Security operations are defined as “the state of being free from danger or threat”. And there are numerous areas of expertise.
• Surveillance Operators are the specialists that operate and observe through cameras. They dispatch units to aid and assist both employees and clientele who at risk of medical adversity or violent interpersonal contact.
• Physical Security starts at the building and premises design. It includes such items as alarms, break resistant windows, and other elements that protect a physical location, usually during off business hours.
• Personal Security and Escorts are bodyguards, assigned to protect an individual or group. To be effective they should be knowledgeable in close, weaponless defense. Providing low key protection for a VIP takes a special individual and most must be in excellent physic condition.
• Patrol, either armed or armed with non-lethal tools these patrol in and outside the premises protecting persons and property against vandalism, theft or physical violence.
• Undercovers in some security operations are in plain cloths to covertly observe both employees and clients. Much of the losses experienced by retail outlets are through employee theft. Undercover operations can uncover cooperative theft or theft rings of employees. They also can more readily interdict the thief.
• Data Security involves communications and digital networks against intrusions and manipulation or theft of data.
• Operations Security or OPSEC is a military term that defines more of a mindset than any physical operation. “Loose lips may sink ships” was the mantra during WWII in military, government and governmental contractors. OPSEC identifies critical information, analyzes threats and vulnerabilities, assesses the risk of disclosure and applies appropriate measures to ensure the security of the information. Revealing security information details, policies and procedures can weaken the protection of the operation. This is a counter intelligence operation and as adapted by private business is designed to offset attempts at competitive intelligence collection efforts, i.e. corporate espionage.
Importance of Safety at Home & in Workplace
Security operations should be able to provide a safe work place or domicile. Housing and building security provide physical security against aggression, property loss and vandalism. People must feel secure in the workplace and have high morale to be effective, as do customers and clientele. Personal or VIP protection places a lot of demands on the security personnel. They must be able to respond in a low-key manner to personal threats of the person protected. Everything from over wrought fans relating to entertainment personalities to assassination of political figures. Many threats evolve rapidly, are up close and personal leave little or no time to employee lethal or non-lethal tools. Collapsible batons and chemical sprays as well as firearms may be carried, but knowledge of weaponless defense is a must.
OPSEC Process, Planning & Counter Measures
OPSEC operations are designed to defeat attempts at intellectual property theft or activities designed to blunt the effectiveness of a competitor. The difficulty is that most intellectual property theft events are achieved by internal activities of disgruntled employees. Corporate (any business, not just corporations) intelligence and counter-intelligence are becoming a fact of life in the private sector. It is imperative that the modern business entity create a comprehensive security and protection plan. Threats from outside competitors to inside threats from employees and former employees.
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