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How is it different from 'management' in general? While security management shares some similarities with general management, it differs in its focus and objectives. General management is concerned with overseeing an organization's operations and achieving its goals and objectives, while security management is primarily concerned with protecting the organization's assets, employees, and operations from various risks and threats. Security management involves specific techniques and tools, such as risk assessments, threat analysis, incident response planning, and security awareness training. In contrast, general management typically focuses on functions such as planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling. Moreover, security management often involves collaboration with law enforcement agencies, government regulators, and other external stakeholders, whereas general management focuses more on internal stakeholders such as employees, shareholders, and customers. In summary, while security management is a crucial aspect of general management, it has a specific focus on identifying and mitigating risks and threats to an organization's security, which differentiates it from general management's broader responsibilities of managing an organization's resources to achieve its objectives. #safety #safetyfirst #safetymanagement #safetyassessment #safetyrisks #safetyculture #safetyanalysis #personalsafety #workplacesafety #healthandsafety #hazard #danger #peril #threat #PPE #protectivesafety #workplacesafety #security #securityriskmanagement #securitymanagement #securityrisks #enterprisesecurity #cybersecurity #physicalsecurity #informationsecurity #digitalsecurity #securityoperations #enterprisesecurityriskmanagement #securityassessment #intelligence #threatlintelligence #risk #riskmanagement #travelsecurity #travelsafety #travel #businesstravel #tourism #travelrisks #travelriskmanagement #risk #risks #enterpriserisk #enterprisesecurityriskmanagement #intelligence #threatlintelligence #riskmanagement #riskanalysis #riskassessment #riskmanagementframework #operationalriskmanagement #projectriskmanagement #projectrisk #operationalresilience #resilience #operationalrisk #riskintelligence #governance #crisis #crisismanagement #complexity #chaos #crisisleadership #crisisplan #crisismanagementplan #stress #governance #decisionmaking #riskmanagement #riskinformed #securitymanagement #securityriskmanagement #resilience #humanfactors #emergency #disaster #emergencyresponse

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What is ‘security management’? Security management refers to the practice of identifying and managing risks to an organization's people, assets, and operations. It involves developing and implementing strategies, policies, and procedures to mitigate these risks and ensure the safety and security of the organization. The primary goal of security management is to protect an organization from internal and external threats, including theft, fraud, cyber-attacks, natural disasters, and terrorism. It involves assessing the organization's vulnerabilities, establishing appropriate security measures, and continuously monitoring and improving the security posture. Security management encompasses a wide range of activities, including physical security, information security, crisis management, emergency response, and business continuity planning. It is an essential function for all organizations, regardless of their size or industry, and plays a critical role in safeguarding their reputation, financial stability, and competitive advantage. This is the third and final installment in an extensive research campaign, analysis and experimentation with evolving technology. The following is an academic, technical and professional improvisation of sorts. That is, a human sits down with an AI tool and explores a series of questions and answers. The purpose is to demonstrate two main points. That is, it takes a human to ask the question or guide the analysis. And lastly, the AI response provides zero context in relation to its experience, knowledge, education, source of information or the provenance of discourse provided. In other words, I could be saying anything from partially wrong to wildly inaccurate. This transfers the burden of 'fact checking' and verification back onto the human(s) or various other tools, systems and processes. This editorial demand is likely to consume considerably more time, effort and expertise than it did to create the quick, logical and seemingly informed responses derived throughout. Tony Ridley, MSc CSyP MSyI Security Management Risk Management Crisis Management Risk, Security, Safety, Resilience & Management Sciences (Tony Ridley, MSc CSyP MSyI M.ISRM) #security #securityriskmanagement #securitymanagement #securityrisks #enterprisesecurity #cybersecurity #physicalsecurity #informationsecurity #digitalsecurity #securityoperations #enterprisesecurityriskmanagement #securityassessment #intelligence #threatlintelligence #risk #riskmanagement #travelsecurity #travelsafety #travel #businesstravel #tourism #travelrisks #travelriskmanagement #risk #risks #enterpriserisk #enterprisesecurityriskmanagement #intelligence #threatlintelligence #riskmanagement #riskanalysis #riskassessment #riskmanagementframework #operationalriskmanagement #projectriskmanagement #projectrisk #operationalresilience #resilience #operationalrisk #riskintelligence #governance #safety

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