Safety is not a good basis for security, but the reverse may not be true. This paper discusses using the techniques of security vulnerability assessments to improve safety.
Making the Business Case for Security InvestmentRoger Johnston
(1) Traditional ROI arguments for security spending often don't convince executives who are unaware of security issues and risks. (2) Executives may not envision security failures occurring on their watch and would rather save money now. (3) Estimating attack probabilities and costs is difficult, and long-term damage is underestimated in ROI analyses. (4) The author proposes an 8-step hybrid approach using best practices, legal perspectives, competitor comparisons, vivid failure scenarios, and scare tactics to convince executives to invest in security.
An IT risk assessment does more than just tell you about the state of security of your IT infrastructure; it can facilitate decision-making on your organizational security strategy. Some of the benefits of conducting an IT risk assessment are:
This paper discusses some unusual and helpful ways to measure security, and promotes the idea of Marginal Analysis as a promising method for optimizing complex enterprise security.
The document discusses the importance of conducting risk assessments and implementing countermeasures to protect critical data and assets from threats. It outlines the key steps in risk assessment including identifying assets, threats, vulnerabilities, and risks. Outsourcing critical data to a managed service provider that locates data in secure environments is presented as an effective countermeasure that can minimize risks by placing security in the hands of security professionals and ensuring constant monitoring and uninterrupted access. The document advocates for regular risk assessments and risk management to account for changing threats over time.
Information Security Risk QuantificationJoel Baese
Overview presentation given at the 8/16/2016 Fayetteville, Arkansas ISACA chapter meeting discussing quantifying risk in the information security field.
The document provides an introduction to Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR), a framework for quantitative risk analysis developed in 2001. It defines key risk concepts, compares qualitative and quantitative approaches, and outlines how FAIR analyzes relationships between threats, vulnerabilities, impacts and other elements to assess overall risk and evaluate mitigation options. The summary also notes that FAIR software from Aliado Accesso can be used to prioritize issues, compare mitigation costs/benefits, and support risk-informed decision making.
The document discusses security assurance and argues that security managers should not seek assurance or comfort that their security programs are effective. Instead, they should focus on ongoing risk management through techniques like vulnerability assessments to continuously improve security. Providing high-level assurance to stakeholders is unavoidable for purposes like funding, but security programs themselves should not prioritize assurance and instead prioritize identifying weaknesses through methods like vulnerability assessments. The document cautions that using security tests or past vulnerability assessment results to claim assurance can incentivize not thoroughly testing and identifying issues.
Making the Business Case for Security InvestmentRoger Johnston
(1) Traditional ROI arguments for security spending often don't convince executives who are unaware of security issues and risks. (2) Executives may not envision security failures occurring on their watch and would rather save money now. (3) Estimating attack probabilities and costs is difficult, and long-term damage is underestimated in ROI analyses. (4) The author proposes an 8-step hybrid approach using best practices, legal perspectives, competitor comparisons, vivid failure scenarios, and scare tactics to convince executives to invest in security.
An IT risk assessment does more than just tell you about the state of security of your IT infrastructure; it can facilitate decision-making on your organizational security strategy. Some of the benefits of conducting an IT risk assessment are:
This paper discusses some unusual and helpful ways to measure security, and promotes the idea of Marginal Analysis as a promising method for optimizing complex enterprise security.
The document discusses the importance of conducting risk assessments and implementing countermeasures to protect critical data and assets from threats. It outlines the key steps in risk assessment including identifying assets, threats, vulnerabilities, and risks. Outsourcing critical data to a managed service provider that locates data in secure environments is presented as an effective countermeasure that can minimize risks by placing security in the hands of security professionals and ensuring constant monitoring and uninterrupted access. The document advocates for regular risk assessments and risk management to account for changing threats over time.
Information Security Risk QuantificationJoel Baese
Overview presentation given at the 8/16/2016 Fayetteville, Arkansas ISACA chapter meeting discussing quantifying risk in the information security field.
The document provides an introduction to Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR), a framework for quantitative risk analysis developed in 2001. It defines key risk concepts, compares qualitative and quantitative approaches, and outlines how FAIR analyzes relationships between threats, vulnerabilities, impacts and other elements to assess overall risk and evaluate mitigation options. The summary also notes that FAIR software from Aliado Accesso can be used to prioritize issues, compare mitigation costs/benefits, and support risk-informed decision making.
The document discusses security assurance and argues that security managers should not seek assurance or comfort that their security programs are effective. Instead, they should focus on ongoing risk management through techniques like vulnerability assessments to continuously improve security. Providing high-level assurance to stakeholders is unavoidable for purposes like funding, but security programs themselves should not prioritize assurance and instead prioritize identifying weaknesses through methods like vulnerability assessments. The document cautions that using security tests or past vulnerability assessment results to claim assurance can incentivize not thoroughly testing and identifying issues.
Generic Sample Company has developed an Information Security Incident Response Plan to effectively handle security incidents. The plan establishes an Information Security Subcommittee to govern incident response. It defines roles and responsibilities, and outlines the incident response process including identification, classification, triage, evidence preservation, forensics, eradication, confirmation of elimination, and resumption of operations. The plan also covers education/awareness, communications, and compliance requirements.
The document discusses applying situation awareness (SA) theory to improve computer security incident response (IR) processes. It defines SA as having three levels - perception, comprehension, and projection. SA is important for effective decision making during IR phases like detection, analysis, containment, and improvement. The article recommends organizations focus on both technical and human/behavioral aspects of IR by establishing SA training, measuring SA, and making SA a shared responsibility across an organization. This will help IR teams make timely, informed decisions to advance incident response capabilities.
The survey of Fortune 1000 security directors identified the top security threats and management issues facing corporate America in 2016. Cyber/communications security relating to internet/intranet security remained the top concern. Workplace violence prevention/response rose to the second highest threat, while active shooter threats and cyber/communications security relating to mobile technology were newly emerged threats in the top five. Regarding management issues, security staff training effectiveness and promoting employee awareness were the greatest concerns.
A critique of doug hubbards the failure of risk managementJeran Binning
The document discusses Douglas W. Hubbard's book on risk management. It is divided into three parts: 1) introducing the crisis in risk management, 2) flaws in popular risk management practices, and 3) fixing these issues. It examines common risk management methods and their effectiveness, including issues like cognitive biases and incomplete approaches. It outlines the major players in risk management like actuaries, physicists, economists, and consultants. Overall, the document provides an overview and critique of Hubbard's analysis of common risk management techniques and how to improve risk assessment.
The document summarizes the background of Right Place Right Time Solutions, an IT services company. It then discusses security issues the company began facing as clients emphasized information security. The company hired Philip Williams as CISO to implement a risk management program. Philip conducted a risk assessment which included discussions with heads of various departments to understand physical security, project delivery, IT operations, and HR. The risk assessment findings would help Philip address compliance requirements and initiate a risk management program.
This document provides an overview of information security risk management. It defines risk management as identifying risks, their owners, probability, impact, suitable mitigations, and contingency plans. The objectives of information security risk management are ensuring risks to confidentiality, integrity, availability, and traceability of information are effectively managed. Common problems with risk management include poor risk descriptions, ineffective mitigation actions, and a reactive rather than proactive approach. The document outlines identifying risks from sources like cloud computing and third parties, recording risks in a risk register, assigning owners, and monitoring mitigation progress.
Chief Information Security Officer - A Critical Leadership RoleBrian Donovan
Ninety-four percent of CxOs in a recent IBM Survey believe it is probable their companies will experience a significant cyber security incident in the next two years. It is not a matter of ‘if’ it will happen, but when.
Businesses are therefore focused on developing effective strategies and governance frameworks to mitigate the risk and reduce the damage of the inevitable cyber security breaches they face.
However, to be effective those strategies and governance frameworks need to be supported and executed through great leadership by Chief Information Security Officers and their senior teams.
Our just released white paper highlights three key leadership challenges faced by Chief Information Security Officers.
