Situational awareness is multi-faceted and extends from operational and tactical understanding to strategic insights. It can be considered from a personal perspective, e.g. how vigilant and security-aware particular individuals are, through to an organisation’s corporate knowledge of the current operating landscape, their resources and capabilities, together with the threats, risks and opportunities they face now and in the future.
Andy Blackwell, ISARR’s Senior Risk and Security Advisor, explores the challenges organisations face dealing with uncertainty and keeping sight of the ‘big picture’ whilst also having to manage dynamic operational risks.
Contents
- The ‘big picture’ challenge
- When planning falls short
- Tunnel vision
- A balancing act
- Human factors
- Specialist support
- Technology
- Security Management Systems (SeMS)
- Recommendations
- Conclusions
- References and further reading
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