Security Consulting Service
Since its creation in 2016, Mirades Security is a company offering security management consulting services. Our team of experts is recognized for its level of expertise allowing us to offer superior security services and solutions to our clients. Our mission is to protect our clients’ people, assets, and reputation in both the digital and physical arenas, Mirades Security is proud to be involved in major and structural projects, among others, in the field of rail transport. We offer a comprehensive and innovative range of security solutions that protect against evolving threats, fostering operational resilience in compliance with the highest security and compliance standards. Our security services and solutions are organized into the following pillars:
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Threat and Risk Analysis
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Security Management
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Personnel Security
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Physical Security
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Emergency Management
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Business Resilience and Recovery
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Cyber Security
Mirades holds an agency licence in security consulting from the Bureau de la Sécurité privée (Private Security Bureau of Québec) in Québec. Mirades is a federally regulated company with seven (7) permanent employees and several part-time employees.
Mirades obtained authorization from the Autorité des marchés publics (Public Procurement Authority) in November 2023 to contract or subcontract with a public body. This authorization is valid for a period of 5 years.
Mirades is also an approved provider for Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) to conduct physical security assessments. Mirades is well versed with the Government of Canada’s Directive on Security Management and will assure the delivery of high-quality services within the requested time frame and at the best possible cost.
The Mirades Security team is specialized in the following sectors:
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Risk and threat analyses
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Risk mitigation
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Emergency measures
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School safety and security
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Event security
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Pharmaceutical industry
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Mining industry
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Construction industry
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Agricultural industry
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Railway security
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Transportation security (C-TPAT)
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Port security (ISPS Code)
On Demand Services
Mirades Security offers a unique and powerful combination of converged security services. Our wealth of experience enables us to provide our clients with customized security solutions that resolve their unique security challenges. Moreover, our risk management framework identifies risks related to organizational objectives, and produces cost-effective response strategies and tangible, validated results.
Threat and Risk Assessment (TRA)
A Threat and Risk Assessment (TRA) is a critical tool for understanding the various threats to your organization, assessing the level of risk your organization is exposed to and determining the effectiveness of security controls in place within your organization. Mirades’ TRA methodology is based on industry best practices, notably ISO 31000 and the RCMP’s Harmonized Threat and Risk Assessment (TRA) methodology.
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Identification of assets.
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Identification of threats and natural or human-caused hazards that could damage or interrupt operations or cause an accidental or deliberate data breach.
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Analysis of inherent risks.
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Assessment of the impact on business activities that could be affected by threat or hazard.
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Assessment of the likelihood of threats or hazards occurring.
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Identification of all security controls in place at each facility.
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Analysis of the effectiveness of security controls in place and identification of any gaps.
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Assessment of vulnerabilities of each control against identified threats or hazards in order for residual risks to be reduced as far as reasonably practicable.
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Proposal of security controls to be implemented in order for residual risks to be reduced as far as reasonably practicable. Proposed security controls could include suggestions for new measures/equipment/systems, modification/removal of existing measures considered to be inadequate or obsolete.
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Identification of residual risks following the implementation of recommendations based on your organization’s acceptable residual risk level threshold.
Mirades will help you make informed decisions that will cost-effectively protect your employees.
One must pay special attention to incidents that are currently occurring in previously unimaginable places. As a result, employees and their family members are becoming increasingly worried about their own security. A robust personnel security plan will mitigate threats to your personnel and help restore trust within your organization. The Personnel Security Program prepares, informs and protects your personnel in the event that their security is or may be at risk.
Personnel Security services include:
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Travel Security Program, including:
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Pre-travel briefings on risk, security advice, and emergency planning
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Travel tracking and emergency hotline
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Post-travel debriefing and trip report
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Event Security
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Expatriate Security Program
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High-Risk Personnel Protection Program
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Workplace Violence Program
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Missing People / Kidnapping Program
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Human Rights Compliance Program
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Pandemic Security Plan
Personnel Security
Physical Security
The resources you decide to devote to protecting your physical assets will depend on the risks you face. Prior to implementing a physical security program, a comprehensive risk assessment will be conducted to clearly identify risks and required mitigation measures. Physical security aims to protect and closely monitor all physical assets in your business from a multitude of threats and risks.
The physical security program includes:
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Security Audits and Inspections
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Security Assessment Questionnaire
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Security Design Briefs
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Security Procedures, Post Orders, and Guidelines
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Facilities, Offices and Projects Security Program
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Security Guards Management Program
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Supply Chain / Transportation Security Program
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Explosives Security Program
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Special Events Security Program
Our expertise in security services and solutions enables Mirades to conduct a methodical and holistic audit of a company’s security program – an evolving assessment that is adaptable to the client’s needs, capacity and risk propensity/tolerance.
