| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Develop budgets for security operations. | 93% |
| Identify, investigate, or resolve security breaches. | 91% |
| Plan, direct, or coordinate security activities to safeguard company employees, guests, or others on company property. | 91% |
| Direct or participate in emergency management and contingency planning. | 90% |
| Respond to medical emergencies, bomb threats, fire alarms, or intrusion alarms, following emergency response procedures. | 86% |
| Analyze and evaluate security operations to identify risks or opportunities for improvement through auditing, review, or assessment. | 84% |
| Create or implement security standards, policies, and procedures. | 84% |
| Assess risks to mitigate potential consequences of incidents and develop a plan to respond to incidents. | 84% |
| Supervise or provide leadership to subordinate security professionals, performing activities such as hiring, investigating applicants' backgrounds, training, assigning work, evaluating performance, or disciplining. | 82% |
| Develop, implement, manage, or evaluate policies and methods to protect personnel against harassment, threats, or violence. | 82% |
| Develop, recommend, or manage security procedures for operations or processes, such as security call centers, access control, and reporting tools. | 81% |
| Plan security for special and high-risk events. | 81% |
| Conduct threat or vulnerability analyses to determine probable frequency, criticality, consequence, or severity of natural or man-made disasters or criminal activity on the organization's profitability or delivery of products or services. | 81% |
| Conduct physical examinations of property to ensure compliance with security policies and regulations. | 80% |
| Monitor security policies, programs or procedures to ensure compliance with internal security policies, or applicable government security requirements, policies, and directives. | 79% |
| Coordinate security operations or activities with public law enforcement, fire and other agencies. | 79% |
| Monitor and ensure a sound, ethical environment. | 77% |
| Write or review security-related documents, such as incident reports, proposals, and tactical or strategic initiatives. | 76% |
| Communicate security status, updates, and actual or potential problems, using established protocols. | 76% |
| Train subordinate security professionals or other organization members in security rules and procedures. | 75% |
| Develop or manage investigation programs, including collection and preservation of video and notes of surveillance processes or investigative interviews. | 74% |
| Prepare reports or make presentations on internal investigations, losses, or violations of regulations, policies and procedures. | 74% |
| Attend meetings, professional seminars, or conferences to keep abreast of changes in executive legislative directives or new technologies impacting security operations. | 73% |
| Purchase security-related supplies, equipment, or technology. | 73% |
| Develop, arrange for, perform, or assess executive protection activities to reduce security risks. | 72% |
| Review financial reports to ensure efficiency and quality of security operations. | 71% |
| Develop, conduct, support, or assist in governmental reviews, internal corporate evaluations, or assessments of the overall effectiveness of facility and personnel security processes. | 71% |
| Support efforts to reduce substance abuse or other illegal activities in the workplace. | 68% |