Security Risk Management Body of Knowledge (Wiley Series in Systems Engineering and Management)


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A framework for formalizing risk management thinking in today s complex business environmentSecurity Risk Management Body of Knowledge details the security risk management process in a format that can easily be applied by executive managers and security risk management practitioners. Integrating knowledge, competencies, methodologies, and applications, it demonstrates how to document and incorporate best-practice concepts from a range of complementary disciplines.
Developed to align with International Standards for Risk Management such as ISO 31000 it enables professionals to apply security risk management (SRM) principles to specific areas of practice. Guidelines are provided for: Access Management; Business Continuity and Resilience; Command, Control, and Communications; Consequence Management and Business Continuity Management; Counter-Terrorism; Crime Prevention through Environmental Design; Crisis Management; Environmental Security; Events and Mass Gatherings; Executive Protection; Explosives and Bomb Threats; Home-Based Work; Human Rights and Security; Implementing Security Risk Management; Intellectual Property Protection; Intelligence Approach to SRM; Investigations and Root Cause Analysis; Maritime Security and Piracy; Mass Transport Security; Organizational Structure; Pandemics; Personal Protective Practices; Psych-ology of Security; Red Teaming and Scenario Modeling; Resilience and Critical Infrastructure Protection; Asset-, Function-, Project-, and Enterprise-Based Security Risk Assessment; Security Specifications and Postures; Security Training; Supply Chain Security; Transnational Security; and Travel Security.
Security Risk Management Body of Knowledge is supported by a series of training courses, DVD seminars, tools, and templates. This is an indispensable resource for risk and security professional, students, executive management, and line managers with security responsibilities.
Security Risk Management Body of Knowledge (Wiley Series in Systems Engineering and Management) Review
Since 2001 attention has become understandably more focused on matters of security. Billions of dollars and millions of hours have been spent on devising responses to current and future threats. In this environment the discipline of security risk management (SRM) has received much more attention from business and government. However, to my knowledge the "Security Risk Management Body of Knowledge" is the first comprehensive attempt at summarizing the complex and varied elements that make up the discipline of SRM.This book, which was originally published by the Risk Management Institution of Australasia and which draws on the contributions of almost 100 SRM specialists, provides a holistic overview of SRM, combining a broad survey of the major areas of SRM with a wealth of practical details and advice on how to use SRM tools.
It attempts to put some structure around the idea of "security risk management". For example, it postulates four strategic Knowledge Areas (Exposure, Risk, Resources, Quality) and four operational Competency Areas (Business Integration, Functional Design, Implementation, Assurance) that together contain important knowledge that any security team in any organization needs to have.
The "Security Risk Management Body of Knowledge" uses models (such as the "Swiss Cheese" and the "Bow Tie" models), checklists and templates to help practitioners develop analyses and action plans specifically related to the organizations whose security they are attempting to improve.
This book includes a comprehensive lexicon (50 pages of text and illustrations) of SRM terms and definitions. The book also incorporates a generous quantity of color diagrams which aid greatly in the understanding of complex SRM processes.
The "Security Risk Management Body of Knowledge" also contains a thoughtful discussion on the human factors in SRM and asks questions regarding the underlying root causes of security failures and regarding the roles of culture and organizational psychology in risk management. This approach broadens the whole concept of personnel security away from just employment screening and security vetting towards asking more difficult (but vital) questions such as why would well-intentioned, conscientious people deliberately put themselves at risk by doing "irrational" things such as sharing passwords or chocking a fire door open when they should know better.
In conclusion, this book can be highly recommended not only for security risk management professionals but also for all who work in any area of risk management and security. Its tools, templates and concepts are also helpful for people with responsibilities in fields such as safety, health, business continuity, intelligence, and fraud prevention.
Moreover, this book, with its logical layout, its case studies, its abundance of color diagrams, its lexicon and its bibliography, would be an ideal educational textbook in SRM for use in technical school and college courses and for use in consulting situations.
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