Design Reviews Versus Vulnerability Assessments for Physical SecurityRoger Johnston
Vulnerability assessments aim to identify security flaws and likely attack scenarios in order to improve security, but they can be challenging for security managers due to fears about vulnerabilities being uncovered. Design reviews provide a less frightening alternative that still allows for security improvements. A design review briefly reviews design issues and offers recommendations, while identifying fewer vulnerabilities than a full assessment. However, about half of organizations that do a design review later pursue a more comprehensive vulnerability assessment once they see the initial results. The author suggests design reviews or market analyses as ways to introduce vulnerability issues in a palatable manner for hesitant organizations.
ENG Solutions is an IT services and consulting company specializing in security assessments, compliance, and audit readiness support. It was founded in 2010 and has a Top Secret facility clearance as well as participation in NSA programs. The company provides services such as security assessments, vulnerability management, incident response, and audit support across many government agencies and departments.
To ensure security, it is important to build-in security in both the planning and the design phases and adapt a security architecture which makes sure that regular and security related tasks, are deployed correctly. Security requirements must be linked to the business goals. We identified four domains that affect security at an organization namely, organization governance, organizational culture, the architecture of the systems, and service management. In order to identify and explore the strength and weaknesses of particular organization’s security, a wide range model has been developed. This model is proposed as an information security maturity model (ISMM) and it is intended as a tool to evaluate the ability of organizations to meet the objectives of security.
A Practical Approach to Managing Information System Riskamiable_indian
This document provides a 3-step process for managing information system risk:
1. Conduct a risk assessment to determine the risk level of the system and classify data sensitivity. This informs the selection of security controls.
2. Select security controls to mitigate risks while balancing business needs. Controls should be tailored to risk levels and applied in multiple layers for defense in depth.
3. Obtain management approval for the controls and manage risk over the system's lifetime by ensuring controls continue to properly operate and risk levels remain acceptable.
A summary of the common, surprising, and concerning lessons learned from our validation meetings during the start up phase of our company.
The research is completely subjective, but represents common issues expressed regardless of industry, size, complexity, or perceived maturity.
Common and dangerous myths about security vulnerability assessments from experienced vulnerability assessors of physical security and nuclear safeguards devices, systems, and programs.
Jason Anthony Smith - thesis short summary v1.0Jason Smith
- The document discusses mitigating threats from malicious insiders in organizations. It proposes a 10-step program to build capability to mitigate this threat, starting with establishing governance, extending incident response processes, training employees on insider threats, focusing on critical assets, improving access management, introducing vetting processes, and implementing monitoring and analytics.
The document discusses how organizations can better detect advanced threats and attacks in a timely manner. It finds that companies able to detect threats within minutes tend to use real-time security information and event management (SIEM) solutions, investigated fewer attacks in the past year, and were less concerned about attacks. The document recommends focusing on indicators like unusual alert patterns, suspicious outbound traffic, and unexpected internal traffic to more quickly detect reconnaissance, malware, compromised assets, and lateral movement. It concludes that existing technologies are capable of faster detection for many organizations if they make better use of available intelligence and tools.
This document presents research on coordinating security investments in networked systems. It begins with models for determining optimal security spending by individual agents based on their vulnerability. It then extends this to interconnected agents and networks, where an agent's risk depends on others' security levels. The author derives conditions under which security spending increases with vulnerability and network security. Finally, it discusses a game theoretic model where strategic agents consider how their actions impact network security levels and the potential for inefficient equilibria. The goal is to better understand incentivizing coordinated security behaviors across large networks.
SECURITY BRIEFING companion to HPSR Security Briefing 13Angela Gunn
This document provides an overview of threat modeling in information security. It discusses three main approaches to threat modeling: software-centric, asset-centric, and attacker-centric. It also outlines the antecedents of threat modeling in military theory, behavioral theory, and early tech industry practices. Finally, it discusses present and future directions for threat modeling, including software-centric, asset-centric, and attacker-centric approaches, as well as how to introduce threat modeling processes in an organization.
CISOs are moving from compliance-based cybersecurity programs to risk-based programs focused on addressing the real security risks organizations face. They are adopting sophisticated frameworks to assess threats, prioritize investments, and communicate strategy to stakeholders. Frameworks provide standards and best practices to protect systems and data, helping CISOs focus on strategic goals rather than just checking boxes. Customizing frameworks based on an organization's unique risks and needs leads to deeper understanding and more effective security programs.
This document is a risk assessment report that contains several sections analyzing approaches to risk assessment for an organization's IT architecture. It discusses evaluating risk, qualitative and quantitative approaches, the organization's departments and how they interconnect, security certifications, and tools for conducting risk management research such as the Plus, Minus, Interesting method and applying the "what if" approach. The report provides an in-depth analysis of how to properly assess and manage risks to an organization's IT systems.
Generic Sample Company has developed an Information Security Incident Response Plan to effectively handle security incidents. The plan establishes an Information Security Subcommittee to govern incident response. It defines roles and responsibilities, and outlines the incident response process including identification, classification, triage, evidence preservation, forensics, eradication, confirmation of elimination, and resumption of operations. The plan also covers education/awareness, communications, and compliance requirements.
The document discusses applying situation awareness (SA) theory to improve computer security incident response (IR) processes. It defines SA as having three levels - perception, comprehension, and projection. SA is important for effective decision making during IR phases like detection, analysis, containment, and improvement. The article recommends organizations focus on both technical and human/behavioral aspects of IR by establishing SA training, measuring SA, and making SA a shared responsibility across an organization. This will help IR teams make timely, informed decisions to advance incident response capabilities.
The survey of Fortune 1000 security directors identified the top security threats and management issues facing corporate America in 2016. Cyber/communications security relating to internet/intranet security remained the top concern. Workplace violence prevention/response rose to the second highest threat, while active shooter threats and cyber/communications security relating to mobile technology were newly emerged threats in the top five. Regarding management issues, security staff training effectiveness and promoting employee awareness were the greatest concerns.
A critique of doug hubbards the failure of risk managementJeran Binning
The document discusses Douglas W. Hubbard's book on risk management. It is divided into three parts: 1) introducing the crisis in risk management, 2) flaws in popular risk management practices, and 3) fixing these issues. It examines common risk management methods and their effectiveness, including issues like cognitive biases and incomplete approaches. It outlines the major players in risk management like actuaries, physicists, economists, and consultants. Overall, the document provides an overview and critique of Hubbard's analysis of common risk management techniques and how to improve risk assessment.
The document summarizes the background of Right Place Right Time Solutions, an IT services company. It then discusses security issues the company began facing as clients emphasized information security. The company hired Philip Williams as CISO to implement a risk management program. Philip conducted a risk assessment which included discussions with heads of various departments to understand physical security, project delivery, IT operations, and HR. The risk assessment findings would help Philip address compliance requirements and initiate a risk management program.
This document provides an overview of information security risk management. It defines risk management as identifying risks, their owners, probability, impact, suitable mitigations, and contingency plans. The objectives of information security risk management are ensuring risks to confidentiality, integrity, availability, and traceability of information are effectively managed. Common problems with risk management include poor risk descriptions, ineffective mitigation actions, and a reactive rather than proactive approach. The document outlines identifying risks from sources like cloud computing and third parties, recording risks in a risk register, assigning owners, and monitoring mitigation progress.
Chief Information Security Officer - A Critical Leadership RoleBrian Donovan
Ninety-four percent of CxOs in a recent IBM Survey believe it is probable their companies will experience a significant cyber security incident in the next two years. It is not a matter of ‘if’ it will happen, but when.
Businesses are therefore focused on developing effective strategies and governance frameworks to mitigate the risk and reduce the damage of the inevitable cyber security breaches they face.
However, to be effective those strategies and governance frameworks need to be supported and executed through great leadership by Chief Information Security Officers and their senior teams.
Our just released white paper highlights three key leadership challenges faced by Chief Information Security Officers.
