Industrial Security Management

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What is the primary purpose of industrial security management?

  • To protect and preserve the personnel and investment of any industrial establishment
  • To ensure smooth and productive operations of any industrial establishment
  • To effectively, efficiently, and economically apply security resources and management operations
  • All of the above (correct)

Which of the following is NOT considered an industrial establishment according to the text?

  • Supermarkets
  • Banks and credit firms
  • Factories
  • Hospitals (correct)

What is the first step in the risk management process described in the text?

  • Determine the vulnerability of the probable target
  • Identify the potential threat (correct)
  • Determine the criticality of the threat
  • Measure the extent of the risk

What is the meaning of 'risk assumption' as described in the text?

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What is the main goal of risk management?

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Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a step in the risk management process?

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What is the primary purpose of personnel security?

<p>To ensure the firm hires suitable employees to achieve its goals and objectives (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT an example of personnel security measures?

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When does personnel security begin for an employee?

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How long does personnel security need to be maintained for an employee?

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What is the main goal of inquiries in personnel security?

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Which of the following is NOT a component of personnel security?

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What is the primary purpose of a background investigation?

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What is the main function of controlling in a business context?

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What is the purpose of a coverage factor in security lighting?

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What is the Doppler effect used for in security systems?

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What is the purpose of a dry-run in security operations?

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What is the function of a duress code in a security system?

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What is the primary concern of physical security?

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What is the purpose of security inspection in the context of police and military intelligence?

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How does security inspection complement security surveys?

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What are the two reasons for conducting security inspections?

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What is the significance of continuous inspection in security?

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What distinguishes a formal security inspection from an informal one?

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What are the three categories that recommendations from a security survey fall into?

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What important factor must be considered when conducting security surveys according to the text?

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How should deficiencies found in a security survey be described?

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Why should early security surveys be reviewed according to the text?

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What is the purpose of time-phasing recommendations in a security survey?

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Which aspect does a security inspection focus on?

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Flashcards

Industrial Security Management

Effective and practical use of security to protect industrial interests.

Industrial Establishment

Any business or establishment including personnel, logistics and resources.

Risk Management

Process of identifying, assessing, and mitigating potential risks.

Risk Analysis

Identifying threats, vulnerabilities, and resource needs.

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Risk Assumption

Accepting risk and planning for solutions if it occurs.

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Strategic Security

Security measures against internal and external threats to a nation.

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Bomb and Explosive Security

Barriers/devices to detect, diffuse, or detonate explosives.

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Maritime Security

Securing maritime industries, facilities, and resources.

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Personnel Security

Ensuring suitable hiring and workforce security.

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Inquiry (in Personnel Security)

Determines loyalty, honesty, and integrity of personnel.

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Background Investigation

Check on an individual's records from various sources.

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Complete Background Investigation

Comprehensive check of an individual's entire history.

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Controlling (Security)

Regulating business activity to standardize quality and protect assets.

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Controlled Area

Area with restricted entry near limited/exclusive areas.

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Coverage Factor

Minimum number of directions for area lighting.

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Doppler Effect

Frequency shift causing signal activation in alarms.

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Dry-run

Practical test of a plan to check its validity.

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Duress Code

Code used to signal duress during forced entry.

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Physical Security

Focuses on physical barriers, guards, and access control.

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Security Inspection

Service to check compliance with security policies.

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Continuous Inspection

Ongoing activity to adapt to organizational changes.

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Formal or Informal Inspection

Inspection with or without prior notification.

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Study Notes

Industrial Security Management

  • Effective, efficient, economical, realistic, and practical application of security resources and management operations to protect and preserve industrial establishments' interests and capital.

Industrial Establishment

  • Refers to any business, construction, firm, factory, school, building, structure, store, mall, supermarket, industry, facility, installation, motel, hotel, restaurant, inn, agency, office, bank, or credit firm, including its personnel, logistics, and resources.

Risk Management Alternatives and Strategies

  • A methodical process of determining risk and providing solutions to mitigate it.
  • Measures the extent of risk, degree of potentialities, and variability to determine the availability of resources and necessary considerations.

Risk Analysis

  • Identifies potential threats, determines vulnerability, and identifies resources and financial needs.

Risk Management Strategies

  • Risk Assumption: accepts probable risk and plans to provide a solution when it occurs.
  • Strategic Security: involves security measures against external and internal threats to national security.
  • Bomb and Explosive Security: system of barriers or devices to detect, discover, and diffuse or detonate bombs and explosives.
  • Maritime Security: secures and protects maritime and aquatic industries, facilities, and resources.

Major Divisions of Industrial Security

  • Personnel Security: ensures a firm hires suitable employees and provides necessary security to the workforce.

Personnel Security

  • Procedure: conducts complete or partial background investigation to determine whether to hire an applicant.
  • Inquiry: determines the loyalty, honesty, integrity, and reputation of an applicant or employee.
  • Visitors are issued temporary badges when entering installations.

Background Investigation

  • A check made on an individual's records in police files, educational institutions, places of residence, and former employers.
  • Complete Background Investigation: a comprehensive check including places of residence since birth.

Control and Security Measures

  • Controlling: regulates various aspects of business activity to standardize quality, protect assets, and measure performance.
  • Controlled Area: an area near or adjacent to limited or exclusive areas where entry is restricted.
  • Coverage Factor: the minimum number of directions from which each point in the area should be lighted.
  • Doppler Effect: a physical phenomenon that causes frequency shift, activating a signaling unit in certain alarms.
  • Dry-run: a practical test or exercise of a plan or activity to test its validity.
  • Duress Code: a code system used by security personnel to give alarm when forced by armed men to enter an installation.

Physical Security

  • Concerned with forces, entrances, and exits, guards, traffic control, lighting, and fire control.
  • Denies access to unauthorized persons.

Security Inspection

  • A counterintelligence service to determine compliance with established security policies and procedures.
  • Conducted to check on the degree of compliance with recommended countermeasures and to determine the effectiveness and adequacy of countermeasures.

Types of Security Inspection

  • Continuous Inspection: an ongoing and never-ending activity to keep pace with changes in the organization.
  • Formal or Informal Inspection: a formal inspection is preceded by an announcement, while an informal inspection is not.

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