The audit is conducted in a consultative manner – in close collaboration with the organization’s management and security teams. Mirades’ converged security solutions, together with our extensive leadership, management and security expertise, will provide your organization with an impartial, independent, and comprehensive assessment that carefully aligns security and security controls with your mission and vision.
Rail security is vital to safeguarding the integrity of railway systems, protecting passengers, and maintaining the flow of services. Mirades Security provides comprehensive and innovative security solutions that protect against evolving threats, promote operational resilience, and uphold the highest standards of security and compliance of every aspect of the rail system.
Mirades Security is committed to fundamental guiding principles:
Securing the Journey: We strive to create a secure and welcoming environment for passengers and staff, instilling confidence in the security of rail travel.
Protecting Critical Infrastructure: We protect railway assets, tracks, stations, and terminals against deliberate and intentional acts, ensuring uninterrupted service.
Mitigating Risks: We conduct robust threat risk assessments and develop tailored security measures to proactively mitigate potential vulnerabilities, enabling the seamless flow of people across rail networks while securing the future of rail travel.
Leveraging Technology: We harness cutting-edge technology, from surveillance systems to AI analytics, to enhance security measures and response capabilities.
Empowering our Partners: We collaborate closely with rail operators, agencies, and authorities, equipping them with the knowledge and tools needed to maintain security excellence.
Adapting and Evolving: We remain vigilant in monitoring emerging threats and evolving security landscapes, adapting our solutions to stay ahead of challenges.
Compliance and Integrity: We uphold the highest ethical standards, ensuring our security solutions align with industry regulations and best practices.
Rail Security
Cyber Security
The growing dependence on computer networks and technologies gives way to loopholes within companies. It is important to develop and deploy initiatives that will protect your organization’s computer data by preventing illicit acts that may threaten technology-based operations.
Mirades can help you identify and implement technologies, processes and practices that will protect your networks, computers, programs, and data from attacks, damage, or unauthorized access.
Mirades can also help you determine your organization’s overall information security posture through cyber security audits, in the form of a hybrid approach in line with best practices in information security and security architecture. Our methodology is based on industry-recognized frameworks, namely the NIST cybersecurity framework and ISO 27001 standard, as well as certain practices of COBIT 2019 framework to optimize our holistic analysis.
Having worked with both government and corporate clients, we are pleased to offer a full range of strategic cyber security services to protect your personnel, assets, and reputation. This includes the development of your organization’s cyber security plan, consisting of:
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Cyber security strategy
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Protection plan for valuable assets
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Information protection policy
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Process protection and controls
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Protection of intellectual property
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Comprehensive cyber risk assessment
The multitude of unexpected events that could disrupt normal business activities cannot be ignored. Business resilience will enable your organization to acquire the tools to overcome the coming of these unexpected events by adequately preparing for, responding to, managing through, and resuming business following any type of catastrophic events.
Business Resilience and Recovery includes:
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Review and drafting of plans and procedures related to emergency response (ERP)
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Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
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Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)
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IT Disaster Recovery Plan (IT DRP)
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Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
Emergency Management, Business Resilience and Recovery
Intelligence
The core team at Mirades has worked at all levels of intelligence operations: strategic, operational, and tactical. They have led the development of innovative intelligence-based solutions to police and security operations within both the public and private sectors. Mirades offers complete Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) and Social Media Intelligence (SOCMINT) solutions tailored to your needs. Team members are specialty trained and have the tools necessary to produce high-quality open-source intelligence products.
Our intelligence services include:
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Program and policy development
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Social media monitoring and analysis
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Location-based actionable intelligence from all major social media channels – with and without geolocation
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Link analysis
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Threat and risk mitigation recommendations based on real-time intelligence
Mirades offers training on the full range of our services. Courses are tailored specifically to our client’s needs and can be offered off-site or on-site.
Training
Security Management
Security management encompasses a wide range of strategic activities. Security management will enable you to maintain strong governance, create operational policies, standards and procedures, align strategy with vision, and manage the performance of your security programs and activities.
The audit is conducted in a consultative manner in close collaboration with the organization’s management and security teams. Mirades’ converged security solutions, together with our extensive leadership, management and security expertise, will provide your organization with an impartial, independent, and comprehensive assessment that carefully aligns security and security controls with your mission and vision.
Security Management includes:
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Security governance
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Development of security policy, procedures and guidelines
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Security management system
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Awareness and training program
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Security screening of personnel
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Resource and budget management
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Performance management: key performance indicators (KPI), leading/lagging indicators
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Implementation of functional performance measures