Security awareness in the workplace

Everyone who works for or is contracted by an organisation has a responsibility to understand and act in accordance with their obligations under their security policies and requirements. This introductory course overviews protective security initiatives, which combine governance, procedural, personnel, information security and physical measures to provide protection against security threats.

In this course, we overview policies and procedures relating to workplace security including: Security Governance; Responsibilities for protective security; Security incident reporting; Personnel Security; Pre-employment screening; Information Security; Protective markings;  Sensitive DLM; Caveats; Storage and removal of classified information; Principles of good information security; ICT Security; Physical Security; Entry control measures; Physical barriers, alarm systems and CCTV; Visitor security; Securing your workspace; Breaches of security; Working offsite or away from your office; Assessment.

Working with risks and issues

Risk Management allows us to identify the things that might prevent us from achieving our objectives and create a plan to overcome those obstacles should they occur. Of course, we recognise that all activities involve some level of risk. In this course we overview how we can mitigate risk by anticipating, understanding and deciding how to modify associated activities.

This course is from the ready2manage range, which delivers essential personal skills, behaviours and values that will help you and your team to realise its full potential. Topics covered in this course include: controls and mitigation; analyse and assess risks; identify existing controls and apply a rating; residual risks; risk tolerance; prioritising risks.

New titles and unit ID’s:

• Security awareness in the workplace - 30817
• Working with risks and issues - 30818