A SECURITY PLAN FOR MICROSOFT

A security plan for Microsoft

A security plan for Microsoft

Introduction

In the criminology literature from the mid-1970s through the 1980s, researchers were examining criminal victimization by occupation, victim injuries during robberies in an urban area, and the relationships between job activities and victimization risk. As well, workplace security issue risks were being analyzed during this period within particular occupation and industry groups. Some authors have focused on particular risks faced by workers in small retail establishments with an emphasis on robbery deterrence, whereas others have examined the specific dangers faced by police officers. Still others have looked at the risks of violence in health care settings such as in hospital emergency departments and psychiatric inpatient units.

When making a security plan, it is important to note that workplace security exacts a tremendous burden on workers, workplaces, and society at large. Using only data on the most extreme form of workplace security—homicides—during the 11-year period from 1997 to 2007, BLS's CFOI system documented a total of 7,062 workplace homicides, which is an average of 642 homicides each year or nearly two workers murdered each day. Using a model that calculates direct and indirect costs of workplace fatalities, including medical expenses and lost earnings, researchers from NIOSH estimated the average mean cost of a workplace homicide incident (using data from 1992 to 2001) to be $800,000. The total cost of workplace homicides during this time period totaled nearly $6.5 billion. As staggering as these numbers are, they only capture one, albeit the most severe, form of workplace security. The magnitude and cost of nonfatal workplace security has yet to be fully measured.

The target of terrorist groups is shifting from iconic buildings or structures to soft (unsecured and easily accessible) targets where a large number of people gather, like transportation systems and facilities, business and shopping centers, public spaces, schools, libraries, and hospitals (American Society for Industrial Security, 2005). Most buildings are subject to risk associated with premises, personnel, equipment; and data, information, and knowledge.

Since facility managers are responsible for the management of the buildings within an organization, their duties often incorporate activities such as planning, providing, and managing its security. In fact, this aspect is becoming an increasingly important feature of facility management. It is, therefore, important to identify the potential areas of terror risks and to create measures to reduce or eliminate such risks. The following paragraphs will attempt to present the factors that should be taken into account in the development of a security plan for the Microsoft.

Discussion

In order to develop a thorough understanding of organizational security, it is important to begin by understanding the facility. Microsoft's facility will be defined as a large and complex human occupied structure,” and such structures may become the primary target for terrorist attacks because of their mass occupancy. Strategies that could protect Microsoft from terror attacks ensure the security of a building protection through structural improvements, such as provision of structural members, joints, and prevention of progressive penetration, legislation, codes, and standards, such ...