Design Reviews Versus Vulnerability Assessments for Physical SecurityRoger Johnston
Vulnerability assessments aim to identify security flaws and likely attack scenarios in order to improve security, but they can be challenging for security managers due to fears about vulnerabilities being uncovered. Design reviews provide a less frightening alternative that still allows for security improvements. A design review briefly reviews design issues and offers recommendations, while identifying fewer vulnerabilities than a full assessment. However, about half of organizations that do a design review later pursue a more comprehensive vulnerability assessment once they see the initial results. The author suggests design reviews or market analyses as ways to introduce vulnerability issues in a palatable manner for hesitant organizations.
ENG Solutions is an IT services and consulting company specializing in security assessments, compliance, and audit readiness support. It was founded in 2010 and has a Top Secret facility clearance as well as participation in NSA programs. The company provides services such as security assessments, vulnerability management, incident response, and audit support across many government agencies and departments.
To ensure security, it is important to build-in security in both the planning and the design phases and adapt a security architecture which makes sure that regular and security related tasks, are deployed correctly. Security requirements must be linked to the business goals. We identified four domains that affect security at an organization namely, organization governance, organizational culture, the architecture of the systems, and service management. In order to identify and explore the strength and weaknesses of particular organization’s security, a wide range model has been developed. This model is proposed as an information security maturity model (ISMM) and it is intended as a tool to evaluate the ability of organizations to meet the objectives of security.
A Practical Approach to Managing Information System Riskamiable_indian
This document provides a 3-step process for managing information system risk:
1. Conduct a risk assessment to determine the risk level of the system and classify data sensitivity. This informs the selection of security controls.
2. Select security controls to mitigate risks while balancing business needs. Controls should be tailored to risk levels and applied in multiple layers for defense in depth.
3. Obtain management approval for the controls and manage risk over the system's lifetime by ensuring controls continue to properly operate and risk levels remain acceptable.
A summary of the common, surprising, and concerning lessons learned from our validation meetings during the start up phase of our company.
The research is completely subjective, but represents common issues expressed regardless of industry, size, complexity, or perceived maturity.
Common and dangerous myths about security vulnerability assessments from experienced vulnerability assessors of physical security and nuclear safeguards devices, systems, and programs.
Jason Anthony Smith - thesis short summary v1.0Jason Smith
- The document discusses mitigating threats from malicious insiders in organizations. It proposes a 10-step program to build capability to mitigate this threat, starting with establishing governance, extending incident response processes, training employees on insider threats, focusing on critical assets, improving access management, introducing vetting processes, and implementing monitoring and analytics.
The document discusses how organizations can better detect advanced threats and attacks in a timely manner. It finds that companies able to detect threats within minutes tend to use real-time security information and event management (SIEM) solutions, investigated fewer attacks in the past year, and were less concerned about attacks. The document recommends focusing on indicators like unusual alert patterns, suspicious outbound traffic, and unexpected internal traffic to more quickly detect reconnaissance, malware, compromised assets, and lateral movement. It concludes that existing technologies are capable of faster detection for many organizations if they make better use of available intelligence and tools.
This document presents research on coordinating security investments in networked systems. It begins with models for determining optimal security spending by individual agents based on their vulnerability. It then extends this to interconnected agents and networks, where an agent's risk depends on others' security levels. The author derives conditions under which security spending increases with vulnerability and network security. Finally, it discusses a game theoretic model where strategic agents consider how their actions impact network security levels and the potential for inefficient equilibria. The goal is to better understand incentivizing coordinated security behaviors across large networks.
SECURITY BRIEFING companion to HPSR Security Briefing 13Angela Gunn
This document provides an overview of threat modeling in information security. It discusses three main approaches to threat modeling: software-centric, asset-centric, and attacker-centric. It also outlines the antecedents of threat modeling in military theory, behavioral theory, and early tech industry practices. Finally, it discusses present and future directions for threat modeling, including software-centric, asset-centric, and attacker-centric approaches, as well as how to introduce threat modeling processes in an organization.
CISOs are moving from compliance-based cybersecurity programs to risk-based programs focused on addressing the real security risks organizations face. They are adopting sophisticated frameworks to assess threats, prioritize investments, and communicate strategy to stakeholders. Frameworks provide standards and best practices to protect systems and data, helping CISOs focus on strategic goals rather than just checking boxes. Customizing frameworks based on an organization's unique risks and needs leads to deeper understanding and more effective security programs.
This document is a risk assessment report that contains several sections analyzing approaches to risk assessment for an organization's IT architecture. It discusses evaluating risk, qualitative and quantitative approaches, the organization's departments and how they interconnect, security certifications, and tools for conducting risk management research such as the Plus, Minus, Interesting method and applying the "what if" approach. The report provides an in-depth analysis of how to properly assess and manage risks to an organization's IT systems.
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Alasql JavaScript SQL Database Library: User ManualAndrey Gershun
This document provides an overview and user manual for Alasql, an open source JavaScript SQL database library. Alasql allows users to execute SQL statements on JavaScript data and interface with external databases using a familiar SQL syntax. The document covers key features like SQL data querying and manipulation, database definition/management, integration with JavaScript frameworks and Node.js, and processing of file-based data formats. Usage examples demonstrate both synchronous and asynchronous execution of SQL on in-memory and indexed database data sources.
User Access Manager for IBM Connections (UAM)TIMETOACT GROUP
The User Access Manager (UAM) features management of
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The anatomy of the male urethral sphincter is complex and has been debated for over 150 years. It includes smooth muscle components like the internal urethral sphincter and striated muscle components like the external urethral sphincter. Recent studies using 3D modeling confirm that the bladder neck and proximal urethra include smooth muscle that acts as a sphincter to aid in continence, separate from the striated external urethral sphincter located further distally in the urethra. Proper continence requires coordination between these internal and external sphincter components as well as their innervation by the autonomic nervous system.
David Prettyman, IRD's Deputy Director of Sustainable Food and Agriculture Systems, presented at the 2010 International Food Aid and Development Conference on Tuesday, August 3. Prettyman discussed IRD's work in long-term agriculture and food assistance projects, including programs in Cameroon, the Gambia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, and Mozambique.
Worker's compensation provides medical care, lost wages, and rehabilitation benefits to workers injured on the job. When injuries result in death, the worker's family may receive benefits. Seriously injured workers may need an attorney to ensure they receive full benefits and prevent early termination of benefits. Certain classes of workers have additional protections under special federal statutes for injuries sustained during their employment. An injured worker should consult a lawyer if denied benefits, told to return to work before fully recovered, or denied extended disability benefits despite significant injury.
Questions for the article ----Safety Climate How can you measure .docxmakdul
Questions for the article ----Safety Climate/ How can you measure it…..
1. What do you think that Jane the truck driver and Joe the lineman should do?
2. You are to describe the difference and similarities between the terms safety culture and safety climate.
3. The authors suggest that employees’ perceptions are influenced by what they see, such as how well supervisors and managers support safety. What do you think influences these perceptions?
a. What specifically would you suggest to a supervisor/manager should do to influence the perceptions of their employees?
b. Why are we paying so much attention to perceptions?
4. What is the difference between validity and reliability? How would I know that my survey is both valid and reliable?
5. The survey shows that safety climate affects safety behavior. What is it that the authors suggest through their research that supports the previous statement?
6. The authors tell us it is important to have all employees be given an opportunity to take the survey. Do you agree with that position, or not? Be prepared to defend your answer.
7. In the event that you have an employee who is illiterate:
a. Would it be important for that/these individuals to participate in the survey?
b. If it were important to have them complete the survey, how would you accommodate their inability to read?
8. What is the ultimate purpose of attempting to measure safety climate in an organization?
9. The author suggests that once the surveys are completed, one of the issues that should be checked are differences between locations and/or departments (IE pilots, mechanics, ATC, etc.). Do you think this is a meaningful analysis? Why or why not?
28 ProfessionalSafety january 2017 www.asse.org
Yueng-Hsiang (Emily) Huang, Ph.D., is a senior research scientist
at Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety (LMRIS) in Hopkin-
ton, MA. She holds a Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology/
Systems Science from Portland State University. She conducts both
laboratory and field research in areas such as occupational injury and
accident prevention, and organizational culture and climate. She is a
Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Society for
Industrial-Organizational Psychology. Huang is an associate editor of
Accident Analysis and Prevention.
