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Enterprise Advisory

Security technology should not be bought in isolation.

WZ helps organizations evaluate, select, integrate, and operationalize technologies that reduce theft, fraud, violence, and enterprise risk.

When to engage WZ

Four signals that the security technology conversation needs outside hands.

  • Theft, shrink, or ORC is outpacing your current controls

    When product loss, pushouts, repeat offenders, or internal theft are exposing gaps in your current prevention strategy.

  • Your security systems are underused or disconnected

    Cameras, EAS, RFID, access control, alarms, and case systems exist, but they are not working together or producing actionable intelligence.

  • Violence, threats, or workplace safety incidents are increasing

    When the organization needs better tools for detection, response, reporting, escalation, and prevention.

  • Fraud, abuse, or insider risk is hiding in the data

    When POS, refund, loyalty, gift card, ecommerce, or employee behavior patterns suggest broader exposure.

Service catalog

Fourteen service categories. Most engagements span a focused subset of these.

ST-01

Video Surveillance & CCTV

Camera systems, VMS platforms, remote monitoring, video analytics, license plate recognition, covert cameras, and video evidence workflows.

Use case: Improve visibility, investigations, deterrence, and incident review.

ST-02

Electronic Article Surveillance, EAS

Pedestals, source tagging, hard tags, soft labels, spider wraps, detachers, deactivation systems, and EAS health monitoring.

Use case: Reduce external theft and improve high-theft merchandise protection.

ST-03

RFID & Inventory Visibility

Item-level RFID, fixed readers, handheld scanners, smart shelves, cycle count automation, and inventory variance analytics.

Use case: Connect shrink detection with inventory accuracy and operational execution.

ST-04

Access Control & Facility Security

Badge systems, mobile credentials, visitor management, biometrics, electronic locks, key control, restricted areas, and contractor access.

Use case: Control who enters sensitive spaces and strengthen facility-level accountability.

ST-05

Intrusion Detection & Alarm Systems

Burglar alarms, motion sensors, door contacts, glass-break detection, panic alarms, environmental sensors, and video-verified alarms.

Use case: Protect facilities, assets, and employees during and after operating hours.

ST-06

Violence Prevention & Workplace Safety Technology

Weapons detection, panic buttons, mass notification, lone worker tools, threat reporting, behavioral threat assessment, and emergency alerts.

Use case: Improve prevention, escalation, and response around threats or violent incidents.

ST-07

Fraud Detection & Transaction Monitoring

POS exception reporting, refund abuse, coupon abuse, loyalty fraud, gift card fraud, chargebacks, discount abuse, and cash variance tools.

Use case: Identify fraud patterns that are difficult to see at the store, employee, or transaction level.

ST-08

Case Management & Investigation Platforms

Incident reporting, investigation case management, evidence storage, hotline intake, chain of custody, workflow tracking, and investigation dashboards.

Use case: Create defensible, consistent, and auditable investigation processes.

ST-09

Pre-Employment & Workforce Screening

Background checks, identity verification, employment verification, drug screening, MVR checks, sanctions screening, contractor screening, and continuous monitoring.

Use case: Reduce hiring, contractor, and insider-risk exposure before it enters the business.

ST-10

Cyber-Physical Security

Networked camera security, access system cybersecurity, IoT monitoring, credential misuse detection, vendor access control, and secure evidence storage.

Use case: Protect physical security systems from becoming cyber vulnerabilities.

ST-11

Supply Chain, Logistics & Asset Protection

GPS tracking, fleet telematics, trailer tracking, cargo seal monitoring, dock controls, asset tracking, and shipment exception alerts.

Use case: Reduce loss, fraud, and chain-of-custody breakdowns across the movement of goods.

ST-12

Retail, Hospitality & Public-Facing Risk Technology

People counting, queue monitoring, crowd analytics, self-checkout monitoring, scan avoidance detection, trespass management, and store risk dashboards.

Use case: Improve safety, shrink control, and frontline execution in customer-facing environments.

ST-13

AI, Analytics & Risk Intelligence

Predictive shrink analytics, anomaly detection, risk scoring, repeat offender analysis, heat mapping, AI video review, and cross-system intelligence.

Use case: Turn fragmented security data into prioritized decisions and measurable outcomes.

ST-14

Governance, Compliance & Program Infrastructure

Technology audits, vendor selection, RFP support, privacy reviews, SOP development, data retention, implementation oversight, and ROI analysis.

Use case: Ensure the technology program is legally sound, operationally adopted, and tied to business results.

WZ helps organizations turn security technology into operational capability — connecting the right tools, processes, people, and training to reduce theft, fraud, violence, and enterprise risk.

Ready to make security technology operational?

Start with a vendor-neutral evaluation call. WZ will scope where technology gaps are showing up and which of the 14 service categories fits the conversation.

Vendor-neutral evaluation call