In general, the level of risk associated with a breach in security or potential breach in security increases the longer nothing is done to secure it. Also, the more people who are aware of the breach increases the level of risk.
There are six basic questions to ask in order to determine the level or potentail level a breach in security could pose:
1) How long will the breach be unsecure before it is found and resecured?
2) Where is the breach located?
3) What caused the breach?
4) Who knows about the breach?
5) What can result from the breach?
6) What measures will need to be taken to secure the breach?
The location is an important thing to consider, because some locations are accessible to lots of people and some locations may be sensitive or high risk areas.
The how it was breached is important because it may be simple negligence, an accident, mechanical failure, or intentional. Before a breach, officers should question all security measures and ask:
1) How susceptible is this measure to each type of basic cause?
2) How can I prevent a security breach at this location?
3) What suggestions can I make to reduce possible breaches and what measures would be more adequate to the level of risk?
Potentail risks can be measured by a consideration of the basics:
1) Will anyone be injured or killed as a result of this breach?
2) Will any property be damaged or stolen as a result of this breach?
3) Is the breach a localized or general risk?
4) Can the breach be secure easily or will it take excess effort?
5) Are there any backup security measures?
6) What other liabilties should be considered?
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Security Measures
Security measures are the means taken to secure a post and/or person. Security measures include but are not limited to these:
1) Physical means such as barriers, doors and locks, alarms, cameras, and gates.
2) Policies and procedures such as check points and property control.
3) Security Officers.
4) Honor System.
Generally, the best measures are those that force people into compliance such as barriers and controlled access. The honor system is an ineffective system because people are left to choose if they will obey or not without any way of forcing compliance. The honor system simply means that security is left to chance and the good will of the criminal not to violate known rules. Of course the honor system is bound to fail because there are both those who will naturally comply to rules and those who will not.
It is best to take more security measures rather than fewer ones, because if a person commits a crime, then they will be caught more often if they must breach multiple levels of security. They will also have commited a greater crime if they must break, enter and steal than if they steal from an unsecure location, because the former requires more forethought than the latter.
1) Physical means such as barriers, doors and locks, alarms, cameras, and gates.
2) Policies and procedures such as check points and property control.
3) Security Officers.
4) Honor System.
Generally, the best measures are those that force people into compliance such as barriers and controlled access. The honor system is an ineffective system because people are left to choose if they will obey or not without any way of forcing compliance. The honor system simply means that security is left to chance and the good will of the criminal not to violate known rules. Of course the honor system is bound to fail because there are both those who will naturally comply to rules and those who will not.
It is best to take more security measures rather than fewer ones, because if a person commits a crime, then they will be caught more often if they must breach multiple levels of security. They will also have commited a greater crime if they must break, enter and steal than if they steal from an unsecure location, because the former requires more forethought than the latter.
Monday, February 1, 2010
The Proper Attitude and Founding Statement
A security officer is trained to recognize unsafe and unsecure conditions as well as the proper method to respond to those conditions. This encompasses the discipline of security.
A security officer must possess good judgement, physical fitness, and the proper attitude. An officer must ask theirself , " If something goes wrong, then what will I do? What possible safety hazards, fire hazards or security breaches might I have to respond to, and how might I prevent them? What specific steps should I take on a day to day basis to keep the post secure? What emergencies may occur and what is the proper way to deal with them? What resources do I have to conduct security?
A security officer must possess good judgement, physical fitness, and the proper attitude. An officer must ask theirself , " If something goes wrong, then what will I do? What possible safety hazards, fire hazards or security breaches might I have to respond to, and how might I prevent them? What specific steps should I take on a day to day basis to keep the post secure? What emergencies may occur and what is the proper way to deal with them? What resources do I have to conduct security?
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