7 Questions on Nuclear Security - where we are going wrong
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This presentation was originally given by SevenQuestions at the Counter Terrorism Expo in London. The seven basic questions posed challenge some of the established thinking around nuclear and critical national infrastructure security. If you would like to discuss the issues raised by this presentation in more detail please contact us nuclear@sevenquestions.co.uk
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7 Questions on Nuclear Security - where we are going wrong
- 3. The insider? or threats on the inside?
- 4. A B C E F G H
- 5. underpinning assumptions A B C E F G ‘unknown unknowns’ H
- 6. How confident are you that your assumptions are correct?
- 7. question does ‘need to know’ require a silo mentality? # 2
- 8. Silos are rarely beneficial to anyone other than the team(s) within the silo
- 9. How do you know if you have the correct balance between security & wider engagement?
- 10. (Overly) Simple Model A – Centralised Security Board Security Opera6ons R&D HR Marke6ng Safety (Overly) Simple Model B – Decentralised Security Board Security Opera6ons R&D HR Marke6ng Safety
- 12. Information Direction Filters Information Irrational Escalation Biases Availability Heuristic Assumptions Decisions Plans ©2011 sevenquestions Perceptions Confirmation Bias Expectation Bias
- 13. question how much trust ? is too much # 4
- 14. + Perceived Risk Risk? Commercial Military Required Level Of Trust Reliance of external support within the international nuclear industry Reliance on External Support +
- 15. Trust in what or whom? Colleagues? Potential employees? ‘The System’? Advice, decisions & underpinning assumptions? …and beware of blind spots
- 20. Peer reviews conducted within an appropriate, need-to-know-based community can be valuable in identifying best practices and lessons learned. Workshop on International Best Practices in Nuclear Security Risk Management! Washington, DC USA May 2007!
- 21. the value of the devil’s advocate
- 22. Do not let your physical security … … influence the way you think
- 23. Many heads are better than one … … task organise to combat insider threats.
- 24. sevenquestions Philip Hannah Director pwh@sevenquestions.co.uk +44 (0)207 6177140 ©2011 SevenQuestions Consulting Limited www.sevenquestions.co.uk