Rigorous evaluations of security risk that facilitate cost-effective solutions require a familiarity with the underlying physical principles that affect the likelihood of, and vulnerability to, many of today's significant security threats. Until now, these fundamental principles have neither been systematically identified nor centrally codified to enable truly rigorous assessments of risk. This easy-to-read text provides a handy compendium of these concepts, and most importantly, illustrates their applicability to both common and uncommon physical and information security issues such as information loss or theft, biological, chemical and radiological weapons, theft, and explosions. Many examples of worked problems are included that will yield valuable insights for the technologist working in security as well as the relevant scientific backgroundfor the experienced security professional. Moreover, this book provides a practical framework for evaluating physical security threats, with step-by-step application of a systematic risk assessment process that is based upon a flexible model for security standards. This process will help to ensure consistency and coherence in risk mitigation and has been successfully used in a variety of corporate settings. Metrics and Methods for Security Risk Management offers unique and heretofore unpublished techniques in evaluating security risk. It promises to be a standard reference in the field and should be in the library of every serious security professional. 500,000 security professionals need to manage the risks that face their organizations in the 21st c.Covers topics needed by homeland security professionals as well as IT and physical security managers Integrated approach to assessing security risk offers vital safeguards for business continuity
- ISBN: 978-1-85617-978-2
- Editorial: Syngress
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 256
- Fecha Publicación: 12/08/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés