Security risk management
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) provides high quality security risk management (SRM) advice to Australian Government agencies and authorities, as well as and companies and private sector organisations dealing with Commonwealth interests.
Our extensive involvement in Federal law enforcement and protective security has given us a unique understanding of protective security risks and how to manage them in a way that supports your business and meets your security obligations.
We can help turn security obligations into opportunities by developing tailored SRM frameworks that cost effectively protect your organisation and contribute to the achievement of its strategic goals.
In particular, we can help meet the requirements of the Australian Government Protective Security Manual (PSM) to:
- Create and maintain an appropriate security environment for the protection of functions and official resources;
- Conduct regular security audits to ensure that protective security measures are efficiently and effectively implemented; and
- Prepare a security plan - updated or revised regularly or when risks or circumstances change significantly.
We have consistently demonstrated our ability to understand client needs and provide practical, cost-effective and tailored assistance and advice. Our services provide a fresh, unbiased perspective based on broader experience with other agencies, provide external validation, and allow clients to focus their resources on other priorities.
We offer a comprehensive range of tailored SRM services that address existing and anticipated threats and risks, strategic goals, existing security measures and business processes. Our approach ensures your security arrangements align with and support your activities and goals and includes:
- Risk assessments including asset, information, physical and personnel security policy, management and practices
- Compliance reviews against benchmarks such as the PSM, Australian Government Information and Communications Technology Security Manual (ACSI 33) and Art Indemnity Australia Security Guidelines
- Needs analyses for agencies, including new and existing sites and operations, in accordance with Australian/New Zealand Standard 4360:2004 Risk Management
- Policy, procedures, action plans and critical incident management and reporting such as framework development, desktop and real-time testing and review
- Client service risk management including advice and training on the design and management of client service areas, to best protect staff and clients from verbal and physical aggression
- Critical incident management such as advice on preventive risk reduction and post-incident evaluation and support
- Tender preparation and evaluation including advice and assistance on protective security equipment and service procurement
- Awareness training and briefings on PSM obligations, security risk awareness and management, aggression and incident management
- Personnel security risk management, such as development and review of classified information and security clearance frameworks.
Our People
Our staff are highly experienced in the conduct of reviews and audits and the critical evaluation of existing security arrangements, and meet stringent AFP vetting, character and broader selection standards. They can travel within Australia and overseas to meet client needs.
Our client service model
We ensure that doing business with the AFP is efficient, through:
- Dedicated contact officers for the convenience of clients
- Rigorous quality assurance to ensure consistent and defensible advice and decisions
- Regular progress reports
- Formal service agreements on client requirements, price and time lines etc
- Monitoring and notification of SRM review renewal dates
Information regarding your organisation and people is kept in a secure environment using AFP premises, IT systems, storage facilities and protocols.
We are committed to providing services that meet your particular security needs in ways that best suit your business practices.
Contact us
We can discuss your needs confidentially and prepare a proposal on an obligation-free basis.
| Security Risk Management | GPO BOX 401 Canberra ACT 2602 |
Ph: (02) 6113 2813 Mob: 0418 633 572 Fax: (02) 6113 2798 Email Security risk management |