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Security Education, Awareness and Training

SEAT from Theory to Practice

  • 1st Edition - August 23, 2005
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Carl Roper, Dr. Lynn Fischer, Joseph A. Grau
  • Language: English

This book is the only one available on security training for all level of personnel. Chief Security Officers (CSOs), security managers, and heads of security forces often have to… Read more

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Description

This book is the only one available on security training for all level of personnel. Chief Security Officers (CSOs), security managers, and heads of security forces often have to design training programs themselves from scratch or rely on outside vendors and outside training companies to provide training which is often dry, stilted, and not always applicable to a specific corporate or government setting. This title addresses the theories of sound security training and awareness, then shows the reader how to put the theories into practice when developing or presenting any form of security education, training, motivation or awareness.

Key features

* Shows how to establish and integrate a structured, internally consistent and coherent program from the ground up * Illustrates how to assess and analyze security program needs and audience and customize training accordingly* Numerous Appendices to help the security manager justify security spending on training initiatives

Readership

CSO's and security managers, private security consultants, security trainers, security educators and course/program developers in the 2- and 4-year college market, private security training companies and academies.

Table of contents

Chapter 1: Security Programs, Security Education, and This BookChapter 2: Starting with Some BasicsChapter 3: Goals, Objectives, and a ModelChapter 4: Performance Problem Solving: Figuring Out What's Going OnChapter 5: Security Education and the Employment Life CycleChapter 6: Motivation: Getting People to Do ThingsChapter 7: Motivation: Some Theories with Practical ApplicationsChapter 8: Planning an Awareness ProgramChapter 9: Promoting Informed Awareness: Program ImplementationChapter 10: Practical Exercise: Promoting an Informed AwarenessChapter 11: Training and Education: Going One Step BeyondChapter 12: Planning to Train: Reader ExerciseChapter 13: Moving Security Education into the Work EnvironmentChapter 14: How Not to Train: A Commonsense AlternativeChapter 15: Evaluating Security Education ProgramsChapter 16: Security Education in the Electronic AgeAppendicesIntroduction: Security Products and PresentationsA: Focus Group ProtocolB: Security PresentationsC: Security Articles: The Protection of InformationD: Security Articles: Espionage and the Theft of InformationE: Security Articles: Foreign Travel RisksF: Security Articles: The InternetG: Internet Security LinksH: Security Articles: General InterestI: Audiovisuals: Getting the Word Out to the Right Audience - The Right Way

Review quotes

"This book is, foremost, a study of people, and secondarily, a model for effective security training programs. This is a must-read for every security educator and instructor, and even some human resources professionals. The concepts presented here might just redefine how educators develop and teach their curriculums.” Security Management

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: August 23, 2005
  • Language: English

About the authors

CR

Carl Roper

Affiliations and expertise
Security Consultant, Richmond, VA, USA

DF

Dr. Lynn Fischer

Affiliations and expertise
PERSEREC, Monterey, CA, USA

JG

Joseph A. Grau

Affiliations and expertise
Security Consultant, Richmond, VA, USA