Security Surveys Flashcards
The process of conducting an exhaustive physical examination and thorough inspection of all operational systems and procedures of a facility is known as:
a security survey
The 4 purposes of a security survey:
1) Determine existing state of security
2) Locate weakness in defenses
3) Determine degree of protection required
4) Produce recommendations establishing a total security program
Who should conduct a security survey?
1)
2)
1) Staff security personnel
2) Qualified security specialists (both of whom should have had training in the field)
No checklists exists that could be universally applied for survey purposes, because:
no two facilities are alike
A security survey is known by a number of different terms, such as
1)
2)
1) Risk analysis
2) Risk assessment
What are the 3 key steps in a risk assessment process?
1)
2)
3)
1) Determine value, impact, and cost of any asset should it be lost due to natural or man-made forces
2) Determine the degree of vulnerability of the facility to damage or attack by natural or man-made forces
3) Determine the degree of probability that natural or man-made forces will strike any given facility
What are the 3 ways the “vulnerability of a facility” to damage or attack may be determined?
1) Inspection of the facility by an experienced inspector
2) Examination of the facility’s record of losses
3) Determination whether the high-value property or items are properly safeguarded from theft by insiders
Security surveys determine existing vulnerabilities to:
injury, death, damage, or destruction by natural causes
Security surveys determine existing vulnerabilities of corporate assets due to:
outside criminal activity
OR
criminal activity within organizations
Security surveys determine existing conditions of:
physical security of corporate property
Security surveys measure effectiveness of:
current security police
Security surveys measure compliance of:
employees to security rules
Security surveys conduct internal audit to determine:
fraud
Security surveys inspect overall condition within facility which cause:
security probelms
Security surveys investigate _____________________ in the community from a standpoint of interaction within the facility.
Environmental conditions
One of the big differences between physical security surveys and crime prevention surveys is that physical security measures are oriented more towards _____________-, but crime prevention measures focus on ______________.
Security of property and facilities
Deterrence of criminal activity regardless of physical safeguards
When conducting a security survey, __________ should always be obtained.
Written authority
When conducting a security survey, any ______________ should be reviewed.
previous surveys
When conducting a security survey, a(n) _________________ tour should be made.
orientation
When conducting a security survey, _____________ should be taken of objects or situations that are difficult to describe.
photographs
When conducting a security survey, there should be a review with who of all deficiencies found?
Local plant supervisors
When conducting a security survey, how should you ascertain if deficiencies have been corrected?
With a follow-up survey
When conducting a security survey, a ____________ should be prepared.
Cost-benefit analysis
The direct comparison of the costs of the operation of the security unit and all security measures with the amount of corporate property saved or recovered as well as reduction of losses caused by injuries and lost production time
Cost-benefit analysis
