Assignment 1 Lee Holland
Identify what you see as the main purpose of security management and discuss what is meant by the statement that ‘security measures must be commensurate with the threat’.
Within this essay I seek to break down the main assignment into the two phases that are within the title, the first being; What is the main purpose of security management? a role that to some would be undervalued, inconvenient, poorly funded and a hindrance, where to others, it is an effective, well-co-ordinated and highly desirable position, which when funded correctly, will have a positive effect on an organisations financial goals in the aid of preventing the loss of their assets through ways that were not before protected, this both in the corporate business and the commercial world. A reliable and effective security function is an asset to any organisation wishing to protect their tangible and intangible assets from compromise. In the second phase I will discuss what is meant by the statement that “security measures must be commensurate with the threat” In a world where the threats are changing daily, it is imperative that security procedures, policies and counter measures are kept up to date, and in line with the current rules and regulations of the security industry, they must also work within the National law within the county that they might be operating in. With financial constrictions and fierce competition within the business world it is only natural that an organisation will have some form of threat against them, and it is important to protect their assets from these threats as this could lead to them to have financial implications on their organisation.
What is the main purpose of Security management?
Security management is the identification of an organization's assets (including information assets), followed by the development, documentation, and implementation of policies and procedures for protecting these assets.
A security manager must be a professional, hardworking, decisive and highly motivated team player with well-developed and extensive management, communication and problem solving skills. Used to working under pressure in arduous conditions within tight schedules to ensure the highest standards are achieved and maintained. They must be a proven decision maker and an innovative trainer and teacher with well-developed personal and presentational skills. This is an individual that can be relied upon to tenaciously see any task, regardless of difficulty, through from its conception to its natural conclusion, a logical, self-motivated decision-maker who works well under stress and strives for continuous growth and improvement in all endeavour. The underlying mission of security management is to provide protection and security assets, people and reputation, allowing the organisation to continue trading successfully into the future (Kovacich and Halibozek, 2003). Security management plays a pivotal role in any company or organisation that requires their assets to be protected. They have the task of assessing an organisations business operations and is required to produce a security strategy and risk objectives, within this strategy it will provide details of what threats and risks are against the business along with aims, policies, procedures and objectives in order to protect organizational assets and therefore they are also accountable for all security matters within the company. The threats can be financially difficult on a company and its reputation can be damaged if they are dealing with threats such as; Theft, burglary, robbery. But there can also be more severe implications when dealing with things like; Fraud, Blackmail and extortion, arson, and criminal damage. In addition to everyday security requirements (such as protecting trading, logistics and processing or service delivery in every location), larger organisations normally have special officers or departments to deal with level risks of kidnap, organised crime, extortion and terrorism; they liaise at senior level with national crime and intelligence agencies. the appointed security manager should develop written and verbal communication skills to a level or ability to effectively persuade others of equal or senior status of the necessity for higher priorities to be allocated to the desired security projects and the release of funds, capital and recurrent, for acquisition and implementation
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