Professional security management : a strategic guide / Charles Swanson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Swanson, Charles, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Private security services--Management.

Private security services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, New York : Routledge, [2021]

Summary:

"Historically, security managers have tended to be sourced from either the armed forces or law enforcement. But the increasing complexity of the organisations employing them, along with the technologies employed by them, is forcing an evolution and expansion of the role, and security managers must meet this challenge in order to succeed in their field, as well as protect the assets of their employers. Risk management, crisis management, continuity management, strategic business operations, data security, IT and business communications all fall under the purview of the security manager. This book is a guide to meeting those challenges, providing the security manager with the essential skill set and knowledge base to meet the challenges faced in contemporary, international, or tech-oriented businesses. It covers the basics of strategy, risk, and technology from the perspective of the security manager, focusing only one the "need to know". The reader will benefit from an understanding of how risk management aligns its functional aims with the strategic goals and operations of the organisation. This essential book supports professional vocational accreditation and qualifications, such as the Chartered Security Professional (CSyP), or Certified Protection Professional (CPP), and advises on pathways to higher education qualifications in the fields of Security and Risk Management. It is ideal for any risk manager looking to further their training and development, as well as being complementary for Risk and Security Management programs with a focus on practice"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of figures

List of tables

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Thinking like a criminal

Aims

Security management

Exercise Brave Defender

1 Private security and the development of the security manager

Policing and law enforcement

The United Kingdom

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)

The US

The UK police post-2008/09

The next great recession

The dark figure of crime

The private security sector

Private security companies (PSC)

The 2012 London Olympics

The development of the security manager

Management

The cultural debate

2 Security risk management and strategic business awareness

The security professional and risk management

Risk management responsibilities

Crisis management and the security manager

Strategic business awareness and the security manager

Income generation

3 Critical security areas

3.1 Security risk management

Security

International security

Timeline

Personal security - extrapolating from above section

National security

Globalisation

A potted history

Walls and castles

Risk

Risk perception

Risk perception case study: 9/11

The security risk assessment

Competent persons and the security risk assessment

Subject matter expertise

Risk component parts

Assets

Brand and reputation

Threats: capability combined with intent

Vulnerability

Likelihood

Impact

Risk treatment and control measures

Reduce the risk

Avoid the risk

Risk transference

Residual risk

Risk acceptance

Risk communication

Exercise Brave Defender: security and risk management

Scenario

Britcom UK: 1 Canada Fields

Security systems at 1 Canada Fields

Access control.

Intruder detection system (IDS)

Britcom plc

Unique selling point

Internal - SWOT

External - PESTLE

Synopsis

Task

3.2 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) and Situational Crime Prevention (SCP)

CPTED

Situational Crime Prevention

Situational Crime Prevention activities

Routine Activity Theory (RAT)

Rational Choice Theory

3.3 Physical and electronic security systems

Defence in depth (DiD)

Defence in depth (continued)

The surrounding environment

Perimeter

Fencing

Security lighting

External access control

Building fabric and construction

Physical security standards

Reception areas

Electronic systems

Closed circuit television (CCTV)

Perimeter intruder detection systems (PIDS) and intruder detection systems (IDS)

Internal access control

Radio frequency identification (RFID)

3.4 The security survey and the security audit

The security survey

Competency levels

The security surveyor

My vision - the professional security surveyor

Registered security surveyor/auditor

3.5 Business resilience

Risk management

Management policies, procedures, and practices

Communicating, consulting, and establishing the context

Identifying, analysing, evaluating, treating, monitoring, and reviewing risk

Treating, monitoring, and reviewing the risk

Identification of residual risks

Monitoring and reviewing risk

Crisis management

The crisis management plan (CMP)

Phases of a crisis

Pre-crisis - preventing the crisis from occurring

The financial crisis of 2008

Operational crisis - containment and control

Post-crisis phase

The crisis management team (CMT)

CMT members

CMT lead

Human resources lead (director)

Legal advisor

Public relations (PR) and communications lead.

Security and safety

Operations and logistics

Business administration and finance

The role of the crisis management team

Crisis communications

Senior management response

Exercise Noble Response

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Phase 4

Phase 5

Phase 6

Phase 7

Phase 8

Phase 9

Phases 1 to 7 - summary

Reflection on the above

Résumé

Terrorist threat level: SEVERE

Phase 10

Phase 11

Disaster management

Disaster management and the disaster management cycle

The Disaster Management Life Cycle

Business continuity

Business

Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Business Continuity Management Systems (BCMS)

The Business Continuity Plan (BCP)

3.6 The chief security officer (CSO) and the chief information security officer (CISO)

The CSO

The CISO

3.7 Cybercrime and the cyberthreat

The cyberthreat

The Internet of Things

3.8 Critical national infrastructure

Interdependency

Risk and critical infrastructures (CI)

Threats to critical infrastructures

Physical threats

Fukushima Daiichi

Physical

Cyber

The protection of critical infrastructure (CI)

Cyber-NHS and ransomware

3.9 Terrorism and counterterrorism

Definitions and identification of terrorism

The psychology and rationale of terrorism

Radicalisation and de-radicalisation

Radicalisation

De-radicalisation and disengagement

Terrorist methods of operation and attack platforms

Irish terrorism

The troubles

The Fenians

Partition

1969 - the Apprentice Boys march

The Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA)

The corporal killings

PIRA external operations

Jihad

Islamic Jihadi terrorism.

Extreme right-wing terrorism

Left-wing ideologies

State-sponsored terrorism

State patronage

State assistance

3.10 Aviation and maritime security management

Aviation security

Maritime security

International terrorism

MV Limburg

USS Cole

The ISPS Code

Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of 2002 - USA

Container Security Initiative (CSI) - US

Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) - USA

World Customs Organisation (WCO) Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Trade (SAFE)

Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) - EU

Maritime security - piracy

3.11 Supply chain security management

Intermodal transportation

3.12 Hostile environment awareness

Beirut

3.13 Strategic business awareness

3.14 Fraud and fraud investigations

Concern - 2018

PwC's 2018 Global Economic Crime and Fraud Survey

Fraud

Types of fraud

Synopsis and task

3.15 Retail loss and prevention methods

The British Retail Consortium (BRC)

Context and trends

Violence and abuse

Theft and damage

Retail loss prevention

Members of staff

Organised criminals

Opportunist criminals

Mitigation

Involve the right people with the right approach

Venice and the unions

The right people

Resistance

Choose activities and topics

Plan and execute

3.16 Workplace investigations

Evidence

Legislation

Civil law

Criminal law

Acts of Parliament

The investigation

Planning

Procedural transparency

Tasks

3.17 Academic and vocational qualifications

SIA front line training

Common security industry knowledge

Security guarding specialist module

Conflict management module.

The Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF)

Foundation degree

Bachelor's degree (BA/BSc)

Master's degree (MA/MSc/MLitt/MPhil)

PhD

Chartered status

ASIS International

3.18 Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-32306-9

1-000-08056-0

9780429323065

OCLC:

1141922842