SECURITYLEADERSHIP

Niaz A. Siddiki PSP, IGP (R)6TH International SECCON – 2014

Movenpic, 14 May, 2014Karachi

PHASES OF SECURITY MANAGEMENT

• 1. Prevention

• 2. Intervention

• 3. Postvention

PreventionThink

Security

All The Time

DEVELOP AN EFFECTIVE SECURITY PLAN

• Do you have a written Security Plan catering to all perceived threat scenarios?

• Are all your employees fully aware of the plan and their responsibilities?

• Are they trained in all aspects of your Security Plan?

• Do you unilaterally enforce the provisions of your Security Plan through Rehearsals?

DEVELOP AN EFFECTIVE SECURITY PLAN

• Does your Security Plan cater to the roles to be played by:

Contractual Staff, Vendors and Visitors

Payroll staff, both permanent and temporary

Non-Payroll staff, Contingent Staff

• Do we have contact numbers of, and maintain close liaison with, outside agencies?

DEVELOP AN EFFECTIVE SECURITY PLAN

• Do we conduct mock drills at regular intervals?

• Do we have an effective in-house intelligence system?

• Do we keep in touch with local developments and analyse incidents reported in other organizations?

• Do we beef up our security arrangements with technological support?

• Do we have a good monitoring mechanism in place?

CASE 1: BLAST NEAR A HOTEL IN A POSH LOCALITY

MONITORING - THE CAMERA IS RECORDING, BUT IS ANYONE WATCHING?

CASE 2: SUICIDE ATTACKS IN PUBLIC GATHERINGS

SUICIDE ATTACKS IN PUBLIC GATHERINGS

AFTERMATH – LAW & ORDER ISSUES

HEAD OF THE SUICIDE BOMBER FOUND NEAR SITE OF BLAST

CASE 3: SUICIDE ATTACKS IN CONGESTED LOCALITIES

SECURITY IS “JUST GOOD COMMON SENSE”

• Security involves ensuring that each member of the organization does what they know they should (“the right thing”)

• EVERY TIME!

• Even when no one is watching

CREATE A POSITIVE, FUNCTIONAL WORK CULTURE

• Never allow the “old timers” to influence newer workers with shortcuts, insecure acts, bad security attitudes etc.

• Cause each employee to WANT to work and go home safe and secure…happy employees are effective employees

• Reward employees when you “catch” them doing their job right

SECURITY DISINCENTIVES• Do you punish the correct behavior?• Reporting near misses, etc.?

• Do you reward incorrect behavior?• Failure to discipline security breaches?• Failure to report accidents, incidents and near

misses?• Failure to enforce safety the security plans?

TOP DOWN OR BOTTOM UP?

• Are your top supervisors and managers (or you, the owner) committed to security?• REALLY COMMITTED?

• Do your employees follow your security guidelines?• ALWAYS?

• What happens when someone in your employment does not comply with the security plans?

• DO YOU HAVE A DISCIPLINARY PROGRAMME?

• DO YOU USE IT WHENEVER NECESSARY?

SAVE TIME & MONEY & IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY (AT THE SAME TIME)

• Do you believe that you can save money down the road by spending it on training today?

• Some benefits of an effective security plan:• When your employees are well trained and your

equipment runs at its best, your productivity will improve, saving time and money

ELIMINATE SECURITY SLIPS FROM OCCURRING RATHER THAN INVESTIGATE DISASTERS LATER

• If you allow a security breach or violation of the security plan to continue to exist, it will eventually have disastrous consequences

• Look at all near misses, determine causes, eliminate problems BEFORE they harm life and property

• If security breaches are prevented from occurring, disasters will be averted.

Security Plans should be clear. They should not confuse?

Are your intentions and desires regarding work practices clear?

DEVELOP GOOD COMMUNICATIONS IN YOUR WORKPLACE

• Encourage open communications regarding security issues

• When employees are confident you’ll listen, they’ll tell you what is wrong! And help you fix it!

• Never punish an employee for reporting a “Near Miss”• Use the “Learning Cycle” rather than the “Blame Cycle”• How can WE fix this problem (learning)? vs. why did YOU

mess up (blame)?

DEMAND SECURITY PERFORMANCE FROM YOUR EMPLOYEES

• Train employees to do the job right (the first time)• Train employees to always avoid “short cuts” • Observe work practices and individuals often enough to

ensure that jobs/tasks are being done according to training received

• If employee is observed performing job contrary to training, ensure that employee understood training, retrain, observe work, monitor…

• Firmly and quickly discipline employees who repeatedly do not follow established security guidelines

LEAD BY EXAMPLE!

• “Walk your Walk…Talk your Talk”• When you require employees & contractors to wear

PPE in a specific work area, make sure you also wear the same (required) PPE

• Security Plans MUST be enforced unilaterally with out regard to the individual

• When you require your employees to wear seatbelts on the job, make sure they never catch you without yours in use!

SECURITY MEETINGS

• Keep security in mind at all times & meet frequently

• Confirm & reinforce existing Security Plans

• Update Security Teams with latest developments

INTERVENTION

• Preparedness• Response• Mitigation • Train the way you fight, and fight the

way you train• Assist Law Enforcement Agencies

POSTVENTION

• Restoration to Normalcy

• Rehabilitation

• Life must return to normal and business must continue as usual

Thank You