Security risk assessment : managing physical and operational security

✍ Scribed by John M White

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann, , Elsevier Inc
Year: 2014
Tongue: English
Leaves: 211
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Security Risk Assessment is the most up-to-date and comprehensive resource available on how to conduct a thorough security assessment for any organization.

A good security assessment is a fact-finding process that determines an organization’s state of security protection. It exposes vulnerabilities, determines the potential for losses, and devises a plan to address these security concerns. While most security professionals have heard of a security assessment, many do not know how to conduct one, how it’s used, or how to evaluate what they have found.

Security Risk Assessment offers security professionals step-by-step guidance for conducting a complete risk assessment. It provides a template draw from, giving security professionals the tools needed to conduct an assessment using the most current approaches, theories, and best practices.

Discusses practical and proven techniques for effectively conducting security assessments
Includes interview guides, checklists, and sample reports
Accessibly written for security professionals with different levels of experience conducting security assessments

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Acknowledgments, Page ix
About the Author, Page xi
Preface, Pages xiii-xv
Chapter 1 - Introduction to Security Risk Assessments, Pages 1-13
Chapter 2 - Preassessment Planning, Pages 15-29
Chapter 3 - Project Management, Pages 31-37
Chapter 4 - Defining the Project Scope, Pages 39-47
Chapter 5 - Information Gathering, Pages 49-62
Chapter 6 - Physical Security Assessment, Pages 63-84
Chapter 7 - Security Department Operations, Pages 85-101
Chapter 8 - Security Training, Pages 103-112
Chapter 9 - Workplace Violence Risks and Vulnerabilities, Pages 113-123
Chapter 10 - Financial Risk Assessment, Pages 125-133
Chapter 11 - Security Technology Assessment, Pages 135-147
Chapter 12 - Access Control, Pages 149-160
Chapter 13 - Legal Considerations and Prevention Strategies, Pages 161-170
Chapter 14 - Contracted Services, Pages 171-181
Chapter 15 - The Security Risk Assessment Report, Pages 183-196
Chapter 16 - Conclusion, Pages 197-207
Index, Pages 209-214

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