Week 1
discussions

Organizational Security Assessment
(graded)

This discussion is intended to provide a baseline
for your organizational and personal security positions. Before 9/11, some
organizations provided good security, but many had less-than-focused security.
Assess your situation at work as well as your individual security, and let us
know from your perspective how physically secure things are now.
As we progress through the course, keep in mind
what your original perspectives were and how they might have changed.

Legal Aspects of Security (graded)

How does private security differ from law
enforcement in what it is able to do to protect and serve those for whom it
works?

Week 2 discnn

Physical Security (graded)

With the current knowledge that you have about
physical security, take a look at your current place of employment and assess
how physically secure your location is, and provide your comments on this
issue.

Personnel Security (graded)

Keeping in mind your assessment of the physical
security at your current work location, what types of personnel security
efforts does your employer use to enhance security at your organization? What
types of factors must an organization consider when hiring employees?

Week 3 discussions

Inner Defense: Personnel ID Systems
(graded)

The authorized movement of personnel is a critical
element of inner defense countermeasures. This covers employees as well as
visitors. Thinking of your particular environment and the recommendations of
how to control access and movement, describe how well it provides for the
security of the facility and its contents. You should pay particular attention
to how employees and visitors are identified, enter the building, move to/from
authorized locations, and exit the building.

Computer and Information Security
Threats (graded)

Since most organizations today use computer
technology to get work done, what types of computer security threats do you see
at your current place of work or places where you have worked in the past? What
types of threats do you see personally on any home system you may have?

Week 4 discussin

Security Threats (graded)

There are many types of security threats to
organizations, requiring law enforcement and private security to cooperate.
What are some of these threats, and how should they be handled?

Risk Analysis and Management (graded)

Why are risk analysis and management important? How
are risks typically managed? How can you reduce risk? What are the steps you
would support?
Week 5 discussiosn

Institutional Security (graded)

How is institutional security different from other
types of security, such as retail security and event security?

Executive Protection (graded)

Why is executive protection important to an
organization?
Week 1
discussionsOrganizational Security Assessment
(graded)This discussion is intended to provide a baseline
for your organizational and personal security positions. Before 9/11, some
organizations provided good security, but many had less-than-focused security.
Assess your situation at work as well as your individual security, and let us
know from your perspective how physically secure things are now.As we progress through the course, keep in mind
what your original perspectives were and how they might have changed.Legal Aspects of Security (graded)How does private security differ from law
enforcement in what it is able to do to protect and serve those for whom it
works?Week 2 discnnPhysical Security (graded)With the current knowledge that you have about
physical security, take a look at your current place of employment and assess
how physically secure your location is, and provide your comments on this
issue.Personnel Security (graded)Keeping in mind your assessment of the physical
security at your current work location, what types of personnel security
efforts does your employer use to enhance security at your organization? What
types of factors must an organization consider when hiring employees?Week 3 discussionsInner Defense: Personnel ID Systems
(graded)The authorized movement of personnel is a critical
element of inner defense countermeasures. This covers employees as well as
visitors. Thinking of your particular environment and the recommendations of
how to control access and movement, describe how well it provides for the
security of the facility and its contents. You should pay particular attention
to how employees and visitors are identified, enter the building, move to/from
authorized locations, and exit the building.Computer and Information Security
Threats (graded)Since most organizations today use computer
technology to get work done, what types of computer security threats do you see
at your current place of work or places where you have worked in the past? What
types of threats do you see personally on any home system you may have?Week 4 discussinSecurity Threats (graded)There are many types of security threats to
organizations, requiring law enforcement and private security to cooperate.
What are some of these threats, and how should they be handled?Risk Analysis and Management (graded)Why are risk analysis and management important? How
are risks typically managed? How can you reduce risk? What are the steps you
would support?Week 5 discussiosnInstitutional Security (graded)How is institutional security different from other
types of security, such as retail security and event security?Executive Protection (graded)Why is executive protection important to an
organization?