Utility Security: The New Paradigm
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by Karl A. Seger, Ph.D.
The paradigm shifted radically on 9/11, pushing utility security to priority status. Utility Security: The New Paradigm addresses the real threats to utility systems and provides a step-by-step approach to assessing vulnerabilities and developing and implementing security countermeasures. Included in the book are threat assessment and security checklists, as well as a vulnerability/ countermeasure matrix and sample security and workplace violence prevention policies.
FEATURES & BENEFITS
- Evaluate security threats to most utility systems
- Conduct a vulnerability/'criticality' security survey of system assets
- Develop a security program to manage vulnerabilities
CONTENTS:
Section 1: New Paradigm Threats
- Sept. 11, 2001
- The Threat from Extremists
- Conventional Threats
Section 2: Managing Threats
- Risk Management Process
- Protecting Information and Information Systems
- Physical Security and Access Control
- Protecting Employees and Physical Assets
- Special Threats
- Threat Response Plan
- Crisis Management
- Appendices
- Helpful Website Addresses
- About the Author
238 Pages/Hardcover/6 x 9 inches/2003
ISBN10 0-87814-882-5
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