Chase Security Leader Insights for Risk Management

Lessons and Strategies from Leading Security Professionals
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-0-12-800904-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 60 Seiten

How do you, as a busy security executive or manager, stay current with evolving issues, familiarize yourself with the successful practices of your peers, and transfer this information to build a knowledgeable, skilled workforce the times now demand? With Security Leader Insights for Risk Management, a collection of timeless leadership best practices featuring insights from some of the nation's most successful security practitioners, you can.This book can be used as a quick and effective resource to bring your security staff up to speed on security's role in risk management. Instead of re-inventing the wheel when faced with a new challenge, these proven practices and principles will allow you to execute with confidence knowing that your peers have done so with success. Part one looks at the risk assessment and subtopics such as compliance, using risk assessments to increase security's influence, and risk indicator dashboards. Part two discusses risk management topics such as board-level risk, global risk, risk appetite, and enterprise risk management (ERM).Security Leader Insights for Risk Management is a part of Elsevier's Security Executive Council Risk Management Portfolio, a collection of real-world solutions and 'how-to' guidelines that equip executives, practitioners, and educators with proven information for successful security and risk management programs. - Each chapter can be read in five minutes or less, and is written by or contains insights from experienced security leaders. - Can be used to find illustrations and examples you can use to deal with a relevant issue. - Brings together the diverse experiences of proven security leaders in one easy-to-read resource.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chase, Richard

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Security Leader Insights for Risk Management;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Introduction;10
6;1 Risk Assessment;12
6.1;1 Looking at Risk from a Different Angle to Achieve Results;14
6.2;2 Learning from the Past: Risk Management versus Compliance;18
6.3;3 Increase Influence and Protection through Proactive Risk Assessments;22
6.3.1;Objective and Results Sought;22
6.3.2;Strategy;22
6.3.3;The Bottom Line;24
6.4;4 Security Risk Assessments: Integrating the Concept;26
6.5;5 The Risk-Aware Organization;30
6.5.1;Strategy;30
6.6;6 Building a Risk Indicator Dashboard;32
6.6.1;Objective;32
6.6.2;Results Sought;32
6.6.3;Risk Management Strategy;32
6.6.4;Where is the Data?;33
7;2 Risk Management;36
7.1;7 Managing Board-Level Risk;38
7.1.1;The Oversight-Management Cycle;38
7.1.2;Analyzing Board-Level Risk;40
7.1.3;Challenges in Board Risk Management;42
7.2;8 Confronting Global Risk;44
7.2.1;The Overseas Advisory Council;45
7.2.2;NGOs Play a Role;45
7.2.3;Becoming More Nimble;46
7.3;9 What Is Your Risk Appetite?;48
7.4;10 Is Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Leaving Security Behind?;52
7.4.1;Not Yet Widely Accepted;53
7.4.2;Why So Slow?;53
7.4.3;Security’s Role in ERM;55
7.4.4;Put on Your Business Hat;56
8;About the Contributing Editor;58
9;About Elsevier’s Security Executive Council Risk Management Portfolio;60