Course Description
Workplace security involves a lot more than just turning off the lights and locking the doors, its about ensuring your coworkers are safe. In this Workplace Security course, you’ll learn how to help keep your workplace safe by staying alert and prepared. Workplace security includes much more than locks and alarms—it involves everyone on-site being aware of their surroundings, knowing how to respond to threats, and following the right procedures.
This course covers how to recognize warning signs of suspicious behavior, maintain physical and information security, and prevent unauthorized access. You’ll explore how to protect entry points, report concerns, and take part in drills and emergency planning. Whether it’s theft, vandalism, or a potential active threat, knowing what to look for—and what to do—can help prevent incidents or reduce their impact.
You’ll also learn how to support cybersecurity by managing passwords and protecting sensitive data. By the end of this course, you’ll understand how your daily actions contribute to a secure work environment.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify common workplace security risks and warning signs
- Apply access control procedures to prevent unauthorized entry
- Respond to suspicious behavior or activity in a calm, effective way
- Support physical and digital security practices
- Participate in drills and emergency planning
Skills You Will Learn
- Access Controls
- Cyber Security
- Incident Response
- Physical Security
- Security Awareness
What You'll Learn
- Identify common workplace security risks, vulnerabilities, and warning signs of suspicious behavior
- Apply access control procedures to prevent unauthorized entry and monitor visitors
- Respond to suspicious behavior, workplace violence, or potential active threats in a calm, effective way
- Strengthen physical security using doors, glass, locks, lighting, surveillance, and alarms
- Support cybersecurity by safeguarding company information, managing passwords, and protecting sensitive data
- Participate in drills and emergency planning to help maintain a secure work environment
Key Takeaways
- Workplace security involves more than locks and alarms; it requires everyone on-site to stay aware of their surroundings and follow the right procedures.
- Recognizing warning signs of suspicious behavior and reporting concerns can help prevent incidents such as theft, vandalism, or an active threat, or reduce their impact.
- Protecting entry points and controlling access helps prevent unauthorized entry into the workplace.
- Supporting cybersecurity by managing passwords and protecting sensitive data is part of keeping the workplace secure.
- Each employee's daily actions contribute to maintaining a secure work environment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this Workplace Security course for?
It is for coworkers and employees who want to help keep their workplace safe by staying alert and prepared, since workplace security involves everyone on-site being aware of their surroundings and following the right procedures.
What topics does this course cover?
The course covers identifying security issues and vulnerabilities, strengthening physical security (doors, glass, locks, lighting, surveillance, and alarms), cybersecurity for safeguarding company information, controlling access points and monitoring visitors, and dealing with workplace violence.
What skills will I gain from this course?
You will build skills in access controls, cyber security, incident response, physical security, and security awareness.
How does this course address cybersecurity?
It teaches how to support cybersecurity by managing passwords and protecting sensitive data to help safeguard company information.
Does the course cover emergency preparedness?
Yes. You learn how to take part in drills and emergency planning and how to respond to threats such as theft, vandalism, or a potential active threat.
