Description
The paradigm shifted radically on 9/11, pushing utility security to a top priority. Utility Security: The New Paradigm addresses real threats to utility systems and provides a step-by-step approach for assessing vulnerabilities and implementing security countermeasures. The book includes threat assessment tools, security checklists, and a vulnerability/countermeasure matrix, along with sample security and workplace violence prevention policies.
Features & Benefits
- Evaluate security threats across utility systems
- Conduct a vulnerability/"criticality" security survey of system assets
- Develop a comprehensive security program to manage and mitigate vulnerabilities
Audience
- Utility system managers and engineers
- Security professionals in energy and critical infrastructure sectors
- Risk management and compliance officers
- Emergency response and workplace safety coordinators
About the Author
Karl A. Seger, Ph.D. has provided anti-terrorism consulting and training for all branches of the U.S. military, the Departments of Justice and Treasury, and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He received a grant prior to the 1982 World’s Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee to conduct a terrorism threat assessment for the event and to train local police in preparation for it. Dr. Seger assisted in the development of the Army’s terrorism counteraction program in the 1980s and he was the contract writer for TC19-16, Countering Terrorism on U.S. Army Installations. Seger is also author of the Antiterrorism Handbook (Presidio Press, 1990) and co-author of Computer Crime: An Investigator’s Handbook (O’Reilly & Associates, 1995). Dr. Seger provides security training and consulting services for government and corporate clients around the world.
Details
Type: Hardcover
Size: 6x9
Pages: 238
Published: 2003
ISBN: 9780878148820
