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Security culture

A set of values, shared by everyone in an organisation, that determine how people are expected to think about and approach security

See,Check and Notify

Also known as SCaN, is a security training package to help businesses and organisations maximise safety and security using their existing resources

Personally identifiable information

Also known as PII, is Information such as address, telephone number or National Insurance number.

Physical Barriers

Can provide resistance to forced entry and includes for example: doors, windows, walls, locks and locking systems, fences and containers

Personnel Security

A system of policies and procedures which seek to mitigate the risk of workers (insiders) exploiting their legitimate access to an organisation's assets for unauthorised purposes

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Personnel Security Maturity Model

The NPSA PerSec maturity model has been designed to specifically assess an organisation’s personnel security maturity

06/10/2020 | PDF| Web Page

Personnel and People Security

Personnel and People Security comprises an integrated set of policies, procedures, interventions and effects which seek to enhance an organisation or site’s protective security

09/08/2021 | Web Page

Personnel Security during a Pandemic

High level guidance on good personnel security practices during the impact of a national/global pandemic

25/02/2023 | PDF| Web Page

Ongoing Personnel Security

Develop and plan effective practices for countering the insider threat and maintaining a motivated, engaged and productive workforce

25/02/2023 | PDF| Web Page

Ongoing personnel security - Infographic

Infrographic on Personnel Security: an ongoing responsibility. It covers understanding insider threats and minimising the risk.

13/12/2022 | PDF| Web Page

Personnel security and contractors

NPSA recommends that organisations use the same personnel security measures with contractors as they would with their directly employed staff.

21/02/2023 | PDF| Web Page

Communicating personnel security messages further explanations

Six short animated films to promote personnel security. The films can be uploaded to your internal communication system and used in whatever way best suits your business, e.g. on training courses or a...

21/02/2023 | PDF| Web Page

Communicating Personnel Security messages briefing sheet

Six short animations for people new to personnel security. Three are aimed at managers, two are for all staff; and one is for anyone making strategic decisions based on people-risk, such as HR, IT and...

13/12/2022 | PDF| Web Page

Personnel security risk assessment briefing sheet

Briefing sheet on NPSA’s guide to Personnel Security Risk Assessment. The guide explains how to assess and prioritize risks so that security measures are implemented cost-effectively, in proportion to...

21/02/2023 | Web Page

Ongoing Personnel Security - A Good Practice Guide Edition 3

This guidance provides information about good practice in ongoing personnel security, focusing on the key elements of an effective security culture. It provides a useful supplement to existing procedu...

13/12/2022 | PDF| Web Page

Personnel Security in Offshore Centres - Guidance

This report covers personnel security measures in 14 countries that are popular locations for offshoring or outsourcing work.

13/12/2022 | PDF| Web Page

Personnel Security in Offshore Centres - Briefing Sheet

Briefing sheet on NPSA’s guide, Personnel Security in Offshore Centres. The guide gives a general overview of the overarching principles and key issues on personnel security, and detailed country-by-c...

21/02/2023 | PDF| Web Page