Security Risk Assessment
Managing Physical and Operational Security

Security Risk Assessment is the most up-to-date and comprehensive resource available on how to conduct a thorough security assessment for any organization.

A good security assessment is a fact-finding process that determines an organization?s state of security protection. It exposes vulnerabilities, determines the potential for losses, and devises a plan to address these security concerns. While most security professionals have heard of a security assessment, many do not know how to conduct one, how it?s used, or how to evaluate what they have found.

Security Risk Assessment offers security professionals step-by-step guidance for conducting a complete risk assessment. It provides a template draw from, giving security professionals the tools needed to conduct an assessment using the most current approaches, theories, and best practices.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Security Risk Assessments

Chapter 2: Pre-Assessment Planning

Chapter 3: Defining the Project Scope

Chapter 4: Project Management

Chapter 5: Information Gathering

Chapter 6: Physical Security Assessment

Chapter 7: Financial Assessment

Chapter 8: Security Department Operations

Chapter 9: Security Training

Chapter 10: Security Vulnerability Identification

Chapter 11: Workplace Violence Risks and Vulnerabilities

Chapter 12: Law Enforcement’s Role

Chapter 13: Security Technology Assessment

Chapter 14: Crime or Loss Foreseeability

Chapter 15: Crime Prevention Strategies

Chapter 16: The Security Assessment Report

White is Board Certified in Security Management as a Certified Protection Professional (CPP), and he is a Certified Healthcare Protection Administrator (CHPA), the two highest certifications in the security profession. He is also a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, National Association of Chiefs of Police, The International Association for Professional Security Consultants, ASIS International, International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety, and several other professional groups. He has also presented as a security expert at an international security conference.

White has been published in the Journal of Healthcare Protection Management, International Association for Healthcare Safety & Security, Rusting Publications, on numerous occasions, and in the association’s monthly Directions magazine. He has also been published in the ASIS International’s Security Management magazine.

• Discusses practical and proven techniques for effectively conducting security assessments
• Includes interview guides, checklists, and sample reports
• Accessibly written for security professionals with different levels of experience conducting security assessments