Susan Jeffries is a research specialist at LMRIS where she recruits
companies as potential partners in research for field studies and
serves as liaison between the institute and corporate safety profes-
sionals in such initiatives. She conducts qualitative research through
in-depth interviews and focus groups to investigate issues relating to
safety in the trucking industry and other lone worker environments.
Jeffries holds a B.S. in Marketing from Boston College.
George D. (Don) Tolbert, CSP, is technical director, organizational
practices, with Liberty Mutual’s Risk Control Service department.
His responsibilities incl ...
answer original forum with a minimum of 500 words and respond to bot.docxYASHU40
answer original forum with a minimum of 500 words and respond to both students separately with a minimum of 250 words each
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Is it feasible for a loss prevention manager to assume all of the duties of a risk manager, besides those of loss prevention? Why or why not?
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Although it is possible for a loss prevention manager to assume all of the duties of a risk manager, it is not feasible due to a variety of reasons. Loss prevention managers are tasked with protecting assets and preventing losses while risk managers are tasked with identifying and measuring losses; however, they share the goal of minimizing losses but through different avenues.
Loss prevention managers are responsible for protecting assets such as property, people, and money through the use of physical security measures and loss prevention staff. Risk management is concerned with financial loss while loss prevention is concerned with physical loss. Risk measures the chance of an occurrence by measuring threat and vulnerability while loss prevention attempts to prevent the occurrence through detection and deterrence. (Russell & Arlow, 2015) Loss prevention managers are concerned with what’s in front of them while risk managers are concerned with the long-term future. Risk managers provide guidelines and make recommendations used by loss prevention managers such as set security goals, identify assets, assess risks, establish priorities, implement protective programs, and measure effectiveness. (Lee, 2008)
An argument has been made that “those who believe that security is in principle risk-averse find it difficult to explain, and certainly hard to understand, how the concept of security can be reconciled with voluntary risk-taking and confined to an accepted standard of losses. The contrary argument is that some minor risks and losses are anyway to be accepted because scarce resources should be directed towards more important ones.” (Manunta, 1999, p. 63) In other words, loss prevention/security managers find it difficult to consider accepting any losses of any scale while risk managers anticipate those losses and attempt to measure them as though they are inevitable versus devoting resources to preventing loss from occurring in the first place. Because of this difference in outlooks, it doesn’t seem that one manager would be effective in overseeing these conflicting ideologies.
In my role as a loss prevention/security manager, I've relied on knowledge from multiple disciplines to effectively carry out my job duties such as human resources for employee-related investigations and infractions, engineering for fire life safety including fire alarms, fire pumps, and sprinkler valves; and safety for reduction of workers' compensation claims resulting from workplace injuries. Pe.
Introduction to FAIR - Factor Analysis of Information RiskOsama Salah
FAIR (Factor Analysis of Information Risk) is a framework for measuring and analyzing information risk in a logical and quantitative way. It consists of (1) an ontology that defines the factors that contribute to risk and their relationships, (2) methods for measuring these factors, and (3) a computational model that calculates risk by simulating the relationships between measured factors. FAIR aims to provide an objective, evidence-based approach to risk analysis and avoid common pitfalls like inaccurate models, poor communication, and focus on worst-case scenarios. It measures factors like threat frequency, vulnerability, and loss magnitude on quantitative scales to determine overall risk.
This document discusses safety, risk, and risk assessment in engineering. It defines safety and risk, and explains how they are related but different. Safety is when risks are known and judged as acceptable, while risk is the potential for something harmful to occur. There are various types of risks, including acceptable risks, voluntary risks, job-related risks, and public risks. Properly assessing safety and risk is important for engineers. It involves understanding uncertainties, testing for safety, and analyzing how safety, risk, and costs are interrelated for different types of products and projects. The overall goal of risk assessment is to evaluate hazards and minimize risks through added control measures to create a safer environment.
The document discusses cybersecurity incident response and preparation. It notes that two-thirds of surveyed executives ranked cybersecurity as a top risk, but only 19% expressed high confidence in their ability to respond to an incident. It then discusses defining incidents, typical attack timelines, preparing a response team and plan, minimizing impact during an incident through best practices, and conducting recovery preparations through training exercises.
Introductory Physics Electrostatics Practice Problems Spring S.docxbagotjesusa
Introductory Physics Electrostatics Practice Problems Spring Semester
1. In the picture at the right, calculate the net force (magnitude and
direction) on 𝑞1.
2. Two objects separated by a distance of 1.75 m have charges +𝑄
and +3𝑄. A third charge 𝑞 is placed in-between the two positive
charges so they are all on a line. Where should 𝑞 be placed so that
it is in equilibrium with the other two charges? Give your answer
as a distance measured from charge +𝑄.
3. Three point charges are located on a circular arc (𝑟 = 3.80 cm) as
shown on the right. First find the electric force (magnitude and
direction) exerted on a −5.07 nC charge placed at position P. Then
remove that charge and find the total electric field (magnitude and
direction) at point P. (Adapted from Problem #26 in your book.)
4. Two charges (𝑞1 = +8.0 𝜇𝐶 and 𝑞2 = −3.0 𝜇𝐶) are separated by a distance of 1.0 m. Where along
the line connecting the two charges is the net electric field equal to zero? Give your answer as a
distance measured from 𝑞2.
5. Charge 𝑄1 = +50 𝜇𝐶 is positioned at 𝑥 = −26 cm, while charge 𝑄2 = −50 𝜇𝐶 is positioned at
𝑥 = +26 cm. What is the net electric field (magnitude and direction) at the xy-coordinate
(0, +30) cm?
Answers:
1) 23 N, 24° above +x; 2) 0.641 m; 3) 1.01 × 10−4 N to the left, 1.99 × 104 N/C to the right;
4) 1.6 m; 5) 3.7 × 106 N/C to the right
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Question #3
Running Head: VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT REPORT 1
VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT REPORT 15
Vulnerability Assessment Report
Table of Contents
1.0. Vulnerability Assessment Report 2
1.1. Scope of Work 2
1.2. Work breakdown Structure [represented in a separate file] 3
1.3. Threats and Vulnerability Report 3
1.3.1. Explanations of Threats and Vulnerabilities 3
1.3.2. Classification of threats and vulnerabilities 6
1.3.3. Prioritization of threats and vulnerabilities 6
1.4. Network Analysis Tools 7
1.4.1. Alcatel Lucent’s Motive Network Analyzer – Copper (NA-C) 7
1.4.2. SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer, aka Orion NTA 8
1.4.3. Nagios Network Analyzer 8
1.4.4. Caspa free 9
Table1: Vulnerability Assessment Matrix 10
1.5. Lessons Learned Report 11
References 14
1.0. Vulnerability Assessment Report
1.1. Scope of Work Comment by Hank Williams: This should be the Overview section of the paper.
This first paragraph is not relevant to a business report prepared for the CTO. It is a lot of general cyber security fluff. Please stay focused on writing a solid vulnerability assessment as this will not do.
While you have titled this section Scope of Work, you have not actually provided any scope of work. Please review the recording of the F2F session to understand expectations for this section.
Every business entity or government institutions experience constant threats from many sources. All business companies are subject to risks, and there is no organization which is 100
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Is a morality or standard of righteous behaviour in relationship to citizen’s involvement in society.
Cultivation of individual habits important for a communities success.
CHALLENGES IN THE WORK PLACE
• The biggest workplace
challenge is said to be the
employee’s work ethics.
• interest in work and
attendance
• Punctuality
• commitment to the job,
and getting along with
others
• Demands inculcation of
good character in the
workplace by employees.
• good character
• The Four Temperaments
• Types of Character
• the sensitive
• the active (great and the
mediocre)
• the apathetic (purely
apathetic or dull),
• the intelligent.
• Ethics and Character
• Education and Character
• Building Character in the
Workplace
Building Character in the Workplace
1. Employee Hiring, Training, and Promotion Activities
– Institute and adopt an organization policy statement to
positive character in the workplace.
