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The document discusses the concept of security, emphasizing its importance to individuals, businesses, and governments. It defines security as the degree of protection against harm and outlines related concepts such as assets, risks, threats, and vulnerabilities. Additionally, it categorizes security into various types, including physical, personnel, document, political, public, national, and international security.

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The document discusses the concept of security, emphasizing its importance to individuals, businesses, and governments. It defines security as the degree of protection against harm and outlines related concepts such as assets, risks, threats, and vulnerabilities. Additionally, it categorizes security into various types, including physical, personnel, document, political, public, national, and international security.

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Republic of the Philippines

CENTRAL BICOL STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE


Calabanga | Pasacao | Pili | Sipocot

MODULE 1:
The Concept of
Security
INTRODUCTION
Security is important to everyone. It is important to
individuals such as a homeowner who wants to protect
valuable items in his house, a parent who does not want her
child to be harmed while in school, an employee who wants
to save for a comfortable retirement, or an online shopper
who wants to purchase a gadget via the internet.
INTRODUCTION
It is also important to private companies such as a jewelry
store that keeps diamonds in storage, a law firm that holds
incriminating evidence against a drug lord, or an internet
company that requires personal information and passwords
from its users. Of course, it is also very important to
governments that maintain military forces, use intelligence
services, legislate civil defense policies, and implement
emergency preparedness measures to serve and protect its
citizens.
Definitions of Security
The word secure is derived from the Latin securus which
means "safe" or "without care," or from se cura, wherein se
means "free from and cura means "care. To be secure could
mean many different things.
It could mean being free from danger, risk, Injury, fear,
trouble, doubt or anxiety. Being secure could als0 refer to
being dependable, strong, good, impregnable or inviolable.
Or simply, it could mean having peace of mind.
Definitions of Security

Security can be defined as the degree of


protection or resistance against harm, danger,
loss, and criminals. As a form of protection, it
includes structures and processes that provide
or improve security as a condition.
Definitions of Security
The Institute for Security and Open Methodologies
(ISECOM) is an open community and a non-profit
organization that published in 2001 the Open Source
Security Testing Methodology Manual (OSSTMM), a
peer-reviewed manual of security testing and
analysis. OSSTMM 3 was released in 2010, defining
security with the following explanation:
Definitions of Security
"For a threat to be effective, it must interact either directly or
indirectly with the asset. To separate the threat from the
asset is to avoid a possible interaction. Therefore, it is
possible to have total (100%) security if the threat and the
asset are completely separated from each other. Otherwise
what you have is safety of the asset which is provided by the
controls you put on the asset or the degree to which you
lessen the impact of the threat.
Definitions of Security
For example, to be secure from lightning, one must move to
where lightning can't reach such as deep in a mountain.
Threats which can't be separated from the assets must be
made safer so that their interactions and any effects from
interactions do little or no harm.
Definitions of Security
In this same example, to be safe from lightning, one must stay indoors
during storms, avoid windows or other openings, and use lightning rods
on the root. Therefore, under the context of operational security, we call
security the separation of an asset and a threat and safety the control
of a threat or its effects" (ISECOM, 2010, emphasis supplied).
Related Concepts
Understanding the concept of security requires
further definition of other related concepts such as
asset, risk, threat and vulnerability.
Related Concepts
Understanding the concept of security requires
further definition of other related concepts such as
asset, risk, threat and vulnerability.
Related Concepts
asset is anything tangible or intangible that
is capable of being owned or controlled to
produce value. Or more simply, if its value can be
converted into cash, it is an asset (Sullivan &
Sheffrin, 2003).
Related Concepts
Risk is the uncertainty of financial loss, the probability
that a loss has occurred or will occur, the variations
between actual and expected results, or the possible
occurrence of an undesirable event. The end result of
risk is loss or a decrease in value (Sennewald, 2003).
Related Concepts
threat is anything that could adversely
affect assets; it can be classified into
natural hazards (such as floods), accidents
(chemical spills), or intentional acts
(domestic or international terrorism)
Related Concepts
Vulnerability means weakness, flaw, or virtually
anything that may conceivably be exploited by
a threat; examples are holes in a fence, an out-
of-date key system or the introduction of a
computer virus (Sennewald, 2003).
Categories of Security
Physical Security

pertains to all physical barriers employed


or installed to secure assets
What are te examples of Physical security?
Personnel Security
refers to the procedure followed, inquiries
conducted, and criteria applied to determine
the work suitability of a particular applicant or
the retention of a particular employee
Document and Information

Security refers to policies, regulations,


doctrines, and practices enforced to safeguard
the contents and integrity of any classified
information or document from compromise or
loss
Political security

another category that relate to social


relationships involving governments or
entities that hold authority or power.

This includes issues of security in the public,


national or international level
Public security

refers to the way governments are ensuring the protection of its


citizens, organizations and institutions against threats to their
wellbeing, as well as maintaining the general security and peace in
public places. This includes security against problems that have a
direct impact on people's lives, such as gang violence, cybercrime, or
trafficking of illegal drugs and firearms.
National security

is the requirement to maintain the survival of a state through


the use of economic power, diplomacy, and political power.
Security threats include military foes from other nations, big
drug cartels, or even national disasters that cause severe
environmental damage.
International security

consists of the measures taken by nations and


international organizations to ensure mutual survival
and safety. Examples of measures are military
actions and diplomatic agreements.
End of the slide!

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