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Application of risk assessment in security

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 060-0034/01
Abbreviation APRFB
Course title Application of risk assessment in security
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Security Services
Course coordinator Ing. Vladimíra Trochtová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1) Introductory lesson - repetition of similar subjects and definitions of terms. Risk / Reliability / Quality triangle.
2) Basics of risk analysis in physical security - why solve, security, GAP analysis
3) Penetration tests in the system of physical security - the technique of verifying the condition of an object or system. Usability within the application for insurance companies.
4) Business (speculative) risk in physical security - strategic, financial, operational.
5) Risk prevention - elimination of resources, prevention, minimization of consequences. Approaches to risk prevention.
6) Accidental security risks to persons and property.
7) Risk management process - creating connections (external, internal, context of the risk management process).
8) Risk management process - principles of managerial risk, use of PDCA cycle. Context of standards.
9) Safety risks - danger (physical, ergonomic, psychological, mechanical, insurance risk)
10) Evaluation of risk assessment, metrics for determining the acceptability of risk.
11) Basic mathematical analyzes - concepts of risk engineering in mathematics and statistics, methods of risk estimation.
12) Possibilities of data processing - statistical methods, software

E-learning

Study materials for the source version of the subject.

Literature

Reitšpís J. a kol..: Manažerství bezpečnostních rizik. Žilina 2004, ISBN 80-8070-328-0

Ščurek, R., 2011. „Analýza rizik objektu kritické infrastruktury.“ The science for population protection 3, 1–11
Hesterman, J., Fagelm, J., 2017. Soft Targets and Crisis Management – What Emergency Planners and Security Professionals Need to Know. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group

Advised literature

BUZAN, Barry, Ole WAEVER a Jaap de WILDE. Bezpečnost: nový rámec pro analýzu. Translated by Ivo Lukáš. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum strategických studií, 2005. 267 s. ISBN 8090333362.