– Prominently and explicitly include character
considerations in recruiting procedures
– Emphasize the importance of character and adherence to
the ‘six pillars’ of character(trustworthiness, respect,
responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship)
– Include evaluation of fundamental character values
– Institute recognition and reward system for the employees
– Think of your employees
Building Character in the Workplace
2. Internal Communication
– to create a friendly environment that praises positive role
modeling
– Through Internal newsletters, Workplace posters in canteens
and recreation rooms, Mailers, Electronic mails.
3. External Communication
– In relations with customers, vendors and others.
– Advertise and market honoring consensual values (the six
pillars),
– Assure that none of your products and services undermines
character building,
– Include positive messages about voluntarism and celebrate, and
– ‘Character counts’ week in advertising, billings and other
mailers.
Building Character in the Workplace
4. Financial and Human Resources
– Support local and national ‘character’ projects and the
activities of the members
– Sponsor ‘character’ movement through financial
support.
5. Community Outreach
– Use public outreach structures to encourage
mentoring and other character-building programs.
– Encourage educational and youth organizations to
become active in character building.
– Use corporate influence to encourage business groups
and other companies to support ‘character’ building.
SPIRITUALITY
• Spirituality is a way of living that emphasizes the constant
awareness and recognition of the spiritual dimension (mind and its
development) of nature and people, with a dynamic balance
between the material development and the spiritual development.
• spirituality includes the faith or belief in supernatural power
• Spirituality includes creativity, communication, recognition of the
individual as human being, respect to others, acceptance, vision,
and partnership
• Spirituality is motivation as it encourages the colleagues to perform
better. Cr
Proactive Security - Principled Aspiration or Marketing Buzzword?nathan816428
Whenever a new cybersecurity acronym or term starts gaining momentum, it is usually met with two distinct and opposite reactions: vendors jump on the bandwagon and claim it while security professionals try to decipher whether there’s substance and value or just a new buzzword. In this presentation, we will attempt to take an objective and critical look at a term that is quickly becoming today’s “zero trust”.
The Risk Analysis and Security Countermeasure Selection updated 2023 doc 11.docxintel-writers.com
Risk Analysis and Security Countermeasure
Selection are two critical components of the overall security management process.
Let’s discuss each of these topics in detail:
Risk Analysis: Risk analysis is the process of identifying, assessing, and prioritizing potential risks and vulnerabilities that can impact an organization’s assets, operations, and objectives. It involves evaluating the likelihood of a risk occurring and estimating the potential impact or consequences if it does happen. The main steps involved in risk analysis include:
Risk Identification: Identifying and documenting potential risks and vulnerabilities that may pose a threat to the organization’s security.
Risk Assessment: Assessing the likelihood and impact of identified risks. This assessment helps prioritize risks based on their significance.
Risk Mitigation: Developing strategies and plans to minimize or eliminate identified risks. This may involve implementing security countermeasures, policies, procedures, or controls.
Risk Monitoring and Review: Regularly monitoring and reviewing the effectiveness of implemented risk mitigation measures and making adjustments as necessary.
Security Countermeasure Selection: Once the risks have been analyzed and prioritized, the next step is to select appropriate security countermeasures to mitigate or manage those risks. Security countermeasures are proactive measures put in place to prevent, deter, detect, or respond to security threats and vulnerabilities. The process of selecting security countermeasures involves:
Identifying Potential Countermeasures: Researching and identifying a range of security measures or strategies that can address the identified risks. These may include physical, technical, or administrative controls.
Evaluating Countermeasures: Assessing the effectiveness, feasibility, cost, and potential impact of each countermeasure in relation to the identified risks. This evaluation helps in determining the most appropriate countermeasures.
This document discusses security threats and vulnerabilities. It begins by noting that threats and vulnerabilities are constantly changing with evolving technology. It defines threats as actions that could damage an asset, and vulnerabilities as weaknesses that allow threats to occur. The document then discusses how to identify important organizational assets and assess risks to them. Several types of threats are outlined, including human threats like errors, criminal behavior, and insider threats from employees. Common forms of malicious software like viruses, worms, Trojan horses, rootkits and spyware are also described. Strategies for reducing insider threats like monitoring, multi-person access, and job rotation are presented.
Database Security Is Vital For Any And Every OrganizationApril Dillard
This document discusses database security and the importance of proper security measures for organizations that use databases. It provides examples of Target and Sony, who both suffered database breaches in recent years despite being warned about security flaws. The document argues that looking into these breaches could help design better databases, and that organizations should ensure employees are aware of good security practices. Simple measures like antivirus software, firewalls, and reviewing security across all databases can help create more secure systems.
Priming your digital immune system: Cybersecurity in the cognitive eraLuke Farrell
Learn how cognitive security may be a powerful tool in addressing challenges security professionals face.
New capabilities for a
challenging era
Security leaders are working to address three gaps
in their current capabilities
—
in intelligence, speed
and accuracy. Some organizations are beginning to
explore the potential of cognitive security solutions
to address these gaps and get ahead of their risks
and threats. There are high expectations for this
technology. Fifty-seven percent of the security
leaders we surveyed believe that it can significantly
slow the ef forts of cybercriminals. The 22 percent of
respondents who we call “Primed” have started their
journey into the cognitive era of cybersecurity
—
they
believe they have the familiarity, the maturity and the
resources they need. To begin the journey, it is
important to explore your weaknesses, determine
how you want to augment your capabilities with
cognitive solutions and think about building education
and investment plans for your stakeholders.
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SOCW 6520 WK 3 peer responses
Respond to the blog post of three colleagues ( They have to be responded to separately) in one or more of the following ways:
Make a suggestion to your colleague's post.
Expand on your colleague's posting.
Intext citation and full references for each peer response after the response of each
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A description of your personal safety plan for your field education experience
Approximately 85 percent of social workers experience aggression during their career and 30 percent experience assault (National Association of Social Workers Massachusetts Chapter, n.d.). Often times these individuals engage on the negative thoughts or beliefs regarding their social worker (Regehr & Glancy, 2010). For example, some clients may stalk social workers due to the relationship they developed inside their mind. While most cases the client does not wish to cause harm, it is still important for social workers to develop a safety plan. In this case the first step would be to set boundaries with clients to reduce these negative tendencies. This may consist of making sure clients do not have any personal information. However, setting boundaries may not always be a barrier to these behaviors. Therefore, social workers should also be aware of their surroundings. This would consist of being aware when leaving work to make sure no one is following. In addition, to prevent this from happening social workers should never walk alone after dark when leaving work. This is important as many mental health professionals are at a higher risk for stalking (Regehr & Glancy, 2010). Thus, social workers should have a set safety plan when working in the field. In my field agency, my plan is to set boundaries with clients to keep the relationship professional. Another plan is to make sure that I do not leave the agency alone or without telling someone that I am leaving. I will also be keeping an eye on my surrounding area rather than looking down at my phone.
On the other hand, creating and sticking to a safety plan helps professionals with decreasing the risk of burnout (National Association of Social Workers Massachusetts Chapter, n.d.). In fact, the risk of burnout can negatively impact a clinician’s mental health. In order to reduce my risk of burnout my personal safety plan is to make sure that I am not bringing my work home with me. In doing so, I am working on self-care so that I may return the following day in a better mindset to better provide services to clients. There are many ways that not taking care of oneself can negative influence a client seeking services. Thus, it is important that social workers engage in developing a safety plan to ensure not only themselves but their clients are safe and being taken care of.
An explanation of how your personal safety plan might differ from your agency safety plan during your field education experience
After looking over my agencies safety plan there are not many difference.
Vskills Certified Network Security Professional Sample MaterialVskills
The document discusses security planning and policies. It begins by defining a security policy and information security management system (ISMS). It then discusses the importance of security planning, which involves risk assessment to identify assets, threats, and risks. The key aspects of risk assessment covered are identifying assets, risks to assets, and risk sources. It also discusses identifying security threats and contingency planning. Finally, it discusses different types of security policies an organization can implement, including password, email, internet, backup and access policies. The overall document provides guidance on developing a comprehensive security program through planning, policies and procedures.
