Before You Spend Money on Security, Run This Check First
Most security spend doesn’t fail because of poor products. It fails because the solution doesn’t match the problem. Cameras get installed where they don’t prevent incidents. Guards are deployed without a clear role. Systems are added without changing outcomes. The result? Cost without meaningful risk reduction. That’s exactly why we created the Pre-Spend Qualifier. What Is the Pre-Spend Qualifier? The Pre-Spend Qualifier is a simple, structured
Read More »Security Risk Assessment in an Australian Aged Care Village
In recent years, Australia’s aged care sector has come under increased scrutiny following serious security-related incidents, particularly external criminal intrusions. A notable case in Victoria resulted in injuries to 13 people, highlighting broader systemic vulnerabilities in aged care facility security. In response to ongoing security concerns, including break-ins and repeated breaches, an Australian not-for-profit aged
Read More »Three Easy Steps to Assess the Value of Your Security Patrol Service
If you’re like many of our clients, you may wonder whether your contracted security patrol service is truly delivering value. Do you receive little to no reporting? Are you unsure if patrols occur as scheduled? Before deciding whether to continue or make a change, follow these three steps to evaluate if your security patrol service
Read More »CPTED and security consulting working hand-in-hand for better outcomes
The planning of a new commercial or public building is an exciting but challenging process. An important consideration is the safety of the occupants, people who transit through, and the risk of damage to the building and surrounds. We work with building planners, architects and councils to ensure that the safety of people and risk
Read More »Stop wasting money. Start analysing your security budget
We don’t know about you, but we object to being sold stuff we don’t need and worse still, obsolete. In the security industry, costs can soon add up. In Australia, maintaining a 24/7 security presence amounts to well over $300,000 a year – and a lot more for larger sites needing multiple guards. It pays
Read More »Security Risk Management as a Service
What if you could predict the future? We live in a changing world. The pace has been astonishing, with some elements of our lives having changed beyond recognition in the past 20 years alone. For businesses, the nature of security threats is also rapidly evolving – and for many, keeping up without access to specialist
Read More »New Security Management Calls For Review
The challenge With a new security manager and a raft of improvements needed, Matryx was called in to undertake an enterprise wide, security risk management review of one of Brisbane’s premier universities. What we did QUT is a large university by any measure. It has two campuses that thousands of students and staff attend each
Read More »New Security Measures for Busy CBD Property
The Challenge Our client was taking over a new Melbourne CBD property and needed to understand if the proposed security measures and those that already existed in the building would be appropriate for their new campus. What we did As with almost all security engagements we undertake, we started the review process by meeting with
Read More »Powercor ups security standards and formalises strategy
We were engaged by our Client, to perform a desktop Security Risk Assessment on their proposed premises in Victoria. The purpose of the review was to ensure that security measures for the proposed facility are both carefully considered and ensure compliance. The Challenge: Our client is a somewhat unique business and is moving into a
Read More »Global logistics company calls for help
The challenge A global logistics provider had experienced a series of burglaries that specifically targeted high-value electronics held in their warehouses. These losses reflected poorly on the organisation and placed in jeopardy their global distribution contract. What we did We commenced with a security risk assessment to ascertain where the vulnerabilities were and what improvements
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