Introduction to

Industrial Security
Concepts
SECURE
 is derived from the Latin word
securus which means “safe” or
“without care” or from se cura,
wherein se means “free from”
and cura means “care”.
Security – to be secure means:
 Being free from danger, risk, injury,
fear, trouble, doubt or anxiety.
 Being dependable, strong, good,
impregnable or inviolable.
 Having peace of mind.
Security – can be defined as:
 The degree of protection or
resistance against harm, danger,
loss, and criminals.
 It includes structure and processes
that provide or improve security as
a condition.
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY AND
OPEN METHODOLOGIES (ISECOM)
 Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual
(OSSTM) “For a threat to be effective, it must interact
directly or indirectly with the asset. To separate the
threat from the asset is to avoid interaction.”
 Therefore, it is possible to have total security if the
threat and the asset are completely separated from
each other.
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OPEN METHODOLOGIES (ISECOM)
For example:
 To be secure from burglary, one
must create a fence around their
house.
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OPEN METHODOLOGIES (ISECOM)
 If the threat can’t be separated from the assets
must be made safer so that their interactions and
any effects from interaction do little or no harm.
For example:
 To be safe from burglary, one must live in a
friendly neighborhood.
Related Concepts:
1. Asset
 Anything tangible or intangible that is
capable of being owned or controlled to
produce value.
 Has positive economic value, or its value can
be converted into cash.
Example: Business, House, Car
2. Risk
 The uncertainty of financial loss, the
probability that a loss has occurred
or will occur;
 The end result of risk is loss or
decrease in value
Example: bankrupt
3.Threat
 Anything that could adversely
affect the assets; can be natural,
accident, or intentional acts.
Example: typhoon, vehicular
accident and terrorism
4. Vulnerability
 means weakness, flaw, or virtually
anything that may conceivably be
exploited by a threat
Example: holes in a fence, an out of
date key system or the introduction of
a computer virus
 CATEGORIES OF SECURITY
1. Physical security
 Pertains to all physical barriers
employed or installed to secure
assets.
Example: fence, CCTV and
Security Guard
2. Personnel Security
 Refers to the procedure followed,
inquires conduct, and criteria applied
to determine the work suitability of a
particular applicant or the retention
of a particular employee.
Example: Enrollment
3. Document and Information Security
 Refers to policies, regulation, doctrines,
and practice enforced to safeguard the
contents and integrity of any classified
information or document from
compromise or loss.
Example: Classification of Information – top
secret, secret, confidential, and restricted.
POLITICAL SECURITY
 Relate to social relationships
involving governments or entities
that hold authority or power.
 It includes public, national and
international level.
1. Public Security
 The way governments are ensuring the
protection of its citizens, organizations
and institutions against threat,
maintaining the general security and
peace in public places.
Example: Police patrol, Sim Registration Act,
Anti-illegal Drug Campaign
2. National Security
 The requirement to maintain the
survival of the state through the
economic power, diplomacy, and
political power.
Example: Military foes from other
nation
3. International Security
 Consist of the measures taken
by nations and international
organization to ensure survival
and safety.
Example: International Convention
 PRIVATE SPHERE OF SECURITY
1. Industrial Security
is a form of physical security involving
industrial plants and business
enterprises. This involves the
safeguarding of personnel, processes,
properties and operations.
2. Bank and Armor Security
 involves the protection resulting
from the application of various
measure which safeguards cash
and assets in storage, in transit,
or during transaction.
3. Hotel Security
 involves using various
measures of protection for the
guests, personnel, properties
and functions in hotels,
restaurants, bars, and clubs.
4. V.I.P Security
 involves the protection of top-
ranking officials of the
government, visiting persons of
illustrious standing and foreign
dignitaries.
5. Operational Security
 involves the protection of
processes, formula, patents and
industrial and manufacturing
activities from espionage,
infiltration, loss, compromise or
infringement.
6. Communication Security
 involves the safeguard resulting from
the application of different measures
which prevent or delay the enemy or
unauthorized person from gaining
information through communication
including transmission and
cryptographic.
7. Mall / Commercial Security
 is the degree of protection against
danger, loss and crime inside malls.
As a form of protection, it refers to
system, structures and processes
that provide or improve mall
security as a conditions.
Security management in organization
There is almost no organization without a
team dedicated to managing issues of security.
The presence of these uniformed staff
represents the company’s ability to respond to
or deter threats.

**However, only part of the security measures

employed by companies against threats….
Security management in organization
** other security measures
 installation of CCTV, sophisticated
alarm systems, policies against
workplace bullying and harassment,
employee screening, emergency
planning, etc.
Security management in organization
 With corporate crime becoming
a growing issue, the increasing
role of private security in crime
prevention is becoming more
evident.
Security management in organization
 With corporate crime becoming
a growing issue, the increasing
role of private security in crime
prevention is becoming more
evident.
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