S/M-art Security

A systematic, risk-management approach identifying, assessing, and mitigating security risk to terrorism, augmented by intellectual capital from the U.S. Department of Energy’s national laboratories Center for Security Science and Research.

	ACTIONS	VALUE	TOOLS/BENEFITS
1)	Process Introduction & Definitions	Risk Management Familiarization	click-on Seminars -learn a process
2)	Identify/Screen threats of terror or systematic flaws	Identify Uncertainty where confidence is lacking	RAMPART -screen out non-critical
3)	Assessments (threat assessment PA) (consequence assessment C) (vulnerability assessment PE )	Capture knowledge (understand system’s complexity)	-for tools (call) -holistic
4)	Assemble Risk (intro. risk equation)	Align & Connect PA · C ·  (1-PE) = R	-for tools (call) -sequential
5)	Profile Ineffectiveness	identify malevolent success	-for tools (call) -grow certainty
6)	Reduce Risks System effectiveness PE	Model, test, improve (mitigating actions)	-for tools (call) -lower risk
7)	Multi-Discipline Know/Manage risks R	Link to other drivers (incentives. compliance)	(call) include line mgmt.
8)	Manage Capital Use (measure, cut waste)	Sustain methodology (Manage costs, behavior)	(call) efficient capital use

Terror-Mitigation Benefits

• Learn advantages of a systematic, quantifiable process
• Revalue the security equation for multi-hazards
• Revalue the security approach for multi-environments
• Revalue security intellectual capital such as detection, delay, response knowledge (modeling & simulation) Vs. physical guns and guards
• Gain confidence in performance based, sequential  solutions
• Revalue terrorism threat as “risk management”  with the potential to link and apply capital management and lean management skills

To protect against abnormal events and malevolent acts against facilities, buildings, occupants and infrastructure, a security risk assessment and management process must be useful for:

• Identifying regional and site-specific likely and credible threat spectrums, and subsequent development of a 'design basis threat'
• Evaluating consequences including loss of life. productivity, additional economic factors, and loss of reputation (symbolic values and client confidence)
• Assessing the ineffectiveness of the physical security and cyber-security against the threat and identifying any site-specific vulnerabilities in the security and related system engineered facility
  

This process assesses and analyzes beyond most professional check-lists, vulnerability assessments, and malevolent security experience. It provides systematic process and discernable math to these complex interrelationships. It's foundation captures 50 years of at-risk systematic engineering knowledge from nuclear power and security science and technology oversight.

The process is science and technology risk biased. These risk spectrum assess the broader spectrum of kinetic, molecular and electronic threats when assessing risks resulting from blast, air-borne chemical, and high-power microwave threats.

Traditional organizational ownership and budgets tasked with abnormal and malevolent risk responsibility challenge the management of this multi-disciple risk spectrum. This is not uncommon in a science and technology transitional business space. Therefore, this process is best delivered through teamed oversight and delivered in a independent risk professional workspace.

Commentary from professionals:

“During recent decades, developers undertook design changes derived from the Earth Sciences that ultimately enhanced the value of their real estate.  Similarly, Architectural Surety®  and S/M-art Security will capitalize the equity of the buildings and the real estate, embracing new contemporary concerns. Builders, architects, owners must now commit because of the reality of terrorism and available relevant technology from security research centers like Sandia that can similarly enhance capital value.”

-Ron C. Rosen, President, Giacometti Paris, Santa Monica, CA & Paris, FR

“There are no silver bullets for the current security environment on the design/build, maintenance, operations and the retrofit of facilities and infrastructure assets. Their seminars are a knowledge base for all managers and owners.  “This is a program for all disciplines: every profession that has to do with the security, safety and reliability of public and private facilities and infrastructure. “

-Vincent Kam , Office-Installation Management, Department of the Army

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