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Global Physical Security and Threat Management Consulting
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After more than 25 years as an international corporate investigator, Interfor has helped thousands of clients restore the integrity of their operations following incidents of fraud or other corporate misconduct. Our experience has shown that many of our clients, had they properly considered security precautions, would have been spared the financial losses and reputation problems resulting from corporate malfeasance. This is particularly true for our clients who do business overseas or in highly competitive markets.
Protecting our clients from harm, whether physical or financial, is of the utmost importance to Interfor. To keep our clients’ assets, personnel, intellectual property and trade secrets safe and to prevent those affected by corporate fraud from being victimized again, Interfor offers a full range of physical security and threat management consulting services.
The Comprehensive Physical Security Vulnerability Assessment
The primary objective of the Physical Security Vulnerability Assessment is to observe and analyze areas of potential and/or actual vulnerability, to define causes, and to recommend means to reduce or eliminate exposure. In conducting the assessment, Interfor utilizes a specialized process known as The Interfor Method. The Interfor Method ensures that the assessment will be catered to the client’s individual and specific needs and allows for the most comprehensive analysis available on the market.
The assessment includes a review of: access control systems and procedures; ingress/egress procedures, intrusion detection systems; application of electronic control systems; employee and visitor identification procedures; IT procedures; employee/vendor background investigations; and, general personnel policies and procedures.
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The Interfor Difference
While vulnerability assessments have been around for years, Interfor has perfected a methodology that balances real-world needs with realistic recommendations. Through years of working with a wide range of businesses and organizations, we have learned that technological countermeasures and systems are only as strong as the policies, procedures and training that have been implemented to mitigate threats. Therefore, The Interfor Method evaluates and tests the human factors that most security systems and programs are built upon. In addition, we fortify our recommendations with scheduled post-testing and evaluations in order to ensure that our recommendations and warnings have been successfully implemented.
Understanding the particular needs of each company is a key component of Interfor’s assessments. We examine how security systems, procedures and policies are integrated into each client’s individual corporate culture, and also consider how security is perceived by that culture. At Interfor, we firmly believe that for a security program to be successful it must be implemented in a way that clearly benefits the particular corporate environment.
To ensure that our services are cost-effective, Interfor conducts assessments in a two phase system. After the initial Phase I analysis of security measures currently in place, Interfor works closely with management to decide when and how to proceed to the Phase II implementation of recommended security enhancements.
Interfor’s years of experience investigating corporate wrongdoing has provided us with firsthand knowledge of the means by which corporate threats often arise and are carried out. Our investigative experts work closely with our security team to design procedures that address the methods used by white-collar criminals to breach security systems. Maintaining a global network of security experts and investigative resources allows Interfor to address the constantly shifting requirements of threat and vulnerability mitigation.
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Additional Related Security and Threat Management Services
- Political and Economic Risk Intelligence
Companies engaged in international activities run the risk of exposure to political and economic circumstances that can negatively impact their business. To prevent such conditions from having an adverse effect on foreign and/or domestic operations, Interfor provides comprehensive expert research and intelligence on probable risks in countries throughout the world. By providing companies with essential information, Interfor can help companies maintain business operations in unpredictable environments.
- Crisis Management & Threat Mitigation
Interfor works closely with clients to design and implement policies and procedures for effective management in crisis situations. Specifically, Interfor will help establish or test current corporate crisis response teams. Interfor can also provide investigative resources to protect companies from internal sabotage and other potential threats.
- Business Continuity Planning
Interfor provides clients with a comprehensive business continuity plan as well as strategies for testing and maintaining the program. Specifically, Interfor will help determine a company’s greatest vulnerability in regards to the continuity of essential corporate functions and review all policies and procedures related to the timely restoration of these functions in the aftermath of a corporate-wide crisis.
- Travel Risk Management
Both foreign and domestic companies must be aware of the political and environmental risks present in areas where their employees travel regularly. Interfor provides terrorism awareness reports, counterterrorism policies and strategies, travel and anti-terrorism training and the implementation of countermeasures to reduce risks.
- Electronic Surveillance Countermeasures & Detection
Protecting trade secrets and other confidential information is crucial to the success of any business. Interfor can detect possible electronic surveillance devices and design countermeasures to eliminate future threats. Specifically, Interfor will conduct a comprehensive physical and electronic sweep of any facility or executive home.
- Due Diligence Investigations
Performing due diligence investigations on potential vendors, business partners and suppliers is a critical step prior to making business decisions. These investigations are particularly important if the parties are foreign, or if a proposed venture will operate in parts of the world where business is not adequately protected by contract law, making success heavily dependent on trust and good faith between the parties.
Interfor’s due diligence investigation comprises: business and personal histories, business and personal reputation, inquiries made to industry sources, a record summary of all criminal and civil litigation, outstanding judgments and liens, financial and operating history, asset identification, contact with regulatory agencies, access to confidential sources and inquiries made to law enforcement.
- Executive Protection Consulting
In our globalizing economy, the security needs of companies, executives and high-profile individuals have become much more sophisticated and in many cases, much more complex. Interfor is equipped to help our clients meet their changing security demands. Interfor can provide clients with strategic protection options in order to secure meetings, events, public appearances and international travel.
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Security Certification Program
Interfor Inc. has launched a new physical security certification program for private sector clients to evaluate and test their physical security systems, procedures and protocols.
Interfor created the program to provide private organizations with an objective, third-party review of their security programs that it could possibly lower an organization’s insurance costs.
The service includes an assessment of existing physical security systems, protocols and procedures inside and out including: Human Resources practices, ID programs, executive protection, exterior protection and others.
After completing its assessment, if there are any recommendations, Interfor will require that the client implement those recommendations within six months in order to receive the certification that will boost their security and point out any flaws in policies.
Interfor will then make an unannounced visit around six months later to verify that the client did improve its policy regarding the handling and removal of proprietary data.
Once a company is certified it receives the Interfor Inc. logo that it can display on their web site as proof of the certification.
Intefor will conduct yearly assessments of the company for recertification.
In addition to improving their physical security and policies, clients could also boost their business by demonstrating to their prospective clients that they take security very seriously, which could be the difference between landing an account or losing business.
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