1. The document discusses security risk management and outlines maturity levels of organizations in their approach to security risk management. It describes four levels - from initial/ad hoc implementation to optimizing where security risk management is fully integrated.
2. Key barriers to effective security risk management implementation are identified as unrealistic expectations, lack of clear vision and not treating implementation as a dedicated project. Guiding principles of direction, systems and execution are outlined to help integration.
3. Different industry sectors have varying needs for security investments depending on risk levels. Most organizations take on more risk than realized, over-engineer risks, or are too risk averse due to human cognitive limitations unless a structured risk management process is followed.
Threat hunting involves proactively searching for unknown threats that have penetrated an organization's networks without raising alarms. It helps strengthen security by rooting out attackers and identifying weaknesses. While similar to incident response and penetration testing, threat hunting does not require an existing security alert or known vulnerabilities. Building an effective threat hunting program requires assembling a team with diverse skills like network security expertise, data analytics abilities, and curiosity to explore unusual patterns. Regularly scheduled threat hunting exercises can improve incident response skills and shrink the overall attack surface.
This document discusses the use of humor in security. It begins by outlining some of the benefits of using humor, such as entertaining audiences, emphasizing important points, and reducing tension. It then explores various theories of humor, including incongruity theory and benign violation theory. The document also examines different types of humor, such as affiliative, self-enhancing, aggressive, and self-deprecating humor. The author shares examples of humor they have used effectively in security contexts, including silly jokes, self-deprecating humor, jokes that emphasize a security point, and subversive humor that criticizes security practices.
This is the June 2022 issue of the Journal of Physical Security. In addition to the usual editor’s rants and news about security, this issue has papers about ZigBee vulnerabilities, practical password cracking, humor & security, the costs of police body camera video storage, tips for reducing security guard turnover, and FDA & DHS blessing of security technologies.
Back issues of the Journal can be found at http://jps.rbseurity.com
Audits should focus on ensuring good security practices rather than strict compliance. Auditors should ask employees about potential security weaknesses and improvements rather than criticizing minor violations. The goal of auditing should be cooperative discussions to strengthen security, not punitive enforcement of rules from disconnected leaders. Effective auditing recognizes that security depends on local expertise and conditions, not top-down mandates.
Vulnerability Assessment: The Missing Manual for the Missing Link Roger Johnston
Vulnerability Assessment: The Missing Manual for the Missing Link. Now available as an ebook, paperback, or hardcover.
This book is written by a Vulnerability Assessor with 35+ years of experience. The book covers the common misconceptions and problems with how Security Vulnerability Assessments are thought of and done. Various security tips and advice are also offered. If you do or think about security, you need this book!
This March 2021 issue of the Journal of Physical Security has papers on:
• tax credits for physical security R&D
• pinhole cameras for surreptitious surveillance
• insider threat issues
• tamper-indicating seals for fast food in the era of Covid
• security for sealed radiological sources
Back issues are available for free at https://jps.rbsekurity.com
1. The author conducted an informal experiment on food orders from a popular fast food chain, finding that the pressure-sensitive adhesive seals used on paper bags were easy to remove and reapply without detection within the first 24-48 hours.
2. Additionally, the bottom of the bags without seals could be pried open and resealed without visible evidence of tampering.
3. While not a rigorous assessment, the seals seem unlikely to reliably detect tampering. Possible purposes for the seals include reassurance during the pandemic or detecting tampering within the restaurant rather than security purposes.
This is the Oct 2020 issue with the usual security news and editor's rants, plus Viewpoint papers on Security Assurance and Election Security.
Back issues are available at http://jps.rbsekurity.com
The document is a viewpoint paper from a vulnerability assessor on U.S. election security. Some of the key points made in the paper include: 1) Vote-by-mail is likely more secure than in-person voting due to fewer insiders and a required paper trail; 2) Election security is generally better with high voter turnout since more votes need to be altered without detection; 3) While difficult to tamper with a national election, compromising local elections through voting machine or ballot tampering is probably easy in most jurisdictions.
A New Approach to Vulnerability AssessmentRoger Johnston
Most organizations don't do Vulnerability Assessment, or confuse them with something else, or do them but not very effectively, imaginatively, or proactively, thinking like the bad guys. Here is some practical advice for how to do better from a Vulnerability Assessor with 35+ years of experience.
We can't test our way to good #security. Why? Because we can't test—or prevent—what we have not envisioned. (Think 9/11.) Effective, imaginative vulnerability assessments are essential. This book explains how to do them based on the 35+ years experience of a Vulnerability Assessor.
This book is the missing manual for the missing link: It provides practical advice on how to do effective, imaginative, proactive Vulnerability Assessments based on the authors 30+ years of experience as a vulnerability assessor.
In addition to the usual security news and editor's rants about security, this issue (Volume 12, Issue 3) has papers about:
• automatic vehicle security gates
• 3D magnetometer arrays as a more secure replacement for BMS
• best practices in physical security
• design reviews vs. vulnerability assessments
JPS, a peer reviewed journal, is hosted by Right Brain Sekurity as a free public service. See http://jps.rbsekurity.com
In addition to the usual security news and editor’s rants about security, this (August 2019) issue has papers about security by design,defeating electronic locks with radio frequency attack tools, poor seal practice with pressure-sensitive adhesive label seals, wargaming Brexit, and a revised and updated list of popular (mostly smart ass) security maxims.
This document describes 33 unconventional security devices, including tamper-indicating seals, tags, real-time monitoring devices, and access control techniques. It summarizes two devices in particular:
Device #1 is an electronic, reusable time-out seal called a "Time Lock" that can be set to open automatically after a set period of time without a key. It provides low to medium level security.
Device #2 is a covert, high security "Time Trap" tamper-indicating seal that computes a new hash value each minute based on a secret key. If opened unauthorized, it erases the key, displaying the open time and hash value to indicate tampering.
This is the August 2018 issue of the Journal of Physical Security (JPS). In addition to the usual editor’s rants about security, this issue has papers on
• election security
• physical security networks
• technology for tracking sealed radiological sources
• an analysis of active shooter training videos
• whether security belongs under Facility Management (Operations)
JPS is hosted as a public service by Right Brain Sekurity, a small company devoted to vulnerability assessments, security consulting, and R&D.
Volume 10, issue 1 (July 2017) of the Journal of Physical Security. This issue has papers about:
• The “Rule of Two” for firefights
• Security and forensic criminology
• A vulnerability assessment of “indelible” voter’s ink used for elections in many developing countries
• Security outsourcing in Nigeria
• How Compliance can sometimes harm Security
• Unconventional security metrics and “Marginal Analysis”
• Common security reasoning errors
This paper is an account of a rudimentary vulnerability assessment on the type of supposedly "indelible" voter's ink used in 38 countries to prevent double voting. 6 new attacks were devised and successfully demonstrated. While 11 different countermeasures were proposed for dealing with these kinds of attacks, voter's inks based on silver nitrate do not appear to be particularly secure.
12 steps to transform your organization into the agile org you deservePierre E. NEIS
During an organizational transformation, the shift is from the previous state to an improved one. In the realm of agility, I emphasize the significance of identifying polarities. This approach helps establish a clear understanding of your objectives. I have outlined 12 incremental actions to delineate your organizational strategy.
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A presentation on mastering key management concepts across projects, products, programs, and portfolios. Whether you're an aspiring manager or looking to enhance your skills, this session will provide you with the knowledge and tools to succeed in various management roles. Learn about the distinct lifecycles, methodologies, and essential skillsets needed to thrive in today's dynamic business environment.
Org Design is a core skill to be mastered by management for any successful org change.
Org Topologies™ in its essence is a two-dimensional space with 16 distinctive boxes - atomic organizational archetypes. That space helps you to plot your current operating model by positioning individuals, departments, and teams on the map. This will give a profound understanding of the performance of your value-creating organizational ecosystem.
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Green Energy Corporation, a leading renewable energy company, faces a dilemma: balancing profitability and sustainability. Pressure to scale rapidly has led to ethical concerns, as the company's commitment to sustainable practices is tested by the need to satisfy shareholders and maintain a competitive edge.
