Risk and Security Management
Protecting People and Sites Worldwide
Chapter One
Risk Consultancy and
Security Management
Most organizations would not go into business without insurance coverage, yet surprisingly
few have systematic and integrated programs to address the issue of business continuity,
or have qualified in-house expertise to support risk management and operational
delivery. The globalization of commercial risk has led to a greater appreciation of the need
for corporate planning to identify and manage a wide spectrum of threats to business success
through the use of risk consultancy and security management.
Although no organization can prevent all crises from occurring, everyone can lower the
odds of their occurrence while also mitigating the negative effects a particular crisis might
have on brand confidence, business and operational productivity, market reputation, employee
morale, and corporate liability. The importance of risk consultants and ... read full excerpt from Risk and Security Management: Protecting People and Sites Worldwide ebook