Hostile Reconnaissance
About This Course
This course provides a structured playbook for security and property teams to identify, assess, and respond to potential hostile reconnaissance at Nationwide-managed buildings, ensuring safety and minimal disruption. It outlines clear procedures for observing, questioning, reporting, and escalating suspicious activity in line with legal requirements and organizational policies.
Learning Objectives
Officers will learn how to identify and assess suspicious or hostile reconnaissance behavior, and apply appropriate questioning and observation techniques safely and professionally. They will also learn how to follow standardized reporting, escalation procedures, and emergency response protocols to effectively manage security incidents.
Curriculum
5 Lessons2h
Introduction and Overview
This playbook outlines standardized procedures for safely identifying, assessing, and responding to hostile reconnaissance to protect Nationwide sites, ensuring consistent, lawful, and effective security management.
Introduction & Overview of Playbook
The Process: Property Security Officers
This section outlines how security teams should identify, assess, and respond to potential hostile reconnaissance incidents, including reporting, safe engagement, escalation, and appropriate actions based on threat level.
The Process: Facilities Consultant / PiCoP / Duty Manager
This section explains how Facilities Consultants, PiCoPs, and Duty Managers assess threats, coordinate with security teams, and initiate appropriate incident management and emergency response procedures based on risk level.
Useful Information & Addendums
This section outlines essential information and protocols to be followed at various sites.
Quiz
This quiz consists of ten multiple-choice questions. To successfully pass the assessment and obtain the certificate, you must achieve a score of at least 80%.
