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A Security Risk Assessment (SRA) for our client`s assess security threats and vulnerabilities by implementing physical security measures and determine how likely and severe threats are and can be by producing risk ratings and corresponding security treatments in the form of recommendations. This allows organisations to allocate resources and implement effective controls to reduce security risks. SRA principles and methodologies are developed by following ISO 31000 Risk Management, SA HB 167: 2025 Managing Security Related Risks, the Protective Security Policy Framework, Australian National Security Guidelines and applies security principles and relevant commonwealth and state legislation. SRA enable our client's adherence to legal, regulatory, and industry standards.

Engagement: 

• Consultation meetings, site visits and workshops
• Research, interviews
• Alignment with enterprise framework (if available)

Deliverables: 

• SRA Report containing risk ratings, recommendations, and prioritisation of action items arising from report recommendations
• Criticality, Threat and Vulnerability assessments. 
• End-to-End action planning including prioritisation of risk treatments, cost estimations and projectable timelines

A Security Management Plan (SMP) is a strategic document that details processes for how a business identifies, assesses, manages, and mitigates security risks to protect its assets, information and people. It is a structured approach to manage protective security services by implementing processes to defend and protects business continuity. 

Engagement: 

• Consultation meetings, site visits and workshops
• Research, interviews
• Scenario testing

Deliverables: 

• Security Risk Assessment containing risk ratings and recommendations for physical security treatments and/or processes
• SMP containing risk ratings, recommendations, and prioritisation of action items arising from recommendations
• End-to-End action planning including prioritisation of risk treatments, cost estimations and projectable timelines

Determined through consultation, Defender Consultancy can produce the following assessments to address your security concerns. As opposed to a comprehensive SRA, the following assessments are undertaken individually or combined to address your security concerns relevant to your enquiries: 

• Criticality Assessment
  Identifies assets, systems, or processes that are most critical to operations and require enhanced protection against threats. This assessment is vital for identifying the most important assets and what the risk of exposure could mean for a business, organisation or individuals. Critical assets ratings brief clients to take action whilst considering financial implications, like cost-benefits for protecting assets.
   
• Threat Assessment
  An analysis of potential threats (internal or external) based on intelligence, trends, and situational factors that are relevant to the client. Threats can target attractive, critical and vulnerable assets. This assessment focuses on events, aggressors, attackers or adversaries that can cause a range losses to client assets. Threat ratings are produced that reflect the likelihood of harm allowing the client to prepare accordingly.  
   
• Vulnerability Assessment
  Identifies exploitable weaknesses in physical, procedural, or technological security systems that are capable of being influenced or harmed by threats or other potential sources of harm. This assessment identifies security gaps and utilises various security methodologies to determine the appropriate recommendations address security gaps to protect client's assets.  

Engagement: 

• Consultation meetings, site visits and workshops
• Research, interviews
• Alignment with enterprise framework (if available)

Deliverables: 

• Assessment report with selected content containing risk ratings, recommendations, and prioritisation of action items arising from report recommendations
• End-to-End action planning including prioritisation of risk treatments, cost estimations and projectable timelines

A Security Design Review (SDR) involves reviewing architectural and engineering plans to review and ensure security features (e.g., CCTV, access control, alarms) are properly integrated and do not introduce security vulnerabilities. 

The SDR process is ideally conducted at the commencement of project or early design drafting. However, security advice can be provided any stage including prior planning or post-delivery of assets. 

SDR`s can be conducted for existing or proposed assets and security advice is provided to the client with a proposal of changes including rationale. For example, a lack of CCTV camera coverage of a critical site area to detect and deter unauthorised persons or a proposed perimeter fence with inadequate height to deter trespass. Recommendations may include additional CCTV camera coverage or increasing fencing height, respectively. 

Engagement: 

• Design reviews of architectural and engineering design plans
• Consultation meetings, site visits and workshops
• Research, interviews
• Scenario testing

Deliverables: 

• A briefing or report detailing identified security vulnerabilities
• Recommendations to address security vulnerabilities or other security concerns
• Support in developing engineering security solutions into design plans
• Subsequent design reviews and inspections of asset design
• End-to-End action planning including prioritisation of risk treatments, cost estimations and projectable timelines

Effective Security Planning is a proactive approach involving the development of policies and the implementation of related security activities. An effective Security Planning cycle not only boosts securitisation it also fosters a positive 'Security Culture' encompassing characteristics, attitudes and habits within an organisation that establish and maintain security. A positive Security Culture is one where all staff continually participate and promote security activities. It makes workplaces safer when staff are self-aware of security risks at work and are responsible for ensuring security practices are constantly applied. A strong security culture security drives stakeholders to meet legal, regulatory, and industry standards, becoming second nature. 

Defender Consultancy can assist with developing:

• Strategic (long-term) goal setting and direction to achieve and sustain long-term success 
• Tactical (short-term) goal setting by breaking down strategic goals and executing action items
• Operational (day-to-day) goals of implementing tactical planning by undertaking tasks and activities 
• Implementation of Security Planning Cycle and Auditing of Security Processes and Systems 

Our Planning services help businesses improve their operations and optimise efficiency. Defender Consultancy would work with you to identify areas of needed protection, streamline processes, and help defend your business more effectively. 

Defender Consultancy offers the following: 

• Security Compliance Audits regarding relevant State and Commonwealth legislation
• Crowded Places Assessments & Scoring in relation to Australian National Security Guidelines
• Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Assessment
• Document drafting, including and not limited to, Standard Operating Procedures or Policy Writing