Operational Security (OPSEC)
Align people, process, and places. We operationalize security so the right controls exist where risk actually happens.
Security where work actually happens
Most failures aren’t technical—they’re operational.
Cameras, card readers, and crisis plans are only as strong as the day-to-day behaviors around them. Incidents rarely expose a single broken control; they reveal gaps between policy, training, staffing, and the way your people actually move through space.
Archer Knox treats OPSEC as the connective tissue between your physical security, protective intelligence, and crisis response. We look at access control, guard force deployment, events, travel, and workplace behavior as one system—then harden it with procedures that can survive shift changes, turnover, and pressure.
The goal is simple: reduce preventable incidents, accelerate response, and give leadership confidence that operations match the level of risk you are carrying.
Where OPSEC has leverage
- Multi-site and campus-style operations
- Executive and high-visibility leadership teams
- Public-facing facilities and event programs
- Workforces with contractors, vendors, and visitors
- Organizations under legal, regulatory, or reputational scrutiny
Work product you can use tomorrow
- Updated post orders and checklists
- Scenario-based playbooks and escalation trees
- Training outlines tied to real risk
Capabilities & outcomes
Turn policies into repeatable behavior.
We focus on what supervisors, guards, reception, and line staff actually do on-shift. Each control is tied to a specific risk, role, and trigger—so “what we expect” and “what we inspect” finally match.
Core Capabilities
- Access control design & guard-force optimization
- Executive & event protection protocols and playbooks
- Secure mobility and travel risk management
- Workplace threat, termination, and return-to-office support
- Policy development, post orders, and operational SOPs
- Red-team, table-top, and readiness exercises
- Integration with protective intelligence and crisis response
Operational Outcomes
- Reduction in preventable incidents and unnecessary escalations
- Faster detection-to-response times for real issues
- Defensible, reality-based policies aligned to actual risk
- Consistent execution across locations, shifts, and teams
- Clear ownership of decisions during tense or ambiguous situations
- Better use of security budget on controls that actually change risk
Engagement model
From walk-through to drills.
We build OPSEC programs so you can explain them to the front line in a briefing and defend them to leadership in a review. Every step is documented, prioritized, and assigned.
01. Operational mapping
Map how people, vehicles, and information move through your environment: entrances, workflows, choke points, high-value assets, and existing controls.
02. Risk & control assessment
Identify gaps between written policy and lived behavior. Review incidents, “near misses,” and informal workarounds to understand how people actually get things done.
03. Design & playbooks
Develop updated procedures, post orders, and escalation trees. Tie each to specific roles, triggers, and supporting documentation your teams can follow.
04. Training & validation
Run drills, table-tops, or targeted red-team exercises to validate performance. Capture lessons learned and fold them back into your playbooks and SOPs.
Where OPSEC shows up
Tying together the moments that matter.
We focus on the operational moments that carry outsized risk—when leaders are visible, assets are in motion, or workforce tensions run high.
- Executive protection: office, residence, and travel routines aligned with protective intelligence.
- Events & activations: screening, access, and crowd management that match the threat profile.
- Travel & mobility: pre-trip briefs, route planning, and in-country procedures.
- Workplace issues: terminations, threats from current or former employees, and sensitive HR actions.
- Multi-site operations: standards that can be executed by local teams without guesswork.
OPSEC can stand alone as a focused engagement or be paired with Protective Intelligence, Facility Hardening, and Crisis Management for a fully integrated program.
You leave with
- Documented OPSEC standards for your environment
- Scenario-based playbooks for high-risk activities
- Updated post orders and checklists per role
- Recommendations for training and drills
- A roadmap for scaling OPSEC across locations
Connected Security Disciplines
OPSEC is most effective when it’s wired into intelligence, hardening, and response.
