How to Structure a Security Briefing
Security Briefings The five paragraph order technique, also known as SMEAC, is a technique used by many military agencies to deliver a...
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- Jun 29, 2020
- 1 min
What is Expected Monetary Value?
While it is difficult to precisely quantify all loss events, even after they occur (e.g. the event’s impact on your brand), many risks...
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jt
- Jun 22, 2020
- 1 min
Where to Start with Risk Analysis? Inputs
Inputs to aid risk analysis can include the elements listed below. Note: The grouping (input, process, output, feedback) is purely...
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jt
- Jun 15, 2020
- 1 min
How Should You Structure Likelihood and Consequence Tables?
There is no single correct way to express likelihood or consequence tables. Each organization needs to consider their context and develop...
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jt
- Jun 8, 2020
- 3 min
Probability and Modelling Risk Expectancy
Probability of an Event One of the challenges with Security Risk Assessment is the analysis of rare but catastrophic events. Events for...
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jt
- Jun 1, 2020
- 1 min
What is the Stroud Matrix?
The objective of this tool is to aid discussion and provide an initial categorization of risks into four groups: BUSINESS AS USUAL (BAU):...
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Julian Talbot
- May 25, 2020
- 3 min
What are Risk Matrices, and Should I Use Them?
Risk matrices are commonly used in many risk management practices. There are a number of issues with risk matrices and overall, I would...
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jt
- May 18, 2020
- 2 min
How Do You Estimate Risk?
Risk is an abstract concept and humans are notoriously bad at predicting it.¹ A 1%chance of an event occurring does not mean that it...
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jt
- May 11, 2020
- 2 min
How Can We Effectively Use Our Risk Management Findings and Recommendations?
When conducting a security risk assessment, it is important to document some of the key findings as evidence to support the risk register...
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jt
- May 4, 2020
- 1 min
What is the Analysis of Competing Hypotheses?
Analysis of competing hypotheses¹ (ACH) is a process whereby you identify a set of hypotheses, systematically evaluate data that is...
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jt
- Apr 27, 2020
- 2 min
Are Existing Security Management Systems Good Enough?
Adequacy of Existing Controls The ‘adequacy’ score is intended to provide an insight into the operational effectiveness of existing...
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jt
- Apr 20, 2020
- 2 min
What is the Admiralty Scale?
The Admiralty System or NATO System is a method for evaluating collected items of intelligence. It consists of a two-character notation,...
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jt
- Apr 13, 2020
- 2 min
What Is Enterprise and Security Risk Management?
Enterprise security risk management (ESRM) includes the methods and processes to manage security risks and realize opportunities related...
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jt
- Mar 30, 2020
- 1 min
What Is the ISO31000 Process?
ISO31000 Process The key stages of the security risk management process (as per ISO31000:2018) are: Scope, Context, and Criteria Risk...
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jt
- Mar 16, 2020
- 2 min
How Do Intent and Capability Relate to Assessing Threat?
Intent & Capability Threat can be evaluated as a combination of Intent & Capability. Intent and Capability both comprise other elements...
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Julian Talbot
- Mar 9, 2020
- 1 min
What are Threat Acts and Threat Tolerance?
Threat tolerance can be a very subjective thing but there are some ways to make it more consistent.
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Julian Talbot
- Mar 2, 2020
- 1 min
What Are Threat Actors?
A threat actor is a participant in an action or process. But what is the difference between a hazard and a threat?
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jt
- Feb 24, 2020
- 1 min
How to Compile a Security Risk Assessment?
SRA and ISO31000 There are many ways to conduct a Security Risk Assessment (SRA). The graphics below are adapted from ISO31000:2018 Risk...
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Julian Talbot
- Feb 17, 2020
- 1 min
How Should We Treat Risks? The Hierarchy of Controls
The hierarchy of controls is based on the concept that not all risk treatments are equally effective. For example a handrail at the top...
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Julian Talbot
- Feb 10, 2020
- 1 min
What are Risk Criteria, Scope and Risk Tolerance?
How to set risk criteria, scope and tolerances without all the jargon.
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