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Title	The Manager's Handbook for Corporate Security: Establishing and Managing a Successful Assets Protection Program, First Edition
Author(s)	Gerald L. Kovacich, Edward P. Halibozek
ISBN	0750674873
Language	English
Published	December 2002
Publisher	Butterworth-Heinemann

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Reviewer Rob Slade wrote:
The intent that is asserted in the preface is to provide a state-of- the-art, holistic, practical, "cut and paste" approach to corporate asset protection, using examples from a fictional company. Part one, titularly about the old and new world of the security professional, provides some historical perspective. Chapter one, "New Century, New World," says that it is a big, bad, complex, changing, interconnected world out there now. The argument is somewhat unconvincing, since the history provided points out that the times they always have been a-changin'. A standard view of threat and risk is in chapter two. Corporate security and law enforcement, in chapter three, is simply a terse history of the military and law enforcement. Chapter four is a promotional piece for corporate security professionals. Part two, on corporate security management, starts taking itself way too seriously by coining a new acronym of CSM. Our fictional company is created in chapter five. Generic security management roles are dressed up in the fictional company clothes in chapter six. The corporate security management department that is invented in chapter seven assumes a clean slate and a perfect world. Part three outlines some security functions. Where many would assume that "administrative security" might involve some operational aspects, chapter eight concentrates on plans, policies, and procedures. Chapter nine's review of physical security is fairly ordinary, although it is short on details in areas such as fire protection and power provision. The usual debate about outsourcing versus in-house security is somewhat biased in favour of outsourcing, in chapter ten. Personnel security, in chapter eleven, is limited to background checks and workplace violence. Chapter twelve looks at security education. Fire protection is given another run in chapter thirteen, which is big on procedures but short on detail. Contingency planning, in chapter fourteen, is broad but vague. Chapter fifteen's view of investigations is heavily influenced by law enforcement and assumes a very large staff. Chapter sixteen tells us that dealing with the government has--surprise!--special requirements. Information has value and requires protection, says chapter seventeen, which also generates more new acronyms. Executive protection is examined in more than the usual level of detail, in chapter eighteen. Chapter nineteen looks at security for events. Part four assesses the security profession now and in the future. The advice about corporate security career development, in chapter twenty, is equally applicable to any profession. (Is this a commentary on the lack of distinction of security as a profession?) Chapter twenty one, entitled "What you can do to help others," is primarily concerned with self-promotion. Vague opining and some reprints of codes of ethics makes up chapter twenty two. Chapter twenty three closes the book with blue-sky futurism. For those completely new to the security profession, this book does have some tips, but contains nothing like the practicality of Sennewald's "Effective Security Management" (see reviews). copyright Robert M. Slade, 2003
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Kovacich and Halibozek offer you the benefit of more than 55 years of combined experience in government and corporate security. Throughout the book, the authors use a fictional global corporation as a model to provide continual real-world challenges and solutions. New and experienced managers alike will find a wealth of information and practical advice to help you develop strategic and tactical plans and manage your daily operations.* Contains real case examples to illustrate practical application of concepts* Thoroughly covers the integration of physical, computer and information security goals for complete security awareness* A handy reference for managers to quickly find and implement the security solutions they need