Security Management, Strategic Planning, and Asset Protection

Introduction:

The sustainability of any leading business relies heavily on its security and management. Security structures, personnel, and systems must seamlessly integrate with business operations while ensuring the protection of critical assets. As companies expand, so do the risks and threats they face, both internally, such as from personnel or IT systems, and externally, like natural disasters or terrorism. Some threats can be mitigated through security management, while others require a broader, comprehensive approach. A successful security management program ensures assets are protected, risks are assessed, and mitigation strategies, including Crisis Management and Business Continuity plans, are implemented.

Risk analysis and security surveys are essential tools for security and management professionals. These objective methods of identifying and quantifying risk on a strategic, managerial, and operational level are crucial for gaining management support. This course on security management, planning, and asset protection will provide participants with the best practices for conducting risk assessments, identifying sensitive assets, evaluating vulnerabilities, and developing appropriate safeguards to manage risks and liabilities.

One challenge elite companies face is how they perceive their security departments, which must be viewed not as subordinate functions but as integral to broader corporate goals. Security departments need to be led and managed effectively to design and implement successful security plans. This course aims to provide participants with specialized knowledge to enhance their management and supervision skills, aligning them with global standards in security management and asset protection.

Objectives:

At the end of this security management, planning, and asset protection course, participants will be able to:

• Protect property through effective security management.
• Design and implement a comprehensive security management plan.
• Develop a global policy that addresses the protection of both intellectual property and physical assets.
• Establish and lead a professional security organization capable of proactive security management.

Training Methodology:

• Process challenges
• Gaming
• Team evaluations
• Division seminars
• Classroom projects
• Discussions

Course Outline:

Unit 1: Issues of Security Management

• Strategic and operational management
• Risk management
• Crime management and prevention
• Security management standards

Unit 2: The Relevance of Security Implementation

• Legal obligations
• Loss of goodwill
• Security strategy benchmarks
• Emergency response and recovery approaches

Unit 3: Threats to Assets

• Service/service opportunities
• Key point identification
• Risk assessment
• Security evaluation
• Protection of intellectual property and computer security
• Flexible evacuation planning

Unit 4: Principles of Asset Protection

• Personnel security
• External defenses and access control structures
• Detection and visibility of security mechanisms
• Security operations and management sites
• Conducting investigations and investigative interviewing
• Contingent liability coverage

Unit 5: Implementing an Asset Protection Program

• Disaster preparedness and response strategies
• Business continuity planning amid disturbances
• Hospitality security management
• Strategic dissemination of information
• Managing press relations