P²SeMS
Port Protective Security
Management System
An organisational systematic approach to managing security risks — incorporating security management into the daily activities of an authority.
What is
P²SeMS?
P²SeMS is a structured framework that integrates security into an organisation's daily operations. It coordinates governance, legal compliance, procedures, monitoring, and audits to ensure security assurance. Functioning as a business practice, P²SeMS embeds risk management, communication, and performance tracking into routine workflows — helping identify and close security gaps.
Aligned with principles from Quality and Safety Management Systems (QMS/SMS), P²SeMS enhances efficiency, regulatory compliance, and cost-effectiveness. It reinforces board-level accountability by enabling leadership to understand risks, endorse policies, and drive security outcomes across all domains: physical, cyber, information, and personnel.
"An assurance system for an organisation's security across all domains — physical, cyber, information, and personnel."
The Four Security Pillars
P²SeMS provides assurance across all organisational security domains, ensuring no area is overlooked.
Information Security
Data governance, intelligence management, and information classification across the organisation.
Physical Security
Access control, patrols, perimeter protection, and physical asset safeguarding.
Cyber Security
IP network protection, system integrity, and digital infrastructure resilience against cyberattacks.
Personnel Security
Insider threat mitigation, pre-employment screening, and workforce security culture.
Plan. Execute.
Verify. Act.
P²SeMS is not a tick-box assessment. It is a continuous management cycle embedded into daily operations — ensuring security is always current, improving, and resilient.
Strategy, policy, organisational roles & responsibilities
Implement, operate, and train across all security domains
Monitor, audit, and assess performance effectiveness
Maintain and improve — close the loop continuously
Prevent · Protect · Prepare
Deter and deny terrorist and criminal activity through intelligence-led security operations, community engagement, and proactive risk assessment.
Strengthen the environment to reduce vulnerabilities — hardening physical and cyber infrastructure, access control, and layered security measures.
Build resilience in a coordinated, holistic manner through training, exercising, crisis planning, and cross-agency interoperability.
What P²SeMS Achieves
Top Down
Leadership
- 1P²SeMS requires an accountable manager at the board level or senior officer level
- 2The security manager will report and have direct access to the accountable manager
- 3It can form part of the risk assessment group (RAG) or security committee
- 4It brings departments together and enables early identification of problems
- 5Enables early rectification
- 6P²SeMS is a day-to-day assurance system
Security Management
Components
The P²SeMS framework organises security across seven domains — from Physical Security through Asset Management — each assessed through a structured Plan / Do / Check / Act cycle.
Why an
Independent Review?
The INTERPORTPOLICE team can assist the authority from the included self-GAP Analysis for an initial jurisdiction evaluation and/or can obtain additional assistance and have an on-site security evaluation.
P²SeMS
5-Day
Workshop
A structured and proactive framework for assuring an organisation's security. This intensive workshop develops a systematic approach to security management across all domains.
Enhance Your Security Culture
P²SeMS is a business practice that is part of the day-to-day activities of an entire organisation. It comprises processes used across an organisation to provide a proactive approach for assessing and managing security risks. P²SeMS is not a piece of technology nor simply a set of documented procedures — it brings together governance, communication, and risk management, ensuring they are documented and implemented effectively.
Who Will Benefit From Attending?
Workshop Objectives
At the end of the 5-day workshop, participants will be able to:
- 1Explain what a Port Protective Security Management System (P²SeMS) is
- 2Understand the benefits of P²SeMS to the organisation
- 3Conduct a risk and vulnerability assessment to prioritise and manage security risks
- 4Design, plan, and implement a P²SeMS applicable to your organisation
- 5Assess, manage, and ensure stakeholder engagement
- 6Implement measures to benchmark and assess effectiveness
- 7Ensure continual security assurance and improvement
- 8Create a P²SeMS Business Case
- 9Support and manage the change that a P²SeMS can provide
- 10Explain the importance of creating a positive security culture
- 11Develop a P²SeMS training and awareness provision
Port Security Best Practices
The workshop can be developed on a bespoke basis to the specific needs of your organisation. Contact our training team to discuss scheduling and delivery options.
training@911center.orgImplement P²SeMS in
Your Organisation
Begin with the self-help GAP analysis or request an on-site security evaluation from the INTERPORTPOLICE team.
