Security Risk Assessment: Managing Physical and Operational Security

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 assessmentsIncludes interview guides, checklists, and sample reportsAccessibly written for security professionals with different levels of experience conducting security assessments

Chapter 1: Introduction to Security Risk Assessments

Chapter 2: Pre-Assessment Planning

Chapter 3: Defining the Project Scope

Chapter 4: Project Management

Chapter 5: Information Gathering

Chapter 6: Physical Security Assessment

Chapter 7: Financial Assessment

Chapter 8: Security Department Operations

Chapter 9: Security Training

Chapter 10: Security Vulnerability Identification

Chapter 11: Workplace Violence Risks and Vulnerabilities

Chapter 12: Law Enforcement’s Role

Chapter 13: Security Technology Assessment

Chapter 14: Crime or Loss Foreseeability

Chapter 15: Crime Prevention Strategies

Chapter 16: The Security Assessment Report