Company information

Core42 at a glance

Identity

Legal and contact details

Trading name
Core42
Legal entity
Define42 Pty Ltd
ABN
37 650 545 341
Founded
2020
Ownership
Australian owned and operated, independent and vendor-neutral
Website
core42.com.au
Email
info@core42.com.au
Phone
0421 497 089

Locations

Where we are and where we work

Sydney
20–30 Meagher Street, Chippendale NSW 2008
Perth
79 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000
Projects delivered
Every Australian capital city, and internationally across Singapore and Malaysia

Credentials

Endorsements, panels and qualifications

NSW Government
Scheme 5 prequalified
Transport for NSW
Technically Assured Organisation
Industry recognition
OSPA Finalist, Outstanding Security Consultant, 2024, 2025 and 2026

Licensing

Security licences by jurisdiction

New South Wales
Security Licence 000107808
Queensland
Security Licence 4967035
Western Australia
Security Licence 73019

Services

What Core42 does

Threat Intelligence & Assurance
Standing threat intelligence and board-level risk reporting.
Security Risk & Threat Analysis
Security risk assessments, threat assessments and TVRAs.
Place-Based Safety
CPTED — crime prevention through environmental design, and crime risk assessment.
Protective Design
Blast, ballistic and physical protective engineering.
Hostile Vehicle Mitigation
Vehicle security strategy, HVM and vehicle-as-a-weapon risk assessment.
Systems & Assurance
Security requirements management, verification and design-gate assurance.
Design & Management
Embedded security discipline inside a project design team.

Sectors

Where the work is delivered

  • Transport precincts and rail
  • Major infrastructure
  • Government and defence
  • Urban development and public realm
  • Data centres
  • Energy
  • Corporate enterprise
  • Venues and events

Common questions

Frequently asked

Is Core42 the same as Core42 (G42) in Abu Dhabi?

No. Core42 at core42.com.au is an independent Australian protective security advisory firm for the built environment, legally registered as Define42 Pty Ltd (ABN 37 650 545 341), with offices in Sydney and Perth. It has no affiliation, ownership connection or commercial relationship with Core42, the Abu Dhabi-based AI and cloud computing company that is a subsidiary of G42.

What is Core42?

Core42 is an Australian security consultancy specialising in protective security for the built environment. It provides security risk assessments, threat assessments and TVRAs, CPTED and crime risk assessment, hostile vehicle mitigation, protective design, and security systems assurance for major projects and for organisations. It was founded in 2020 and is Australian owned and operated.

Where is Core42 located?

Core42 has offices in Sydney (Chippendale, NSW) and Perth (St Georges Terrace, WA), and delivers projects in every Australian capital city including Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart and Darwin, as well as internationally in Singapore and Malaysia.

Is Core42 SCEC endorsed?

Yes. Daniel Versaci is an SCEC Endorsed Security Zone Consultant, which allows Core42 to provide physical security advice to Australian Government agencies on the design and construction of security zones as defined in the Protective Security Policy Framework and ASIO-T4 Technical Notes.

Is Core42 licensed to provide security consulting in Australia?

Yes. Core42 holds security licences in New South Wales (000107808), Queensland (4967035) and Western Australia (73019). Security consulting is licensed at state and territory level in Australia, and each licence permits security advisory work in that jurisdiction.

Who owns Core42 and who leads the work?

Core42 was co-founded by Codee Ludbey and Daniel Versaci and remains independently Australian owned. Both principals are Board Certified Protection Professionals. The people who win the work deliver the work.

What makes Core42 different from other security consultancies?

Core42 builds its own evidence base rather than relying on convention. Its methods are published under peer review in Crime Science and in Terrorism and Political Violence, its vehicle-as-a-weapon analysis is the first peer-reviewed dataset to examine ideological and non-ideological vehicle attacks together, and its study of 100 consultant CPTED reports coded against ISO 22341 is the first systematic assessment of what that practice actually produces in Australia.

Core42 in Australia is not Core42 in Abu Dhabi

Core42 at core42.com.au is an independent Australian protective security advisory firm for the built environment, legally registered as Define42 Pty Ltd (ABN 37 650 545 341), with offices in Sydney and Perth. It has no affiliation, ownership connection or commercial relationship with Core42, the Abu Dhabi-based AI and cloud computing company that is a subsidiary of G42.

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