1st Edition

Professional Security Management A Strategic Guide

By Charles Swanson Copyright 2021
328 Pages
by Routledge

328 Pages
by Routledge

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 and protect the assets of their employers.... Read more

1 Private security and the development of the Security Manager

2 Security risk management and strategic business awareness

3 Critical Security Areas

3.1 Security Risk Management

3.2 Crime Prevention through Environmental Design and Situational Crime Prevention

3.3 Physical and Electronic Security Systems

3.4 The Security Survey and Security Audit

3.5 Business Resilience

    • Risk Management
    • Crisis Management
    • Disaster Management
    • Business Continuity Management

3.6 The Chief Security Officer (CSO) and the Chief Information Security Officer(CISO)

3.7 Cyber Crime

3.8 Critical National Infrastructure

3.9 Terrorism and Counter Terrorism

3.10 Aviation and Maritime Security Management

3.11 Supply Chain Security Management

3.12 Hostile Environment Awareness

3.13 Strategic Business Awareness

3.14 Fraud Investigations

3.15 Retail Loss Prevention

3.16 Workplace Investigations

3.17 Academic and vocational qualifications

3.18 Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Charles Swanson is a professional security and risk management specialist and teacher. He is a Chartered Security Professional, Fellow of the Security Institute, and currently the Senior Tutor on the MSc in Security and Risk Management at the University of South Wales. He has lectured in risk management, counterterrorism, and information security (cyber) to a global audience.