SEC/400 Threat and Vulnerability Management / University of Phoenix / (Assignments & DQs)

Individual

Threats and Risks Assessment

Select an organization in your area that you feel is in need of additional security. You will use this organization for the individual assignments in Weeks One, Two, and Three.

Complete the Week One section of the University of Phoenix Material: Security Assessments Worksheet located on your student website.

Apply the principles of threat and risk assessment to the organization.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper regarding how security officials determine natural, human-made, and technological threats and risks.

Include the following in your paper:

·         Types of assets and their characterizations including loss implications

·         The completed Week One section of the Security Assessment Worksheet

·         General and specific types of exterior and interior threats

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Cite at least 3 sources

Individual

Vulnerabilities Assessment

Use the organization you selected in Week One and the Security Assessment Worksheet for the basis of this assignment.

Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper that discusses how security officials determine vulnerabilities to natural, human-made, and technological threats. Apply these strategies to your selected organization.

Include the following in your paper:

·         Vulnerabilities associated with informational, technological, natural, and human-made threats

·         Vulnerabilities associated with personnel and work behaviors

·         Transportation vulnerabilities

·         Socio-economic and criminal activity factors associated with the environment surrounding the area

·         Vulnerabilities associated with neighboring businesses

Include the completed Week Two section of the Security Assessment Worksheet.

Create a representation of the organization’s basic floor plan that includes the current security countermeasures. Include this representation as an Appendix to your paper. For an example floor plan using Microsoft® Word, see University of Phoenix Material: Simple Floor Plan on the student website.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Cite at least 3 sources

Individual

Managing Vulnerability

Use the organization you selected in Week One and the Security Assessment Worksheet for the basis of this assignment.

Write a 1,400- 1,750-word paper that discusses how security officials manage identified vulnerabilities regarding natural, human-made, and technological threats.

Include the following in your paper:

·         The completed Week Three section of the Security Assessment Worksheet

·         The role and effectiveness of on-site security personnel

·         Appropriate countermeasures based on risk and vulnerabilities

·         How to communicate priorities effectively to stakeholders

·         A cost estimate and a description of the benefit in relation to the selection of countermeasures

·         Risk management options

·         Recovery and operational backup plans

·         How to evaluate the effectiveness of the security program

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Cite at least 3 sources

Learning Team

Countermeasures’

Strengths and Weaknesses

Review Category 4: Physical Security from the University of Phoenix Material: Security Assessment Checklist located on the student website.

Research modern security countermeasures associated with Category 4: Physical Security.

Write a 350- to 700-word summary of the strengths and weaknesses of the modern physical security countermeasures found in your chosen organization.

Format your summary consistent with APA guidelines.

Individual

Terrorism and Criminal Activity

For this assignment, you will choose from the following options:

Option 1: Terrorism and Criminal Activity Paper

Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper, exploring the differences between terrorism and criminal activity from economic, security, and psychological perspectives.

Answer the following questions in your paper:

·         What prevention, mitigation, and enforcement measures are taken to avoid terrorism?

·         How are these efforts similar to and different from the methods used to prevent or mitigate routine criminal activity?

·         What are the benefits and limitations of prevention versus enforcement?

·         How is the economy affected by criminal activity and terrorism?

·         How does psychology play a role in both criminal and terrorist activity?

Consider risk assessments and conclude with a discussion of the category (terrorism or criminal activity) that poses the greatest challenge to law enforcement. Include at least 2 case studies involving crimes against both property and persons.

Apply principles from the readings to support your position and rationale.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines and cite at least 3 sources

Option 2: Terrorism and Criminal Activity Presentation

Create a 15- to 18-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation exploring the differences between terrorism and criminal activity from economic, security, and psychological perspectives.

Include at least 100 words of speaker’s notes for each slide.

Answer the following questions in your presentation:

·         What prevention, mitigation, and enforcement measures are taken to avoid terrorism?

·         How are these efforts similar to and different from the methods used to prevent or mitigate routine criminal activity?

·         What are the benefits and limitations of prevention versus enforcement?

·         How is the economy affected by criminal activity and terrorism?

·         How does psychology play a role in both criminal and terrorist activity?

Consider risk assessments and conclude with a discussion of the category (terrorism or criminal activity) that poses the greatest challenge to law enforcement. Include at least 2 case studies involving crimes against both property and persons.

Apply principles from the readings to support your position and rationale.

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines and cite at least 3 sources.

Learning Team

Security Assessment

Conduct a security assessment of the organization the team selected in Week Two.

Write a 350- to 700-word assessment of threats, estimated risk, and vulnerabilities.

Include at least two threats associated with terrorism, two threats associated with crime, and two nature-made threats.

Format your summary consistent with APA guidelines.

Learning Team

Emergency Management Plan and Paper

Review the 11 categories from the University of Phoenix Material: Security Assessment Checklist on the student website.

Apply the checklist to the organization your team selected in Week Two.

Prepare a comprehensive emergency management plan based on actions to mitigate security threats. Identify preventative and mitigating actions that will reduce loss.

Write a 2,800- to 3,150- word emergency management plan that will be presented to management.

Address the following questions in your plan:

·         What are the strengths and weaknesses of the organization?

·         Who are key personnel and what are the duties associated with incident response and recovery?

·         What improvements would you make to reduce loss?

·         What is the estimated cost for preventing and mitigating threats?

·         What are the estimated savings from applying the emergency management plan?

·         What is the total cost analysis?

Prepare a 10-15 slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation as if you are the Chief Security Officer presenting your emergency management plan to the management of the selected organization.

Format your paper and presentation consistent with APA guidelines.

Cite at least 3 sources