Effective Security Management

Developing your security management knowledge and understanding to build your effectiveness and prospects.

What you'll learn

Build understanding and knowledge of security and its challenges. Learn what security is, how it links to other business functions, and the problems it faces.

Learn and understand the importance of a knowledge and risk-based approach to developing an effective security and asset protection program.

Understand through case studies and examples what effective and ineffective security looks like. Develop capabilities in building effective security.

How to build your knowledge and credibility in security management to allow you to build your career as a leader and expert.

Requirements

There are no skills or experience needed. Whether you are a beginner or already working in security, this course is for you. It is designed to build your knowledge, capabilities and confidence.

Description

Security is about protecting assets, and effective security management is essential to ensuring that organizations are able to think about, plan and prepare to meet security risks. This online course equips you with the essential knowledge and skills needed to develop your effective security management capabilities.*Effective security management involves your knowledge and understanding of not only risk management but of the various aspects of risk that may impact upon your organisation. When you have an idea of these, you are then able to think about how you may be able to design and apply solutions.The course emphasises practical strategies, proven tools, and actionable frameworks to identify, assess, and mitigate risks. You will explore key concepts, including security planning, access control, and risk analysis that can be applied to your workplace and help you to manage security challenges.There are opportunities for you to carry out self-study and exercises and there are resources included in the course to ensure that you are able to consolidate your learning and practise the knowledge and skills that you study in your own time.Effective Security Management lays the foundations for your organizational security and personal development, and includes career development and progression advice and insights.This is an essential course for those who aspire to be effective security managers and is written and delivered by a knowledgeable and engaging tutor, Professor Phil Wood.Raise your skills and raise your game with Effective Security Management!*NOTE: This course is NOT a Cyber Security course.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome to Effective Security Management

Lecture 2 Introduction to Security

Lecture 3 Legal and Ethical Foundations of Security

Lecture 4 Basics of Risk Management

Section 2: Protecting Assets

Lecture 5 External Risks

Lecture 6 Personnel Security

Section 3: Physical Security Principles

Lecture 7 Perimeter Security

Lecture 8 Access Control

Lecture 9 Security in Built Environments

Section 4: The Practical Security Manager

Lecture 10 Security Management

Lecture 11 Next Steps for You

Lecture 12 Thank You.

The course is aimed at ambitious learners who want to do well in security management. There are many ways to get started; but this course doesn't ask you to read through books or checklists. Management is within the reach of most of us, and security needs good managers. It can be you!