Security in Adobe Acrobat X

HI all, first post, so please be gentle!
We have moved a number of staff over to using Adobe Acrobat Standard X from v9.
In v9 you can use the Security Centre to create a security policy, which you can then apply to any PDF you wish by simply choosing it from the list. This has been invaluable to us, as we routinely secure documents for public use, or use different security levels for different PDF documents.
This function is missing in vX, or am I missing it? Is there any way we can create the same kind of security rule in X rather than have to secure individual PDF's?
Many thanks,
Hewesy

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