Risk management is the process for identifying, analyzing, and communicating risk and accepting, avoiding, transferring, or controlling it to an acceptable level considering associated costs and benefits of any actions taken.
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ISN works closely with our clients to understand our client’s security risk profile and risk appetite. We then use industry best practices and subject matter experts to establish and implement a security risk management plan. These plans can include, creating a robust enterprise security management system, conducting threat, risk and vulnerability assessments, training employees on how they each play a role in minimizing the organization’s risk profile or conducting detailed investigations on security breaches or employee misconduct.
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The ISN Risk Management consultants work closely with our clients, providing a dedicated approach focused on helping protect their enterprise concerns. We provide hands-on expertise in key areas, including:
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JAMES SMITH
SENIOR INVESTIGATOR, FINANCIAL CRIMES


James Smith joined the ISN team in early 2013 as a Senior Investigator specializing in Financial Crimes. Using his past policing experience, James is able to assist private agencies with criminal fraud investigations.
James served an exemplary 35-year policing career with the Durham Regional Police Service, consisting of a wide array of investigations covering areas such as Major Crime, Fraud and Robbery. James attributes his early interviewing skills to the original Avinoam Sapir Laboratory for Scientific Interrogation and statement analysis course.
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James was part of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit where he investigated more complex organized crime. Soon after, James became the Durham Regional Police Services liaison officer to the OPP Project “P” Unit where he assisted investigations into child exploitation and human trafficking.
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James is formally trained in numerous complex fraud schemes where his keen investigative skills awarded him the recipient of ASIS awards in both fraud and robbery. James is also trained in Executive Protection Services and has developed world wide contacts while conducting numerous details for private entities.