the solutions, not the solution to fit the risk. You cannot alter a disease just because the chemist does not have the specific medication available. Flu medicine will not help for stomach ulcers. In fact, it might even make it worse. At best, the medication might sedate you or relieve other symptoms, but in the end, it will not help with the stomach ulcer.