7 questions on nuclear security - where we are going wrong
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sevenquestions
Philip Hannah
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threat?
question #1
which
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The insider?
or threats on the inside?
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A B C E F G H
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A B C E F G H
underpinning assumptions
‘unknown unknowns’
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How confident are you that your assumptions are correct?
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require a silo mentality?
question #2
does ‘need to know’
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Silos are rarely beneficial to anyone other than the team(s) within the silo
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How do you know if you have the correct balance between security & wider
engagement?
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Board
Security Opera6ons R&D HR Marke6ng Safety
(Overly) Simple Model A – Centralised Security
(Overly) Simple Model B – Decentralised Security
Board
Security Opera6ons R&D HR Marke6ng Safety
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cohesion
question #3
groupthink? when become
does
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Information
Decisions
Plans
Perceptions
Direction
Filters
Biases
Assumptions
Information Availability Heuristic
Confirmation Bias
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Expectation Bias
Irrational Escalation
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trust
question #4
how much
is too much?
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Req
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Mili
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Com
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R
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Per
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Reliance on External Support
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Reliance of external support within the international nuclear industry
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Advice, decisions & underpinning assumptions?
Trust in what or whom?
Colleagues?
‘The System’?
Potential employees?
…and beware of blind spots
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question #5
name? in a what’s
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reputational risk …
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watchmen?
question #6
the who watches
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what?
question #7
so
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Workshop on International Best Practices in Nuclear Security Risk Management!Washington, DC USA May 2007!
Peer reviews conducted within an appropriate, need-to-know-based
community can be valuable in identifying best practices
and lessons learned.
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devil’s advocate the value of the
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Do not let your physical security …
… influence the way you think
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Many heads are better than one …
… task organise to combat insider threats.
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