My career started just before the digital revolution. I started in an infantry battalion (2PPCLI) in 1978 as a platoon commander, and then the assistant adjutant. That second role showed…
I had a discussion recently with an employee with a small distribution utility. His utility is too small for permanent security staff. He asked me where I could find a…
I will be at GridSecCon 2024 at the Hyatt Regency in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 21 to 25 October. I will be both presenting and facilitating discussions. I’m looking forward to…
Under the ‘Contact Us’ page, there are a couple of options available. The second one is ‘Consultation.’ Let me explain. I occasionally get contacted by people who want to set…
Once you have identified all the weaknesses and vulnerabilities in a site’s physical protection system, how do you know which ones should be fixed first, and second, and third, etc.?…
I came across an interesting tool a while ago. Called the ‘Eisenhower Matrix,’ it builds upon the comment that the 34 President of the USA said in a speech in…
I spent this past week in Quebec City. I was there for GridSecCon 2023, the electricity sector’s annual security conference, where I met a lot of old friends and made…
This is the first of what I hope is many joint blog posts with my friend and colleague, John McClean, Director, Util-Assist Inc. John and I have worked together for…
From my book, Antiterrorism and Threat Response, Planning and Implementation, there are five fundamentals to antiterrorism planning: 1 Threat vulnerability assessment. This is a realistic assessment based on the actual…