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Security Risk Assessment & Security Planning Training Course

Guides practitioners in identifying threats, assessing vulnerabilities and impacts, and turning results into security plans that protect people and assets.

PSF · Physical Security & Facility ProtectionAll Levels#2670ClassroomEnglish , Arabic
Duration
5 Days
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Sectors:Risk, Compliance & GovernanceCategories:Physical Security & Facility Protection

Course Overview

The Security Risk Assessment & Security Planning Training Course provides a comprehensive understanding of the principles, methodologies, and practical tools required to identify security threats, evaluate vulnerabilities, assess potential impacts, and develop effective security plans. The programme focuses on establishing a structured approach to security risk management that helps organizations protect personnel, facilities, assets, information, and critical operations against internal and external threats. Participants explore the foundations of security risk assessment, including threat identification, vulnerability analysis, likelihood and impact evaluation, risk prioritization, and the selection of appropriate mitigation measures. The course examines a broad range of security risks, including unauthorized access, theft, vandalism, workplace violence, insider threats, physical intrusion, operational disruption, and risks associated with contractors, visitors, and third-party service providers. The programme develops practical skills in conducting security surveys, reviewing existing security arrangements, identifying gaps in physical protection, and evaluating the effectiveness of access control systems, surveillance technologies, perimeter protection, security personnel, and emergency procedures. Participants learn how to assess security risks across different organizational environments, including corporate offices, industrial facilities, critical infrastructure, warehouses, public facilities, and operational sites. Particular emphasis is placed on translating assessment findings into actionable security plans. The course covers the development of security objectives, resource allocation, security zoning, personnel deployment, incident response arrangements, emergency coordination, and business continuity considerations. Participants also examine how security planning can be integrated with organizational risk management, health and safety requirements, operational procedures, and relevant legal and regulatory obligations. Through practical exercises, case studies, and a final workshop, participants develop the capabilities to prepare security risk registers, recommend proportionate protective measures, establish implementation priorities, and monitor the effectiveness of security arrangements. The programme supports a proactive and risk-based approach to security planning, helping organizations strengthen resilience, improve preparedness, and maintain a safe and secure operating environment.

Learning Objectives

  • Explain the principles and importance of security risk assessment and security planning.
  • Identify internal and external security threats relevant to organizational operations.
  • Assess vulnerabilities affecting personnel, facilities, equipment, information, and critical assets.
  • Evaluate security risks using likelihood, impact, and risk-ranking methodologies.
  • Conduct structured security surveys and identify weaknesses in existing security arrangements.
  • Evaluate physical security measures, including access control, surveillance, perimeter protection, and security personnel deployment.
  • Develop risk registers and prioritize security risks according to their potential consequences.
  • Select appropriate preventive, protective, and mitigation measures based on assessed risk levels.
  • Prepare practical security plans with defined objectives, responsibilities, resources, and implementation timelines.
  • Integrate security procedures with incident response, emergency management, and business continuity arrangements.
  • Establish monitoring, inspection, reporting, and review mechanisms to evaluate security effectiveness.
  • Develop improvement plans that strengthen organizational security resilience and preparedness.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for professionals responsible for security management, risk assessment, protective operations, facility security, and organizational resilience. Security managers, officers, supervisors, and coordinators. Corporate security and asset protection professionals. Risk management managers and specialists. Facility and property management professionals. Security consultants and security risk assessors. Physical security system managers and access control specialists. Emergency management and business continuity professionals. Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) managers involved in security coordination. Operations managers and site supervisors. Security personnel working in industrial facilities, warehouses, and logistics environments. Government security and public facility management personnel. Project managers responsible for security arrangements at operational sites. Professionals working in oil and gas, energy, banking, manufacturing, transportation, construction, and critical infrastructure. Senior managers responsible for organizational risk oversight and security investment decisions.

Learning Outcomes

  • Explain the relationship between security risk assessment, security planning, and organizational resilience.
  • Identify security threats and vulnerabilities across different operational environments.
  • Conduct structured assessments of physical security arrangements and protective controls.
  • Evaluate security risks using appropriate likelihood, impact, and prioritization criteria.
  • Develop security risk registers and document assessment findings.
  • Recommend proportionate security controls based on identified threats and vulnerabilities.
  • Assess the effectiveness of access control, surveillance, perimeter protection, and security procedures.
  • Prepare security plans with clear responsibilities, resource requirements, and implementation priorities.
  • Integrate security arrangements with emergency response and business continuity planning.
  • Establish procedures for security incident reporting, escalation, and response coordination.
  • Monitor security performance through inspections, audits, and periodic reassessments.
  • Develop continuous improvement measures to strengthen security preparedness and operational resilience.

