What are the Academic and policy value of learning physical security studies in Kenya?
Abstract
Physical security is the protection of personnel, hardware, programs, networks, and data from physical circumstances and events that could cause serious losses or damage to an enterprise, agency, or institution. This includes protection from fire, natural disasters, burglary, theft, vandalism, and terrorism.
Physical security is often overlooked (and its importance underestimated) in favor of more technical and dramatic issues such as hacking, viruses, Trojans, and spyware. However, breaches of physical security can be carried out with little or no technical knowledge on the part of an attacker. Moreover, accidents and natural disasters are a part …show more content…
The result of this approach is a network of objectives where the fundamental objectives are the areas of concern that can be used in decision making in security planning. The fundamental objectives were found to be in line with the acknowledged goals of physical security, e.g. deterrence, deception, detection, delay, denial of access, respondent, mitigation.
The academic value of learning physical security in Kenya is to offer students the opportunity to learn the principles and theories associated with various types of security, from international security to information security focused on protection of assets. They get to study global terrorism, legal and ethical issues, physical security, program evaluation, and security administration by:-
• Identifying organizational/national security risk exposure; cost-effective mitigation strategies; and prepare for recovery strategies.
• Employing the use of risk analysis and vulnerability assessment processes.
• Critically examining the variety and extent of losses from criminal acts, natural disasters, and security breaches facing …show more content…
Research done by academicians combined by security professionals from both government and private sector assist in the policy formulation of the national security of our country. Their expertise is very much utilized in preparation of laws governing private security in Kenya.
It is because of the aforementioned that security managers of established organizations and institutions must have knowledge and be able to carry out the following:-
Risk management & planning: Must have knowledge on what constitutes a risk, how to prepare a risk management plan, and how to identify the key management stakeholders
Basic system design and layout: - To understand system layout strategies. When to design and who should design systems, expectations, infrastructure and more. Find out how the design and layout relates to system specifications, procurement and deployment.
Ligation issues and mitigation: - The security professional`s role in legal issues such as information and property theft, armed intruders, contracts. Know who you should go for advice and how it impacts
Abstract
Physical security is the protection of personnel, hardware, programs, networks, and data from physical circumstances and events that could cause serious losses or damage to an enterprise, agency, or institution. This includes protection from fire, natural disasters, burglary, theft, vandalism, and terrorism.
Physical security is often overlooked (and its importance underestimated) in favor of more technical and dramatic issues such as hacking, viruses, Trojans, and spyware. However, breaches of physical security can be carried out with little or no technical knowledge on the part of an attacker. Moreover, accidents and natural disasters are a part …show more content…
The result of this approach is a network of objectives where the fundamental objectives are the areas of concern that can be used in decision making in security planning. The fundamental objectives were found to be in line with the acknowledged goals of physical security, e.g. deterrence, deception, detection, delay, denial of access, respondent, mitigation.
The academic value of learning physical security in Kenya is to offer students the opportunity to learn the principles and theories associated with various types of security, from international security to information security focused on protection of assets. They get to study global terrorism, legal and ethical issues, physical security, program evaluation, and security administration by:-
• Identifying organizational/national security risk exposure; cost-effective mitigation strategies; and prepare for recovery strategies.
• Employing the use of risk analysis and vulnerability assessment processes.
• Critically examining the variety and extent of losses from criminal acts, natural disasters, and security breaches facing …show more content…
Research done by academicians combined by security professionals from both government and private sector assist in the policy formulation of the national security of our country. Their expertise is very much utilized in preparation of laws governing private security in Kenya.
It is because of the aforementioned that security managers of established organizations and institutions must have knowledge and be able to carry out the following:-
Risk management & planning: Must have knowledge on what constitutes a risk, how to prepare a risk management plan, and how to identify the key management stakeholders
Basic system design and layout: - To understand system layout strategies. When to design and who should design systems, expectations, infrastructure and more. Find out how the design and layout relates to system specifications, procurement and deployment.
Ligation issues and mitigation: - The security professional`s role in legal issues such as information and property theft, armed intruders, contracts. Know who you should go for advice and how it impacts