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PROFESSIONAL SECURITY CONSULTING IN EDMONTON, AB
Security Risk Assessments
TalonPoint delivers professional, trauma-informed security assessments for organizations at risk of hate- or bias-motivated incidents and for any facility seeking a higher standard of safety. Our assessments translate real-world threats into practical, prioritized actions that align with your mission, policies, and budget.
What is a Security Risk Assessment?
A Security Risk Assessment is a comprehensive, on-site evaluation of your facility, people, policies, and procedures to identify vulnerabilities, threats, risks and recommend layered protections. We examine: perimeter and access control, surveillance and lighting, people flow, emergency response readiness, staff training, reporting/documentation practices and much more. Deliverables include a highly detailed report listing all the findings and a prioritized roadmap to address and mitigate issues. Security Risk Assessments are conducted by Certified Protection Professionals who have the required qualifications.
Why Get a Security Risk Assessment?
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Reduce Risk Before Incidents Occur - Identify vulnerabilities, security gaps, and emerging threats before they result in injury, disruption, property loss, or reputational damage.
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Make Better Security Decisions - Gain an objective understanding of your risks and receive clear, prioritized recommendations so you can focus resources where they will have the greatest impact.
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Protect Your People, Clients & Visitors - Create a safer environment for staff, volunteers, clients, students, congregants, residents, and anyone who enters your facility.
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Demonstrate Due Diligence - Show your board, leadership team, insurers, funders, and community that you are taking reasonable steps to identify, assess, and manage security risks.
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Build a Roadmap for Improvement - Receive a practical action plan that helps guide future security enhancements, policy updates, training initiatives, and more.
Our Assessment Process
1. Discovery & Scoping
We begin with a consultation to understand your facility, operations, concerns, and security goals. We gather preliminary information, explore possible publicly available funding opportunities, and develop a clear scope of work and estimate.
2. On-Site Assessment
Our assessor team conducts a comprehensive review of your facility and operations. This may include exterior and interior inspections, access and egress analysis, CPTED principles, physical security measures, security technology, emergency procedures, incident history, and staff practices.
3. Analysis & Reporting
We analyze the information collected and prepare a comprehensive report that includes:
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Threat, risk, and vulnerability findings
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Analysis and supporting rationale
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Short-, medium-, and long-term recommendations
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Prioritized implementation roadmap
4. Implementation Planning & Support (Optional)
After the assessment, organizations may choose to move forward with recommended improvements. We can assist with project planning, technology specifications, vendor recommendations, policy updates, training requirements, and other implementation activities.
Meet Your Senior Security Assessor
Dave Suffern, CPP
DIRECTOR OF TRAINING & CONSULTING
With over 30 years of experience across peace-officer and security management environments, Dave brings deep operational insight to security risk and vulnerability assessments. Over the course of his career, he has conducted and overseen hundreds of security assessments across diverse sectors, translating real-world threats into clear, practical, and defensible recommendations.
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Uncompromising on safety, Dave’s approach is grounded in operational reality, legal defensibility, and what actually works in the field—helping organizations clearly understand risk and make confident, informed security decisions.
WE HELP FROM START TO FINISH
From Exploration to Implementation
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Discover
We learn about your facility, operations, concerns, and security goals. Together, we define the scope of the assessment, establish priorities, and discuss possible government funding opportunities.
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Assess
Our team conducts a comprehensive on-site security assessment, reviewing people, policies, procedures, physical security, technology, and environmental factors.
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Report
You receive a detailed report outlining risks, vulnerabilities, findings, and prioritized recommendations with a practical roadmap for improvement.
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Plan
If you choose to move forward, we help develop implementation plans, technology requirements, policy updates, training strategies, and project priorities.
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Implementation
We support you through implementation by coordinating with vendors, identifying potential funding opportunities, delivering training, and helping ensure recommendations are put into practice.
Why Organizations Choose TalonPoint
Qualified Security Professionals
Our assessments are led by our experienced security professional who is a board-certified security practitioner (CPP) with decades of experience conducting assessments, managing security programs, and implementing security improvements across a wide range of environments.
More Than One Perspective
Unlike many consultants who work alone, we leverage a network of subject matter experts with backgrounds in physical security, violence prevention, emergency management, executive protection, law enforcement, healthcare, education, and community safety. This helps ensure recommendations are practical, balanced, and effective.
Thorough, Actionable Assessments
We believe the quality of the assessment directly affects the safety of your organizaion. Our reports are comprehensive, easy to understand, and structured to help leadership make informed decisions, establish priorities, and plan future security improvements. They are also are designed to be realistic, achievable, and aligned with your organization's operations, culture, and budget—not generic checklists or one-size-fits-all solutions.
Support Beyond the Report
Many firms deliver a report and move on. We help organizations navigate the next steps—from implementation and budget planning to identifying potential funding opportunities, coordinating with vendors, updating policies, and delivering training.
Assessment, Training & Policy Development Under One Roof
Security improvements are only effective when people know how to implement them. In addition to assessments, we provide implementation plans where we can help you put into place all the necessary pieces, which may include: staff training, violence prevention programs, emergency planning support, and policy and procedure development to help organizations build a stronger, more sustainable security program.