Certified Corporate Security Management Specialist course - Malaysia - Aug/Sep 2016

Ray Andersson and Mr Munies Pillai from Global E2C

The Course

L-R: Mr N. Nadaraja (Singapore), Capt Ismail Trapshah (Malaysia),
Mr R. Andersson (Australia), Brig Gen Apolinario Y Alobba Ret. (Philippines)

It was a pleasure to join 12 international professionals, successfully completing the Certified Corporate Security Management Specialist training and testing in Kuala Lumpur endorsed by the Chartered International Institute of Security and Crisis Management.

The course, conducted by Global E2C was intensive and comprehensive, making one consider issues faced by security professionals at the strategic C-Suite level.  Some issues that are take-aways for me are:

The underlying multi-faceted threats to business in today’s environment brings challenges that security practitioners and professionals must be able to plan for in order to ensure the business remains resilient in the face of events that may impact on them.  I can fully appreciate the change of viewpoint that security managers must make now in changing from a mentality of guards, gates and guns to that of Man, Method and Machine (M³). 

Man: An organisation is only as strong as its people so a focus must be made on people, their skills sets and loyalty to the company or brand within any business. Method: Experience and competency are the key to designing and implementing effective processes and security solutions and Machine: Technology enhances the effectiveness and efficiency of Man, making it a critical enabler for any business.  In addition, by ensuring resources are available to support security and appropriate metrics are in place to measure processes and solutions, we have a holistic methodology for managing protective security in business today.

What has occurred over the years is that the business of security has shifted from purely risk mitigation to being a new source of competitive advantage.  Effective risk and crisis management along with protective security can provide a competitive advantage over businesses that do not have these in place. Security then is not about hoping (or wishful thinking that we see in many parts of government, business and society) as hope is not a strategy. The implementation of robust security mitigation strategies is never an accident. It is the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution. It represents the wise choice of many alternatives.

Security practitioners have to think differently and gain a clear understanding of the internal and external strategic structures that can impact on the effectiveness of any strategy and ensure buy in by the C-suite. Understanding will provide clarity of vision and the way forward.

I thank my colleagues on course for their friendship and humour. Having attendees from Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia and the Philippines made it a true Asia Pacific event that enhanced the value of the course through looking at common issues through different cultural/country perspectives and made for great networking.