Alwinco
Which 20% of your employees are expendable?
September 2024, Security Services & Risk Management
If you want to distinguish between acceptable risk and unacceptable risk, perhaps you need to consider what security means to you. Andre Mundell asks, “What represents an acceptable risk to you?”
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Building a solid foundation
SMART Estate Security 2024, Security Services & Risk Management, Asset Management, Residential Estate (Industry)
Understanding the roles of a Risk Assessor and a Risk Manager is like building a solid and secure foundation in the security world. Andre Mundell makes it easy to understand.
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Scoping out potential estates
SMART Estate Security 2023, Security Services & Risk Management
When an intruder surveys a residential estate of 200 houses, they see at least 200 cars, 400 cell phones, 400 computers, 200 flat screen TVs, 600 bank cards, and various other items of value.
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Security without the skin
SMART Estate Security 2023, Editor's Choice, Security Services & Risk Management, Residential Estate (Industry)
We all know about the layers of security required to form a comprehensive solution, but the layers go deeper than most consider. Andre Mundell dissects security in this article to start the journey into what is under the covers.
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Security is like infinity
Issue 2/3 2023, Security Services & Risk Management
Security needs constant attention, dedication and input. The scary thing is that most people think that security is something that you buy, install, and then forget about.
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Questions about risk assessments
Residential Security Handbook 2022: SMART Living , Technews Publishing, Editor's Choice, Security Services & Risk Management, Residential Estate (Industry)
Hi-Tech Security Solutions spoke to two independent risk assessors to find out about their experience in the estate market and how successful they are in getting HOAs to accept risk reports and address them.
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The human key
Residential Security Handbook 2022: SMART Living , Security Services & Risk Management, Residential Estate (Industry)
In security risk assessment, we talk about a ‘human key’. This is the master key to all your safe areas, cash rooms and anywhere you think is safe.
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Two forms of security risk in 2021
Issue 7 2021, Security Services & Risk Management
As independent security risk assessors/advisors, Alwinco has a rather solid digital footprint in the security field throughout South Africa and the rest of the world.
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How many wrongs make a right?
Issue 9 2020, Security Services & Risk Management
Most buildings, whether corporate buildings, shopping centres, homes, estates and so on, are designed and built without security and crime in mind.
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