Critical infrastructures are understood as organizations and institutions of central importance for the country and its people whose failure or functional impairment would lead to severe supply bottlenecks, significant disruption of public security or other dramatic consequences.Serious damage to the nation’s critical national infrastructure (much of which is in the corporate sector) may be caused by natural events, technical failure or human error, intentional acts of a terrorist or other criminal nature, and war.
A comprehensive new guide from the German government offers a management strategy to help operators of critical infrastructures, i.e. companies and government authorities, identify risks, implement preventive measures and deal with crises effectively and efficiently.
The guide can be downloaded by copying the following link into your browser or contacting David.
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In 2009 ARC will be offering two courses specifically to address security management in critical infrastructure:
Protecting Critical Infrastructure (17-21 August 2009) is intended for security managers who manage the security of critical infrastructure - typically, energy, communications, water, finance, food, health and transport sectors. It will examine the range of threats to designated critical infrastructure, including external physical attacks, sabotage, terrorism, IT-based attacks and insider-assisted attacks, and includes strategies for risk management.
Protecting Oil and Gas Infrastructure (24-28 August 2009) is intended for security managers or consultants in the oil and gas industry, or those seeking work in this sector. Drawing on case studies from around the world, it addresses some of the more complex risks associated with oil and gas operations in various environments and includes many practical exercises.
The courses assume a baseline knowledge level of security management, such as that addressed in the Security Management Stage 1 Course. For more information contact David.
