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7 Questions on Nuclear Security - where we are going wrong
Jun 09, 2015
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sevenquestions
Philip Hannah
threat?
question #1
which
The insider?
or threats on the inside?
A B C E F G H
A B C E F G H
underpinning assumptions
‘unknown unknowns’
How confident are you that your assumptions are correct?
require a silo mentality?
question #2
does ‘need to know’
Silos are rarely beneficial to anyone other than the team(s) within the silo
How do you know if you have the correct balance between security & wider
engagement?
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
cohesion
question #3
groupthink? when become
does
Information
Decisions
Plans
Perceptions
Direction
Filters
Biases
Assumptions
Information Availability Heuristic
Confirmation Bias
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Expectation Bias
Irrational Escalation
trust
question #4
how much
is too much?
Req
uire
d Le
vel O
f Tru
st
Mili
tary
Com
mer
cial
R
isk?
Per
ceiv
ed R
isk
Reliance on External Support
+
+
Reliance of external support within the international nuclear industry
Advice, decisions & underpinning assumptions?
Trust in what or whom?
Colleagues?
‘The System’?
Potential employees?
…and beware of blind spots
question #5
name? in a what’s
reputational risk …
watchmen?
question #6
the who watches
what?
question #7
so
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Peer reviews conducted within an appropriate, need-to-know-based
community can be valuable in identifying best practices
and lessons learned.
“
devil’s advocate the value of the
Do not let your physical security …
… influence the way you think
Many heads are better than one …
… task organise to combat insider threats.
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