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Sethurathnam Ravi, also known as S Ravi, is a distinguished Chartered Accountant and former Chairman of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). As the Founder and Managing Partner of Ravi Rajan & Co. LLP, he has made significant contributions to the fields of finance, banking, and corporate governance. His extensive career includes directorships in over 45 major organizations, including LIC, BHEL, and ONGC. With a passion for financial consulting and social issues, S Ravi continues to influence the industry and inspire future leaders.
Senior Project and Engineering Leader Jim Smith.pdfJim Smith
I am a Project and Engineering Leader with extensive experience as a Business Operations Leader, Technical Project Manager, Engineering Manager and Operations Experience for Domestic and International companies such as Electrolux, Carrier, and Deutz. I have developed new products using Stage Gate development/MS Project/JIRA, for the pro-duction of Medical Equipment, Large Commercial Refrigeration Systems, Appliances, HVAC, and Diesel engines.
My experience includes:
Managed customized engineered refrigeration system projects with high voltage power panels from quote to ship, coordinating actions between electrical engineering, mechanical design and application engineering, purchasing, production, test, quality assurance and field installation. Managed projects $25k to $1M per project; 4-8 per month. (Hussmann refrigeration)
Successfully developed the $15-20M yearly corporate capital strategy for manufacturing, with the Executive Team and key stakeholders. Created project scope and specifications, business case, ROI, managed project plans with key personnel for nine consumer product manufacturing and distribution sites; to support the company’s strategic sales plan.
Over 15 years of experience managing and developing cost improvement projects with key Stakeholders, site Manufacturing Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Maintenance, and facility support personnel to optimize pro-duction operations, safety, EHS, and new product development. (BioLab, Deutz, Caire)
Experience working as a Technical Manager developing new products with chemical engineers and packaging engineers to enhance and reduce the cost of retail products. I have led the activities of multiple engineering groups with diverse backgrounds.
Great experience managing the product development of products which utilize complex electrical controls, high voltage power panels, product testing, and commissioning.
Created project scope, business case, ROI for multiple capital projects to support electrotechnical assembly and CPG goods. Identified project cost, risk, success criteria, and performed equipment qualifications. (Carrier, Electrolux, Biolab, Price, Hussmann)
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Strategic decision making within MNCs constrained or determined by the implementation of laws and codes of practice and by pressure from political actors. Managers in MNCs have to make choices that are shaped by gvmt. intervention and the local economy.
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Copy of the presentation given at XP2024 based on a research paper.
In this paper we explain wat overwork is and the physical and mental health risks associated with it.
We then explore how overwork relates to system stability and inventory.
Finally there is a call to action for Team Leads / Scrum Masters / Managers to measure and monitor excess work for individual teams.
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Adversarial Safety Analysis
1. LAUR-04-0385 Journal of Safety Research 35, 245-248 (2004)
Adversarial Safety Analysis:
Borrowing the Methods of Security Vulnerability Assessments
Roger G. Johnston, Ph.D., CPP
Vulnerability Assessment Team
Los Alamos National Laboratory
MS J565, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
phone: 505-667-7414
fax: 505-665-4631
email: rogerj@lanl.gov
Abstract
Introduction: Safety and security share numerous attributes. The author, who heads the (Security)
Vulnerability Assessment Team at Los Alamos National Laboratory, therefore argues that
techniques used to optimize security might be useful for optimizing safety. Optimizing Security:
There are 3 main ways to attempt to improve security—security surveys, risk assessment (or
“design basis threat”), and vulnerability assessments. The latter is usually the most effective.
Safety Analogs: Vulnerability assessment techniques used to improve security can be applied to
safety analysis—even though safety is not ordinarily viewed as having malicious adversaries (other
than hazards involving deliberate sabotage). Thinking like a malicious adversary can nevertheless
have benefits in identifying safety vulnerabilities. Suggestions: The attributes of an effective safety
vulnerability assessment are discussed, and recommendations are offered for how such an
adversarial assessment might work. Conclusion: A safety vulnerability assessment can potentially
provide new insights, a fresh and vivid perspective on safety hazards, and increased safety
awareness.
keywords: vulnerability assessment, risk assessment, security, psychology of safety, safety
evaluations
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2. Biographical Sketch:
Roger G. Johnston, Ph.D., CPP is Team Leader for the Advanced Diagnostics and
Instrumentation Group in the Chemistry Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). He
also heads the LANL Vulnerability Assessment Team (VAT). The VAT has provided consulting,
vulnerability assessments, and physical security solutions for over two dozen different government
agencies and private companies. Johnston received his undergraduate degree from Carleton College
in 1977, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in physics from the University of Colorado in 1983, and his
Certified Protection Professional (CPP) certification from the American Society for Industrial
Security (ASIS) in 1997. His research interests include tamper & intrusion detection, cargo
security, and nuclear safeguards. He is the Editor of the Journal of Physical Security.
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3. Introduction
Safety and security have a lot in common. They both deal with probabilities and risk, and are both
intrinsically preventative in focus. Both need to be dealt with in a proactive manner, but both often
end up (in the real world) being handled reactively—typically with considerable finger-pointing,
retaliation, recrimination, and hysteria after incidents occur, especially in large organizations. Both
safety and security are often viewed by employees as impediments to productivity. Both can be
seriously hampered by unimaginative managers, reluctant employees, poor communication,
organizational inertia, and excessive bureaucracy. Optimizing either safety or security requires
dealing with complex cost/benefit analyses, subtle matters of human and organizational psychology,
and difficult issues of how to set priorities. Poor implementation of either safety or security
measures can seriously impact an organization’s productivity, its economics and reputation, and the
well-being and morale of its employees.
We have conducted a large number of analyses of physical security in the Vulnerability Assessment
Team at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL, 2003). This paper raises the question of whether
the type of adversarial analysis we use for security vulnerability assessments might be useful for
analyzing safety vulnerabilities. The underlying idea is that sometimes techniques borrowed from
one field can be useful in another field, especially if it has similar attributes.
Optimizing Security
In the field of security, there are traditionally 3 ways to improve security:
1. Security Survey (Broder, 1999). This is a type of walk-around exercise. The security manager
wanders the spaces and looks for problems, often with a checklist in hand. Security surveys are
useful because they catch obvious mistakes, such as a hole in the fence, an unlocked door, or a
guard asleep at his/her station. Security surveys, however, do not usually result in profound
security improvements because they do not encourage creative thinking.
2. Risk Assessment, sometimes called “Design Basis Threat” (Garcia, 2001; Roper, 1999). In
simplistic terms, this involves security managers thinking about the bad things that could happen,
and then considering what they will do to mitigate those risks. Likelihood and Consequences are
considered, and Vulnerabilities are given relative priorities. This is a useful approach for security
but it often fails to result in dramatic security improvements. Why is this? In my experience, it is
because the security people doing the analysis are often unimaginative. They tend to focus only on
past security incidents, ignoring changing circumstances and unfamiliar rare-event risks that may be
far more dangerous. More serious, however, is the fact that they usually have entirely the wrong
mindset. The security risk assessors are thinking about things from the perspective of the "good
guys", i.e., people who desperately do not want there to be security problems. As a result—human
nature being what it is—security risk assessors often see what they want to see (that everything is
secure), not necessarily what they need to see.
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4. 3. Vulnerability Assessment (Johnston and Garcia, 2003). In a security vulnerability assessment,
unlike the above techniques, we quit being the good guys and pretend to be the bad guys. This
requires a significant mental coordinate transformation. We try to get into the heads of the bad
guys, think like them, and eagerly look for security weaknesses and vulnerabilities to exploit. We
actually want to be troublemakers in our assessments, unlike the non-evil (but unimaginative)
security managers typically involved in security surveys and risk assessments. Because we want to
find problems, we do.
