An independent security consultant is a dedicated security professional who makes his/her living providing fee-based security advise and professional services to the client's best interests.

Unlike many professionals who are employed, sell, install products and collect directly or indirectly sales commissions from manufacturers and designate themselves the title; independent security consultants are not affiliated with any product, manufacturer or organization that sell or  install security products and sell or provide guard services.

While there are no official set of requirements for someone to claim the title, independent security consultants who are members of  the International Association of Professional Security Consultants (IAPSC) pass rigid membership requirements, including background checks, verification of industry certifications and credentials, related employment experience, educational history and competence.

IAPSC members are not affiliated with any product or service they may recommend, they are bound to adhere to the highest industry standards for professionalism and ethical conduct. As the most widely respected and recognized security consultant association in the industry, clients selecting IAPSC members are selecting from a unique group of professional, ethical and competent security consultants.

Security is a very complex and broad field, while we cover multiple security domains our services are strictly limited to consulting services only and does not include the following:

• Electrical engineering and code compliance services
• Blast modeling, planning and design
• Selling, installing, or servicing security equipment or products
• Selling or providing security guard, patrol or bodyguard services
• Conduct private investigations or performing background checks
• Selling, installing, or servicing computer, network, or cyber security products
• Providing fire engineering or health &  safety consulting services
• Providing forensic consulting services
• Crowded space protection
• Hacking or illegal pen-testing services
• Executive protection services and technical bug sweeps

In the case where Goldmark Security Consulting is sub-contracted into a project by a service provider such as a systems integrator, guard company, architectural or engineering firm, product manufacturer or another security consulting firm, we may accept such projects only with the contractual terms and understanding by all parties that Goldmark Security Consulting professional advise will be independent and  to the best interest of the end-user client. In no case will we alter our advice or provide recommendations that favor the vendor who recommended us if it is not in the client’s best interests.

We greatly value our independence and transparent commitment to our clients hence we explicitly reject any  business arrangements that pose any potential for a conflict of interest.

As a select team of IAPSC members, we are not affiliated, and we do not accept fees, commissions or other valuable consideration from any manufacturer, organization or individual whose equipment, supplies or services we recommend.

Our consultants are members of the leading organizations for security professionals such as ISACA, ASIS, IAPSC, (ISC)², BICSI, GIAC, EC-Council to name a few, where they pledge and are mandated to adhere, adopt and promote their codes of conduct, confidentiality, and ethics as a binding condition.

Our multidisciplinary, independent consultants are experts in their fields; they hold combined and maintain the following leading industry certifications CISSP, PSP, CPP, ESS, GCCC, CISA, CRISC, CPT, CEH, CGEIT, PMP, ITIL, CLP, C.B.C.A, CTIO and more.

Our select team of experts bring more than 35 years of combined security and IT industry expertise in the Canadian and International Security Industry and are part of an elite group of respected consultants with projects experience across four continents.

Our experts bring their gained and valuable knowledge from a variety of market sectors and industries such as Government, Transportation, Education, Energy, Critical Infrastructure, Sports & Entertainment, Residential, Telecommunications, Health Care, Agriculture, Construction & Engineering, and Hospitality.

We draw on our multidisciplinary background to bring you the right balance of expertise and a practical perspective to addressing your multifaceted security and risks domains, and aligning them with the current realities of security threats.