Security Leader Insights for Business Continuity

How do you, as a busy security executive or manager, stay current with evolving issues, familiarize yourself with the successful practices of your peers, and transfer this information to build a knowledgeable, skilled workforce the times now demand? With Security Leader Insights for Business Continuity, a collection of timeless leadership best practices featuring insights from some of the nation’s most successful security practitioners, you can. This book can be used as a quick and effective resource to bring your security staff up to speed on security’s role in business continuity. Instead of re-inventing the wheel when faced with a new challenge, these proven practices and principles will allow you to execute with confidence knowing that your peers have done so with success. It includes chapters on the business resiliency and emergency preparedness, leading during a crisis, corporate social responsibility, and the Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Certification Program. Security Leader Insights for Business Continuity is a part of Elsevier’s Security Executive Council Risk Management Portfolio, a collection of real-world solutions and “how-to” guidelines that equip executives, practitioners, and educators with proven information for successful security and risk management programs.

• Each chapter can be read in five minutes or less, and is written by or contains insights from experienced security leaders.
• Can be used to find illustrations and examples you can use to deal with a relevant issue.
• Brings together the diverse experiences of proven security leaders in one easy-to-read resource.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. When the Unpredictable Occurs
Chapter 2. Building a Resilient Business
Chapter 3. Leading in Crisis
Chapter 4. When Emotions Run High: Dealing with Stress in Crisis Management
Chapter 5. Improving Crisis Management through Social Responsibility
Chapter 6. Business Leading Government
Chapter 7. Business Continuity and the Data Center
Chapter 8. Planning for Pandemics
Chapter 9. Preventing Brand Damage from Web-Based Incidents
Chapter 10. Exploring the Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Certification Program
Chapter 11. Emergency Preparedness: Compliance, Care, and the Long View
Chapter 12. Resilience Requires Intelligent Preparedness