Course Outline

Day 1

Fundamentals of Security Risk Assessment and Threat Identification

  • Introduction to security risk management and its role in organizational protection.
  • Differences between security threats, vulnerabilities, consequences, and risks.
  • Internal and external security threats affecting organizations and facilities.
  • Threat categories, including unauthorized access, theft, vandalism, workplace violence, insider threats, and operational disruption.
  • Identifying critical assets, personnel, facilities, equipment, and operational processes.
  • Understanding the security context, organizational exposure, and operating environment.
  • Gathering security information through site observations, incident records, interviews, and existing assessments.
  • Identifying threat sources and evaluating potential attack or incident scenarios.
  • Establishing assessment scope, objectives, assumptions, and limitations.
  • Documenting initial findings and defining priorities for further assessment.
  • Practical Exercise: Review a simulated organizational facility, identify critical assets and potential threats, and prepare an initial security threat register.
Day 2

Vulnerability Assessment, Risk Analysis, and Prioritization

  • Principles of vulnerability assessment and security gap analysis.
  • Conducting structured security surveys and facility inspections.
  • Evaluating perimeter protection, entrances, exits, doors, windows, and restricted areas.
  • Assessing access control procedures for employees, visitors, contractors, and deliveries.
  • Reviewing surveillance coverage, lighting, alarms, communication systems, and monitoring arrangements.
  • Evaluating security staffing, patrol arrangements, and supervision procedures.
  • Assessing insider risks, procedural weaknesses, and dependencies on third-party service providers.
  • Estimating the likelihood and potential consequences of security incidents.
  • Applying risk matrices, risk-ranking criteria, and prioritization methodologies.
  • Distinguishing inherent risk from residual risk after existing controls are considered.
  • Documenting vulnerabilities, control gaps, and recommended corrective actions.
  • Practical Exercise: Conduct a structured vulnerability assessment for a selected facility, assign risk ratings to identified issues, and prioritize improvements according to potential impact and existing controls.
Day 3

Security Planning, Protective Measures, and Resource Allocation

  • Establishing security objectives aligned with organizational priorities.
  • Translating risk assessment findings into practical security plans.
  • Selecting preventive, protective, and mitigation measures based on assessed risk.
  • Developing security zoning and defining restricted, controlled, and public areas.
  • Planning access control arrangements, visitor management, and authorization procedures.
  • Determining appropriate surveillance, perimeter protection, and alarm requirements.
  • Evaluating security staffing levels, patrol coverage, and deployment arrangements.
  • Allocating security resources according to risk exposure, operational needs, and budget constraints.
  • Defining roles, responsibilities, reporting lines, and coordination arrangements.
  • Establishing security procedures for contractors, deliveries, special activities, and changing operational conditions.
  • Integrating security requirements into facility design, project planning, and operational procedures.
  • Practical Exercise: Develop a security plan for a selected facility, including security objectives, protective measures, staffing requirements, resource allocation, responsibilities, and implementation milestones.
Day 4

Security Incident Response, Emergency Planning, and Operational Coordination

  • Establishing security incident reporting and escalation procedures.
  • Classifying security incidents according to severity, urgency, and operational impact.
  • Developing response arrangements for unauthorized access, theft, suspicious activity, and workplace security incidents.
  • Coordinating security personnel with management, emergency services, and relevant internal departments.
  • Establishing emergency communication and notification procedures.
  • Integrating security response with evacuation, emergency management, and business continuity arrangements.
  • Managing access restrictions and personnel accountability during incidents.
  • Preserving incident records and relevant evidence in accordance with applicable procedures.
  • Conducting post-incident reviews and identifying lessons learned.
  • Developing contingency arrangements for security system failures and disruptions to security operations.
  • Establishing recovery priorities and procedures for restoring normal operations.
  • Reviewing security plans following incidents, organizational changes, or emerging threats.
  • Practical Exercise: Analyze a simulated security incident at an operational facility, develop a response and escalation plan, identify coordination requirements, and recommend measures to prevent recurrence.
Day 5

Security Governance, Performance Monitoring, and Final Workshop

  • Establishing governance arrangements for security risk management and planning.
  • Defining accountability for security plan approval, implementation, and periodic review.
  • Developing security policies, procedures, and documentation standards.
  • Establishing security performance indicators and reporting requirements.
  • Conducting security inspections, compliance reviews, and effectiveness assessments.
  • Monitoring corrective actions and verifying the implementation of protective measures.
  • Reviewing security expenditure and evaluating the effectiveness of resource allocation.
  • Integrating security risk management with enterprise risk management and operational governance.
  • Developing training and awareness programmes for employees, contractors, and security personnel.
  • Establishing periodic reassessment procedures to address changing threats and vulnerabilities.
  • Developing security improvement roadmaps with clear priorities, responsibilities, and deadlines.
  • Promoting continuous improvement, organizational preparedness, and security awareness.
  • Final Workshop: Participants develop and present a comprehensive security risk assessment and security plan for a realistic organizational scenario. The workshop includes identifying critical assets, assessing threats and vulnerabilities, evaluating and prioritizing risks, reviewing existing controls, selecting protective measures, allocating resources, defining incident response arrangements, and establishing performance indicators. Each team presents its assessment findings and implementation roadmap for review against criteria covering risk-based decision-making, operational feasibility, resource efficiency, accountability, and continuous improvement.

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Muscat · 1 – 5 Mar 2027 · Classroom

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