Foundations of Security Management: Core Concepts and Best Practices is a comprehensive, forward-looking textbook that redefines how security professionals understand, design, and implement protection strategies in a rapidly changing world. Authored by Michelle L. Chace, MSSM, a seasoned security consultant and educator, this book blends academic insights with decades of real-world experience across high-profile government, commercial, and critical infrastructure sectors.
Through structured, chapter-by-chapter progression, readers explore the full spectrum of modern security management from terrorism, home-land security, and risk assessment to cybersecurity, crisis management, and artificial intelligence integration. Each chapter integrates case studies, current standards (the Department of Homeland Security, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the International Organization for Standardization, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and ASIS International, and practical tools to bridge the gap between theory and application.
Designed for students, practitioners, and industry leaders, this text provides both foundational knowledge and advanced strategies for man-aging today’s complex threat environment. It emphasizes ethical leadership, resilience planning, and systems thinking, empowering readers to protect assets, people, and operations while shaping the future of the security profession with competence, integrity, and innovation.
This is a comprehensive, forward-looking textbook that redefines how security professionals understand, design, and implement protection strategies in a rapidly changing world.
1. Terrorism
2. Homeland Security Prior to September 11, 2001
3.
Foundations of National Security Policy and Strategy
4. Threat and
Vulnerability Assessments
5. Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs)
6. Risk Management Frameworks and Sector Resilience Planning
7. Security
Policies, Plans, and Procedures
8. Physical Security: Principles and
Practices
9. Information Security and Cybersecurity Essentials
10. Crisis
Management and Business Continuity
11. Security Technology and Systems
Integration
12. Legal, Ethical, and Regulatory Issues in Security Management
13. I/O Systems and the Future of Physical Security with Artificial
Intelligence
Michelle L. Chace, MSSM is a nationally recognized physical security consultant, expert witness, and educator specializing in threat and risk assessment, security master planning, and forensic analysis. She is the founder and president of Mitigation Assessor, LLC, a Daytona Beach based security consulting firm providing impartial, technically sound services to clients nationwide. With a Master of Science in Security Management and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, she brings more than two decades of experience in physical security, mitigation planning, and litigation consulting, applying industry standards.
Michelle is an active member of the International Association of Professional Security Consultants (IAPSC), Security Industry Association (SIA), ASIS International and Intellenet. She previously co-authored The Fundamentals of Security Management: A Common Sense Approach (Copley Publishing, 2007) and authored Nebraska Legislative Bill 116 (2005), contributing to meaningful public policy reform. Foundations of Security Management: Core Concepts and Best Practices reflects her commitment to strengthening the security profession through clear, practice guidance. Jessica Pitman, her daughter, assisted in the cover illustration of this book, reflecting their shared commitment to creativity, excellence, and family legacy.
