Security Consulting Services

Our consulting services are designed for owners, managers, and security directors who want a clear picture of their current risk and a practical plan for improvement.

We focus on your actual sites, your people, and the way your facilities operate every day in California, rather than offering generic suggestions that never reach the field.

Vulnerability Assessments And Physical Security Surveys

A vulnerability assessment looks at how easy it is for someone to steal, trespass, or cause harm at your property. We walk the site, review operations, and study incident history to see where trouble is likely to appear.

Typical review points include:

  • Building entries, exits, and emergency routes
  • Perimeter fencing, gates, and parking areas
  • Lighting levels in lots, alleys, docks, and walkways
  • How keys, access cards, and codes are issued and controlled
  • Camera placement, coverage gaps, and recording practices
  • Guard posts, patrol patterns, and report quality

Security Engineering And High Tech Systems

Many properties already have cameras, access control, and alarms, but the equipment is misaligned, poorly configured, or rarely checked. Our consultants help you get full value from the systems you already own and plan upgrades where they are truly needed.

Support can include:

  • Reviewing camera layouts and angles for your highest risk areas
  • Suggesting changes in lens choice, placement, or recording settings
  • Evaluating access control rules, door schedules, and badge levels
  • Coordinating with vendors during new installations or system changes
  • Connecting cameras, access systems, and response procedures so guards can act quickly

Information Security And Insider Risk At The Physical Layer

While IT departments manage firewalls and software, many breaches still start with physical access. An unlocked server room, an unattended workstation, or sensitive paperwork left out in shared spaces can cause as much damage as a digital attack.

Our team looks at:

  • Where sensitive documents and devices are stored
  • Who can reach server rooms, telecom closets, and equipment racks
  • How visitors and contractors move through office and production spaces
  • Whether guards and staff know what to watch for around critical assets

Security Management, Policy Development, And Training

Strong security programs rely on clear rules and consistent habits, not just hardware and guards. We help you write and refine the policies that guide daily decisions.

Typical projects include:

  • Security management plans for multi site operations
  • Written post orders that match your property and industry
  • Workplace violence prevention procedures
  • Drug and alcohol policies tied to safety and security
  • Security awareness programs for staff at all levels
  • Emergency preparedness and crisis response plans

Executive Protection And Personal Security Planning

Executives, high profile individuals, and key employees sometimes face unique personal risk. Our consultants design personal security plans that coordinate with your facilities, travel patterns, and business events.

Planning can cover:

  • Residence risk reviews
  • Office and travel route awareness
  • Coordination with Armed Security Guards and future executive protection offerings
  • Event security planning for meetings, speeches, and public appearances

Investigative Services

When something serious happens, you need facts you can rely on. Our investigative services are built to uncover what happened, document it clearly, and support your next steps with evidence rather than rumor.

We work discreetly and always within legal and policy boundaries, coordinating with your leadership, HR, legal teams, and law enforcement when appropriate.

Theft, Fraud, Embezzlement, And Kickback Investigations

Long term losses rarely fix themselves. If you are seeing unexplained shrinkage, missing inventory, cash shortages, or unusual vendor activity, our investigators can help you understand what is behind the numbers.

An investigation may include:

  • Reviewing internal documents, reports, and access logs
  • Interviewing staff, supervisors, and relevant witnesses
  • Studying camera footage and guard reports from related incidents
  • Mapping how goods, cash, or data move through your operation
  • Identifying patterns that point to misuse, outside theft, or process failure

Surveillance And Activity Verification

Sometimes you need eyes on a situation over time. Our team can coordinate lawful surveillance to confirm patterns of theft, misconduct, or policy violations.

Assignments may include:

  • Watching exterior areas where after hours activity is suspected
  • Monitoring loading docks, yards, or parking lots with known problems
  • Observing behavior around storage rooms, cash handling points, or restricted spaces
  • Coordinating with Security Guard Services and Mobile Patrol Security Services so that field teams support the investigative plan

Technical Countermeasures Coordination

For certain clients, the risk of covert recording or unauthorized monitoring is real. In those cases, we can coordinate technical countermeasures through trusted specialists.

Typical concerns include:

  • Hidden cameras in meeting rooms or private offices
  • Unapproved audio recording devices
  • Suspicious hardware attached to networks or phones

When these risks are present, we help you define the scope, choose the right partner, and tie the results back to your overall security policies.

Executive And Personnel Screening

For high trust roles, standard hiring checks may not go far enough. We can assist with enhanced screening that still respects legal and policy limits.

This may involve:

  • Confirming background information for executives and key staff
  • Reviewing work histories tied to sensitive financial or operational roles
  • Coordinating with internal HR teams so processes stay consistent across the company

Screening results often feed into Selection of Personnel and future security staffing decisions, especially at sites with high value assets or sensitive operations.

Background Investigations For Security Positions

When you trust someone with a badge, keys, or access to critical systems, their background matters.

Beyond standard checks required by California law and BSIS licensing, we can conduct deeper background work for key security positions, supervisors, and specialized posts. This supports your compliance goals and strengthens the hiring and placement steps described in Hiring Program Strategies and Staffing Your Facility.

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How Consulting And Investigations Support Your Security Program

Consulting and investigative services are most effective when they connect directly to your daily security operations.

Findings from our work often lead to:

Talk With Freedom Defense Services About Your Situation

If you are dealing with ongoing losses, security incidents that never seem to end, or a program that feels busy but not focused, consulting and investigative support may be the missing piece.

To discuss security consulting or investigative services for your facilities in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, the Inland Empire, or elsewhere in California, call (714) 356 8674, send a message through our Contact Us page, or request a proposal through Get a Security Quote. We will listen, review your concerns, and recommend a practical path toward stronger security and clearer answers.