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Understanding Security – Why Understanding the Risk Comes Before Hardware Installation

If you consider the history of the security industry, it has largely focused on selling hardware and providing guarding services. Very few have conducted investigations to identify the risks that lead to crime or to understand the broader security risks that need to be prevented. Security has been the first option used to fight crime […]

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How South Africa’s Schools Continue to Place Children at Risk

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How South Africa’s Schools Continue to Place Children at Risk: Safety Is Not Optional This article is for anyone who has children and for anyone who understands that the safety of a child is never someone else’s problem. If it brings a parent to mind, do not keep it to yourself. Share it. When the

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Every 17 Seconds, a Crime Is Committed

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Every 17 Seconds, a Crime Is Committed Every 17 seconds, a crime is committed somewhere. That’s how quickly your world can change. Now, imagine trying to fight a threat you don’t even fully understand. That’s the reality when businesses, homes, schools, and residential estates skip the most critical step in their security strategy: an independent

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Not All Crimes Are Created Equal

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Not All Crimes Are Created Equal Security risk assessment – Crimes are not all the same. Some stem from deliberate intent to harm, while others arise simply because someone wasn’t paying enough attention. Yet both can leave devastating consequences in their wake. When it comes to physical security, understanding these distinctions isn’t just theoretical; it’s

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Complacency in Security

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Complacency in Security – Why it is one of Our Biggest Hidden Dangers Complacency is one of the quietest threats in security. It doesn’t shout, break windows, or cut fences. It creeps in slowly. It waits for people to relax, cut corners, or “trust” that nothing will happen today because nothing happened yesterday. And once

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Home Security

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Home Security: It’s Not About Gadgets, It’s About Real Protection One in three homeowners will experience a break-in during their lifetime, yet many don’t realize their security system isn’t up to the task until it’s too late. After over two decades of conducting security risk assessments, I can tell you that most people approach home

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Health & Safety and Security Risk Assessments

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Health & Safety and Security Risk Assessments After more than 20 years of conducting risk assessments, it has become clear that when one person is responsible for both health and safety and security, security often suffers. Typically, a security or risk manager dedicates roughly 90% of their time to health and safety because it is

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Defining the 5 different Security Roles

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Understanding the Distinct Roles: Service Provider, Risk Manager, Security Manager, In-House Security, and Independent Security Risk Assessor. We have found that many people do not fully understand the five distinct roles in security. To address this, we hosted a highly successful workshop in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, where we clearly explained the differences between these

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R60 Billion Spent Annually on Security and We Are Still Losing the War Against Crime

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Many people don’t fully understand just how much South Africans are spending on security. To put it simply, last year, the private sector, which includes estates, individuals, and businesses, spent around R60 billion on private security alone. This total does not include what the government spends, which we will cover separately. We recently carried out

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Why Warnings Go Unheard

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The Hidden Dangers: Why Getting Crime Information to the Right People Is a Battle We’re Losing Independent Security Risk Assessment – In South Africa, where crime affects nearly everyone, one of the most critical challenges in security is often overlooked: getting the right information to the right people. A few years ago, I was speaking

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