Risk Crisis And Security Management

Aware that a single crisis event can devastate their business, managers must be prepared for the worst from an expansive array of threats. The Routledge Companion to Risk, Crisis and Security in Business comprises a professional and scholarly collection of work in this critical field. Risks come in many varieties, and there is a growing concern for organizations to respond to the challenge. Businesses can be severely impacted by natural and man-made disasters including: floods, earthquakes, tsunami, environmental threats, terrorism, supply chain risks, pandemics, and white-collar crime. An organization’s resilience is dependent not only on their own system security and infrastructure, but also on the wider infrastructure providing health and safety, utilities, transportation, and communication. Developments in risk security and management knowledge offer a path towards resilience and recovery through effective leadership in crisis situations. The growing body of knowledge in research and methodologies is a basis for decisions to safeguard people and assets, and to ensure the survivability of an organization from a crisis. Not only can businesses become more secure through risk management, but an effective program can also facilitate innovation and afford new opportunities. With chapters written by an international selection of leading experts, this book fills a crucial gap in our current knowledge of risk, crisis and security in business by exploring a broad spectrum of topics in the field. Edited by a globally-recognized expert on risk, this book is a vital reference for researchers, professionals and students with an interest in current scholarship in this expanding discipline.

This book has two aims. First, it shows how risk, crisis and security, may be linked in an organisational context. Second, it reviews the role of simulation and gaming in responding to these phenomena. Issues of risk management are implicit in every debate about how social services such as health, transport and public safety are to be managed, and how corporate activity is to be regulated. This book informs that debate by considering the relationships between risk and security. Includes case studies such as the Kings Cross underground disaster, September 11, Hong Kong race track fire, and Arthur Anderson and the London ambulance computer failure.

Learn to measure risk and develop a plan to protect employees and company interests by applying the advice and tools in Risk and Security Management: Protecting People and Sites Worldwide. In a world concerned with global terrorism, instability of emerging markets, and hazardous commercial operations, this book shines as a relevant and timely text with a plan you can easily apply to your organization. Find a series of strategic to granular level policies, systems, and concepts which identify and address risk, enabling business to occur in a manner which best protects you and your company.

A framework for formalizing risk management thinking intoday¿s complex business environment Security Risk Management Body of Knowledge details thesecurity risk management process in a format that can easily beapplied by executive managers and security risk managementpractitioners. Integrating knowledge, competencies, methodologies,and applications, it demonstrates how to document and incorporatebest-practice concepts from a range of complementarydisciplines. Developed to align with International Standards for RiskManagement such as ISO 31000 it enables professionals to applysecurity risk management (SRM) principles to specific areas ofpractice. Guidelines are provided for: Access Management; BusinessContinuity 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 MassGatherings; Executive Protection; Explosives and Bomb Threats;Home-Based Work; Human Rights and Security; Implementing SecurityRisk Management; Intellectual Property Protection; IntelligenceApproach to SRM; Investigations and Root Cause Analysis; MaritimeSecurity and Piracy; Mass Transport Security; OrganizationalStructure; Pandemics; Personal Protective Practices; Psych-ology ofSecurity; Red Teaming and Scenario Modeling; Resilience andCritical Infrastructure Protection; Asset-, Function-, Project-,and Enterprise-Based Security Risk Assessment; SecuritySpecifications and Postures; Security Training; Supply ChainSecurity; Transnational Security; and Travel Security. Security Risk Management Body of Knowledge is supportedby a series of training courses, DVD seminars, tools, andtemplates. This is an indispensable resource for risk and securityprofessional, students, executive management, and line managerswith security responsibilities.

From natural disasters to cyber-attacks to global pandemics, the modern risk environment is highly complex and challenges our fundamental understanding of risk and crisis management. All senior risk and crisis managers face a similar challenge: maximizing their organization's ability to prepare for a potential high-impact event. Blending practical insights with rigorous research, Strategic Risk and Crisis Management provides a range of realistic solutions for any operational environment. It introduces concepts, frameworks and processes that will allow businesses to not only survive but respond and recover at a time of maximum chaos and confusion. Authored by a recognized global authority on the strategic management of complex events, the book covers the integration of multiple stakeholders and the importance of information exchange and critical decision-making under pressure at strategic, tactical and operational levels. It also includes material on leadership, sense-making, resilience, wicked problems and the challenges of global urban resilience, as well as case studies with detailed analysis of organizational failures and the lessons learned, including COVID-19, the WannaCry attack, the Texas snowstorm, and the Gatwick Airport Drone Incident. Strategic Risk and Crisis Management is an essential read for professionals working in security, risk, crisis management and emergency response. It will also be a valuable text for university students taking modules on security, risk, emergency response and crisis management.

This book examines the role of risk management in the recent financial crisis and applies lessons from there to the national security realm. It rethinks the way risk contributes to strategy, with insights relevant to practitioners and scholars in national security as well as business. Over the past few years, the concept of risk has become one of the most commonly discussed issues in national security planning. And yet the experiences of the 2007-2008 financial crisis demonstrated critical limitations in institutional efforts to control risk. The most elaborate and complex risk procedures could not cure skewed incentives, cognitive biases, groupthink, and a dozen other human factors that led companies to take excessive risk. By embracing risk management, the national security enterprise may be turning to a discipline just as it has been discredited.

This title was first published in 2001. Aiming to open up a new perspective on the study of threats and risks, this text combines insights from the thematically linked but academically disassociated fields of security studies, risk studies and crisis management studies. It provides case studies of key agents, arenas and issues involved in the politics of threats. In addition to the traditional unit of analysis - national governments - this book takes into account non-governmental agents, including public opinion, the media and business.

Corporate Security Management provides practical advice on efficiently and effectively protecting an organization's processes, tangible and intangible assets, and people. The book merges business and security perspectives to help transform this often conflicted relationship into a successful and sustainable partnership. It combines security doctrine, business priorities, and best practices to uniquely answer the Who, What, Where, Why, When and How of corporate security. Corporate Security Management explores the diverse structures of security organizations in different industries. It shows the crucial corporate security competencies needed and demonstrates how they blend with the competencies of the entire organization. This book shows how to identify, understand, evaluate and anticipate the specific risks that threaten enterprises and how to design successful protection strategies against them. It guides readers in developing a systematic approach to assessing, analyzing, planning, quantifying, administrating, and measuring the security function. Addresses the often opposing objectives between the security department and the rest of the business concerning risk, protection, outsourcing, and more Shows security managers how to develop business acumen in a corporate security environment Analyzes the management and communication skills needed for the corporate security manager Focuses on simplicity, logic and creativity instead of security technology Shows the true challenges of performing security in a profit-oriented environment, suggesting ways to successfully overcome them Illustrates the numerous security approaches and requirements in a wide variety of industries Includes case studies, glossary, chapter objectives, discussion questions and exercises