Calling All Security Related Decision-Makers
“95% of business decision-makers in South Africa have never seen a real risk assessment.” Let that sink in. Not skimmed. Not misunderstood. Never even seen one. # Security decisions Alwinco
We recently carried out an independent security risk assessment for a warehouse in Pietermaritzburg, uncovering vulnerabilities that are often missed in conventional assessments. This enables us to recommend practical measures that strengthen the overall safety and security of the facility.
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That statement should terrify you
Because it explains why so many properties keep making the same dangerous, expensive mistakes when it comes to security. They don’t know what they’re looking at, so they focus on what they can see: price tags, paperwork, and product lists. And criminals love that. The truth? Security isn’t a product. It’s a process. A complex, cross-disciplinary, high-stakes decision-making process that, if done wrong, can cost lives, assets, and reputations. Yet time and time again, security decisions are made by people with no real training in security strategy, risk profiling, or criminal behavior. Just decision-makers doing their best with what they think they know, usually under pressure and often based on flawed assumptions.
In this newsletter, I’m going to break down the biggest mistakes we keep seeing.
Not with buzzwords or blanket statements, but with real insight, real examples, and clear actions
you can take to avoid them. Because good security doesn’t start with buying more stuff. It starts with understanding risk before someone else does it better than you.
Securing the Future: The Cost of Ignoring Expertise
In today’s fast-moving world, many decision-makers unintentionally put their properties, family, employees, and even their reputations at risk, not through lack of concern, but through rushed decisions and missed opportunities. In this issue, our three articles dive deep into critical aspects of security risk management that every CEO, estate manager, board member, and business
The owner should understand.
Our first article, “Throwing the Baby Out with the Bathwater,”
Entails essential security advice that is often ignored or filtered through layers of management until it loses its impact. This article highlights how high-level leaders can unknowingly
compromise their own organizations by dismissing expert input or failing to prioritize risk assessments. Don’t let bureaucracy become your biggest vulnerability (read more on page 2).
The second article, “How Do You Make Security Decisions?”,
Poses the question, why would you buy a car based only on the salesperson’s pitch? Then why make security decisions without independent advice? This article explains how relying solely on
hardware sales reps or other surface-level factors, such as price-driven decisions, can leave you dangerously exposed. Like a trusted mechanic, an independent risk assessor helps you see what lies beneath the surface (read more on page 4).
In the final article, “The Biggest Mistakes in Security Decision-Making,”
We explore why security is more than just fences, alarms, or paperwork. This powerful piece exposes how outdated processes, misplaced authority, and lack of understanding lead
to weak security infrastructure, especially in government and corporate sectors. It’s a wake-up call for those who think ticking a box is enough to stop a crime
(read more on page 6.).
Each article is a must-read for those who want to make informed, effective, and accountable security decisions. Your next step? Turn the page and learn how to protect what
truly matters.
Articles written by Andre Mundell. # Security decisions Alwinco
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