Safety Analogs
In the field of safety, security techniques 1 and 2 above have obvious analogs. The standard safety
“walkaround” is similar to the security survey (#1). “What if?” safety exercises, or more formal
safety risk assessments are like #2. On the surface, however, there wouldn’t appear to be a good
match for #3 (vulnerability assessments) because there usually isn’t a nefarious adversary for safety
—ignoring deliberate sabotage. [Deliberate sabotage is more properly thought of as a security issue
rather than a safety matter. It is likely that most organizations underestimate or even ignore the
insider security threat (Johnston and Bremer Maerli, 2003).]
It may nevertheless be possible to have an adversarial vulnerability assessment for safety. The trick
is to quit thinking like people who don't want there to be safety incidents, and start thinking like
people (the “bad guys”) who wish for injuries, death, environmental harm, and damage to the
organization. With that mindset, new safety hazards may suddenly become apparent—or at least
we can think about safety from a fresh perspective.
Another potential advantage, at least initially, to this kind of backwards thinking about safety is the
novelty and shock value. This approach stands in stark contrast to the standard, insipid “think
safety” slogans used in most organizations. Many organizations also encourage employees to think
about “what if?” hazard scenarios. But it is psychologically quite different to mentally strive for
non-safety, to enthusiastically envision scenarios involving injury or death for ourselves or co-workers.
This is a much more proactive, dynamic, vivid, and personal approach to thinking about
safety vulnerabilities than waiting around for “what if?” questions to randomly pop into one’s head.
Moreover, as suggested in the Introduction, safety incidents often generate considerable political
and career damage to individual employees, supervisors, and managers. The motivation for our
imaginary evil bad guys might also include the desire to see a much admired and respected co-worker,
supervisor, or manager get in career trouble as a result of a safety incident.
An additional reason that this type of adversarial safety analysis may have psychological value to an
organization is that the existence of “bad guys”—even if imaginary—can help to unify employees
behind safety. Nothing unites people like a common enemy, even if imaginary.
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5. Suggestions for Conducting an Adversarial Safety Vulnerability Assessment
An adversarial safety vulnerability assessment should involve first understanding the operations,
facilities, and employees that are being assessed. The next step is to identify potential safety
vulnerabilities through brainstorming and analysis. This is followed by evaluating and prioritizing
the potential vulnerabilities. Finally, we devise practical countermeasures to the safety
vulnerabilities.
This process requires having the proper assessment personnel. Outsiders will often be useful since
they may have fewer conflicts of interest. [One of the reasons that security risk assessments are
often unsuccessful is that the people conducting the assessment are the same ones providing the
security services, and thus don’t want there to be security problems. After all, their egos,
reputations, and performance appraisals are on the line (Johnston and Garcia, 2003).] On the other
hand, outsiders may have a poor understanding of the realities and unique characteristics of a given
organization. In many cases, it might be prudent to form a safety vulnerability assessment team
consisting of both insiders and outsiders. The insiders must include some of the people conducting
the operations being evaluated.
The best assessment personnel will be clever, creative, hands-on people with a history of thinking
outside the box. Troublemakers, loophole finders, rule benders, smart alecks, renegades, and
hackers—the very people that should make us nervous in regards to daily safety (or security)
concerns—are exactly the types of individuals that should be part of the adversarial assessment
team. They will instinctively be able to spot hazards and potential mischief that other, less jaded
individuals miss.
In many cases, it will not be practical to assemble a formal adversarial vulnerability assessment
team. Instead, regular employees can be asked to assess their own working environment, but to do
so as “bad guys”. In getting employees to think like “bad guys”, organizations should exploit the
existence of any readily identifiable adversaries, such as a competing company or a troublesome
governmental auditing agency. Employees may find it much easier to think like bad guys if they
picture themselves as being these “villains”.
Employees engaged in adversarial safety vulnerability assessments must never be subject to
retaliation (or fear that they might) for finding potential safety problems. “Shooting the messenger”
is a common problem for security vulnerability assessors (Johnston and Garcia, 2003); it must be
avoided for safety assessments.
For an adversarial safety vulnerability assessment, we probably do not want to consider deliberate
sabotage by employees or outsiders. Sabotage is more appropriately thought of as a security issue,
rather than a safety concern. Thus, one employee deliberately hitting another over the head with a
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6. pipe wrench (for example) is not a safety scenario that needs to be considered in this type of
assessment. Deliberately tampering with equipment is another act of sabotage that is more of a
security issue than a safety one.
In most cases, safety incidents caused by a single mistake or failure should be considered first,
followed by more complex scenarios that require multiple contingencies.
Note that in a security vulnerability assessment, the assessors attempt to envision (or even
demonstrate) concrete actions that bad guys can take in order to accomplish their nefarious
objectives. The bad guys in the proposed safety adversarial analysis, however, are more passive
(because we are leaving out deliberate sabotage), though just as malevolent. They are nefarious
observers who fervently hope for safety incidents to occur, for employees to get hurt or killed, and
for employees, managers, and supervisors to get in trouble as a result. The “bad guy” assessors
should gleefully attempt to identify possible ways these things might happen, but they do not
picture themselves actually taking deliberate actions to make safety incidents occur. That falls into
the category of sabotage.
It is particularly important not to misunderstand the word “adversarial”. It is one thing for safety
assessors to think like “bad guys” as part of a mental construct to assist in discovering safety
vulnerabilities. It is quite another matter for those same safety assessors to behave in a belligerent
manner, or to use the safety assessment process (or its resulting recommendations) as a weapon.
Attempts to unnecessarily stop or interfere with work, threaten and harass employees, institute
useless paperwork and bureaucracy, waste resources, or otherwise harm the organization are acts of
sabotage, not safety optimization.
Effective brainstorming is critical. The vulnerability assessors need to be encouraged to think
creatively, even recklessly, and to have fun with their “villainous” analysis. Assessors must feel
free to offer ideas (at least initially) without objections, criticisms, or value judgments from other
team members. It should be permissible to consider safety incidents that involve, for example,
flying monkeys, Elvis impersonators, or space aliens; doing so encourages unconventional
thinking. Only at a later stage, when brainstorming is largely complete, will the possible scenarios
need to be critically evaluated, then either dismissed or else modified into something more
probable.
It is essential throughout the process to maintain enthusiasm for finding mechanisms that can cause
injury, death, trouble, destruction, and chaos. The goal is to think evil, not think safety. Success
means finding ways for safety to fail, not seeking to be reassured that everything is fine. Indeed, an
adversarial safety assessment that finds no new safety vulnerabilities is a waste of time. Safety
vulnerabilities always exist. Finding none simply means that the process has failed and should be
redone correctly, ideally with different personnel who will do the job more competently.
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7. Assessors should be sure to consider the psychological status of employees in evaluating safety
vulnerabilities. Neither safety nor security will be optimal under conditions involving high stress
levels, widespread disgruntlement, and/or low employee morale (Johnston and Maerli, 2003).
The adversarial safety vulnerability assessment considered here requires a certain glib suspension of
the traditional, serious way that safety is usually considered. If managers are not careful, however,
this could be misinterpreted by employees. Employees need to be convinced that the organization
really does take safety seriously, and does not want employees to get hurt or employees to get in
trouble over safety incidents. It must be made clear that the adversarial safety assessment is a kind
of role-playing exercise (or tool) for putting people in a dramatically different mental framework in
hopes of gaining fresh insights into safety hazards.
Conclusion
This paper presents what may be an unconventional way to think about and to analyze safety. It
borrows from proven techniques for conducting effective security vulnerability assessments based
on thinking like a malicious adversary. While security is all about neutralizing adversaries, safety is
not usually thought of in those terms. Nevertheless, it can be argued that there may be some benefit
to thinking of safety from the perspective of a malevolent observer. If nothing else, rooting for
injuries, death, damage, and general mayhem provides a novel, even shocking way to think about
safety that has the potential for bringing fresh insight and enhanced safety awareness. It may also
help employees to rally around safety by anthropomorphizing safety hazards in the persona of the
“bad guys”.
Acknowledgment and Disclaimer
Janie Enter provided useful comments. The views expressed in this paper are those of the author
and should not necessarily be ascribed to Los Alamos National Laboratory or the United States
Department of Energy.
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