The concept of security has expanded so far that the security officer’s job is in danger of spinning into separate pieces, unless it can evolve into a role which takes overall responsibilities and combines different kinds of security, according to discussions at the UK’s IFSEC security show.
While security risks have grown, the number of areas covered has expanded to include financial risks, new regulations and even the company’s image, according to discussion at IFSEC, which this year took place in Birmingham.
So security officers may have to handle CCTV and doorlocks as well as potential online sales fraud, staff background checks and role-based access to resources.
The endless fire-fighting still goes on, but there’s a wider issue, Sims reported. Risks have “converged”, and departments within organisations need to change the way they operate – and that change needs to come from board level.
To handle the new environment, organisations need a “cross-enterprise risk view” – and that means a lot of work finding out what the actual risks are and the best way to deal with them, from the point of view of the whole business.
According to a new report, ‘Convergence of Security Risks’ (PDF) from security industry group ASIS International, the ability to achieve meaningful convergence or a blended approach to security risk management is the responsibility of each business functional leader.
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But at the same there is a need to segregate security duties among different staff.
All security in one hand or all security knowledge in one brain is anoher problem or risk which should be addressed.