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I’ve posted a few articles on risk assessment and using the risk assessment results to implement and direct a security program to protect classified information. I’ve even written about how risk assessment can help you determine whether or not you need alarms, cameras and other protective measures above what may be required of the NISPOM . However, what I have not written about is how to do a risk assessment. You might recall in earlier articles that I’ve emphasized the importance of finding out what the threats to classified information are to your particular organization. One of my concerns is that a lot of FSOs may financially commit their companies to expensive endeavors that may not even be required. Industry standards and common practices may almost seem like requirements. To some, it may be unheard of not to have alarms, cameras or access control systems (door magnets and card readers). However, these are not required in NISPOM (except for intrusion detection systems as identi...

I am writing this article just after a trip with multiple plane changes. I had travelled by air on many occasions, but this latest adventure had a new twist. Never in my life had I travelled without luggage and I must say it was quite liberating. It all started innocently enough and with a bit of routine. I am an experienced flyer and I had always begun each trip with a checklist to ensure I had packed everything and almost always load my car ahead of time. However, this time was different. I packed my luggage with almost a careless flair. “Wouldn’t it be funny if I forgot my suitcase?” I had said to myself for no apparent reason. The next thing I remember is getting out of my car in long term parking and opening my trunk...no suitcase. Remember, I am an experienced traveler and I am supposed to remember these things. Perhaps my experience caused me to have a forgetful or may cavalier attitude. I promptly walked to my gate with purpose and a spring in my step. I had checked in online ...

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The National Industrial Security Program ( NISPOM) is THE guidance for Defense Contractor Facility Security Officers. However, it doesn’t always answer some questions these FSOs might have about protecting classified information. For example, suppose a defense contractor company has an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract. In that contract, the facility is required to store information classified at the SECRET level. Do they need an alarm? In this scenario, the FSO has only had to request the security clearance of employees required to perform on classified work at another facility. To date, classified work had not been performed or stored at the cleared facility. So far, she has done an excellent job of managing the clearances and has received a COMMENDABLE in her last DSS review. Now, a delivery order requires the storage of SECRET documents on site. Fortunately the FSO has been preparing for such an opportunity. She has recently purchased an approved security containe...

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