Ocean Growth Security provides security risk assessments and security consulting in Dubai for towers, communities, offices, retail, hospitality, industrial sites and events. The work is a written assessment of what could actually happen at a property, what it would cost, and what to do about it in order of priority.
A risk assessment is not a product list. If the output is a recommendation to buy more cameras, it was probably written by someone selling cameras. Our assessments are written to be acted on by a building manager with a budget, including where the honest answer is to change a procedure rather than spend money.
What a security risk assessment covers
- Site survey — physical walkthrough of the property, entrances, perimeters, access routes, service areas, plant rooms and the spaces nobody visits but everybody can reach.
- Threat and vulnerability analysis — what the property is actually exposed to: intrusion, theft, vehicle-borne risk, crowd and event risk, insider risk, protest, fire and emergency, and the specific vulnerabilities of the site against each.
- Existing controls review — what is already in place and whether it works as intended. Most sites have more controls than they think and fewer that function.
- Procedural review — post orders, patrol routes, key control, visitor management, contractor control, incident reporting and escalation. Weak procedures defeat good hardware.
- Risk rating — each finding rated for likelihood and impact, so a manager can see what to fix first rather than receiving an undifferentiated list.
- Remediation roadmap — prioritised actions with rough cost bands, separated into immediate, short-term and planned works.
When a security risk assessment is worth doing
It is most useful at a specific moment rather than as an annual ritual:
- Before a building opens, or before a tenant or occupier moves in.
- After an incident — a break-in, a theft, an assault, or a serious near miss.
- When an insurer, a landlord, an owner association or a client requires evidence of a structured review.
- Before signing or renewing a guarding contract, to establish what the post actually needs to achieve.
- When the building changes use — a residential block converting part of its ground floor to retail, for example — which changes the threat profile without changing the security contract.
What you receive
A written report rather than a slide deck: site description and assets, the threat profile with reasoning, findings by area, a risk rating for each, a prioritised action list, and the assumptions the assessment rests on. Where photographs help, they are included. The report is written so it can be handed to an insurer, a landlord or a board without rewriting.
Working with an existing security team
Most properties already have guards, cameras or both, and the assessment is usually more useful when it starts from what is there. We will review the post orders, walk the patrol routes with the guards, check whether the cameras cover what they are assumed to cover, and talk to the people who actually work the site. The findings are frequently procedural: a patrol route that skips the loading bay, a log that nobody reads, a key that has been copied.
Reviews and follow-up
A single assessment dates quickly. We offer scheduled reviews — annually, or after any material change to the building, its occupancy or its use — so the assessment stays current and the action list can be tracked rather than forgotten.
How security consulting is priced
Assessments are quoted per property, based on the size and complexity of the site, the number of buildings or units, the depth of review required and whether it needs to satisfy a third party such as an insurer. Consulting work beyond the assessment — designing a security specification, writing post orders, or managing a tender — is quoted separately.
To quote, tell us the property, roughly how many buildings or units are involved, and why the assessment is being commissioned. That last point changes the scope more than the first two.
Frequently asked questions
Is this the same as a fire risk assessment?
No. Fire risk assessment is a separate discipline. Where a property needs both, we will say so and coordinate rather than blur the two.
How long does an assessment take?
For a single building, a survey plus report typically takes one to two weeks. Larger portfolios take longer and are usually phased.
Will you recommend your own services?
Where guarding, monitoring or assessment work is genuinely the right answer, we will say so — and we will also say when the answer is a procedural change, a physical alteration such as lighting or landscaping, or nothing at all.
Can you assess a property we do not yet own or occupy?
Yes. Pre-acquisition or pre-occupancy assessments are common, and often the point at which changes are cheapest to make.
Do you provide the assessment for insurance purposes?
Yes. Tell us the insurer’s requirement so the report is structured to answer it.
Request a security risk assessment
Tell us the property and why the assessment is needed, and we will come back with a scope and a price. Call +971 52 319 7980 or use our contact form.
Related services: security guard services, fire wardens and CCTV security solutions.